Home health care - AAN position statement 'timely and welcome' update on...
An updated position statement issued by the American Academy of Neurology about ethical considerations that often arise in the treatment of patients with dementia revises the...
View ArticleHome health care - Missouri hospital opens 6th virus ward as variant rages
A Springfield, Missouri, hospital has opened its sixth COVID-19 ward as the delta virus variant rages in the state's southwest region
View ArticleHome health care - WHO warns against mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines
The WHO has issued a warning against the mixing of different vaccines, saying the long term health effects of doing so are unknown. Thailand and Canada take part in the practice.
View ArticleHome health care - Missing links: Dozens connected to northern Perth COVID-19...
Despite it being punishable by imprisonment, 65 people identified by WA Health as casual contacts of the Mindarie cluster have not been tested, however authorities consider the...
View ArticleHome health care - Three-year-old boy may not live beyond his teenage years
Little Rory Hopkins is likely to need a wheelchair as his terrible condition progresses
View ArticleHome health care - Men significantly more likely than women to have oral HPV,...
Men are significantly more likely than women to have oral HPV infection, regardless of vaccination status, according to a study in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Abbey B...
View ArticleHome health care - More migrant deaths recorded in heat along Arizona border
The bodies of an unusually large number of migrants who died in Arizona's borderlands are being recovered this summer amid record temperatures
View ArticleHome health care - Did You Catch the Subtle Naomi Osaka Shoutout in Nike's...
Naomi Osaka is one of Nike's most famous athletes (four Grand Slam wins, activist for racial justice , fashion icon , we could go on) but she doesn't appear in the brand's...
View ArticleHome health care - Medicare evaluating coverage for $56,000 Alzheimer's drug
Medicare is launching a formal process to decide whether to cover the new Alzheimer's drug, Aduhelm, whose $56,000-a-year price tag and unproven benefits have prompted...
View ArticleHome health care - Comorbidities, mental health issues worsen quality of life...
Children and teens with type 1 diabetes and two or more comorbidities or a mental health condition have a worse health-related quality of life compared with those with no...
View ArticleHome health care - US says order coming this week on border asylum restrictions
A Justice Department attorney says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue an order this week about how migrant children are treated under a public...
View ArticleHome health care - Here's Why Katie Ledecky Is Likely to Add to Her...
American swimmer Katie Ledecky became a household name at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she clocked astonishing times in the pool and ultimately became the most decorated female...
View ArticleHome health care - Why You Shouldn't Freak Out About Postpartum Hair Shedding
Use code SCARYMOMMY to receive $15 off your first month of subscription on Nutrafol Postpartum.** One of the perks of pregnancy is the shiny, voluminous, salon-quality hair you...
View ArticleHome health care - Higher ABIM exam score linked to reduced opioid...
As the standard of care has shifted away from routine opioids for back pain, physicians with higher American Board of Internal Medicine exam scores have been less likely to...
View ArticleHome health care - Few adolescents report speaking with their doctors about...
Other than conversations about puberty, less than one-third of adolescents reported discussing sexual and reproductive health topics with their health care provider, according...
View ArticleHome health care - Intervention fails but still ‘provides a roadmap' to...
An intervention researchers hoped would improve infection management did not significantly reduce antimicrobial use among nursing home residents with dementia, data...
View ArticleHome health care - Juul Bought Out Medical Journal for $51K
As e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs waits for the FDA to rule on its products' public health benefits, it is facing scrutiny for funding and working on studies of those...
View ArticleHome health care - KHN's ‘What the Health?': Becerra urges Congress to expand...
The Biden administration stands ready to work with Congress to address drug prices and expand Medicare, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a...
View ArticleHome health care - Device taps brain waves to help paralyzed man communicate
In a medical first, researchers have harnessed the brain waves of a paralyzed man unable to speak to help him communicate better
View ArticleHome health care - Missouri Governor: Health Officials Play COVID-19 Blame Game
Health officials should try to encourage people to get vaccinated, but should not resort to "trying to force people to take a vaccine or literally just scare them into taking a...
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