Myeloid inflammation and complement activation are linked to long COVID symptoms; distinct profiles observed in cognitive impairment and GI symptoms. A study has found that myeloid inflammation and complement activation were linked to all symptoms...
The following is a summary of "Characterization of periprosthetic environment microbiome in patients after total joint arthroplasty and its potential correlation with inflammation," published in June 2023 issue of Infectious Diseases by Li, et al. In the...
Bookmark1. In this pilot program conducted in Ethiopia, researchers demonstrated the long-term benefits and feasibility of treatment for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infections in an under-resourced setting. Evidence rating level: 2 (Good) It is estimated that 296...
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Health care workers who serve millions of Americans could strike Wednesday if Kaiser Permanente and union workers do not reach an agreement.More than 75,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions are poised to...
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Pharmaceutical companies that make the 10 prescription drugs chosen to be the first for price negotiations for Medicare patients have agreed to talks with the government.The Biden administration announced Tuesday that the...
The following is a summary of “Inhaled Fluticasone Furoate for Outpatient Treatment of Covid-19,” published in the September 2023 issue of Infectious Disease by Boulware et al. As of 2023, the effectiveness of inhaled glucocorticoids in outpatients with...
The following is a summary of "Characterization of periprosthetic environment microbiome in patients after total joint arthroplasty and its potential correlation with inflammation," published in June 2023 issue of Infectious Diseases by Li, et al. In the...
Bookmark1. In this pilot program conducted in Ethiopia, researchers demonstrated the long-term benefits and feasibility of treatment for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infections in an under-resourced setting. Evidence rating level: 2 (Good) It is estimated that 296...
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Health care workers who serve millions of Americans could strike Wednesday if Kaiser Permanente and union workers do not reach an agreement.More than 75,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions are poised to...
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Pharmaceutical companies that make the 10 prescription drugs chosen to be the first for price negotiations for Medicare patients have agreed to talks with the government.The Biden administration announced Tuesday that the...
The following is a summary of “Inhaled Fluticasone Furoate for Outpatient Treatment of Covid-19,” published in the September 2023 issue of Infectious Disease by Boulware et al. As of 2023, the effectiveness of inhaled glucocorticoids in outpatients with...
The latest news from CROI 2023 on HIV, includes abstracts, featured articles, and information about the conference.
Determinants of obesity and diabetes are strongly linked to genetic and epigenetic variations. With the increasing prevalence of diabetes and obesity, it is imperative to understand the various factors that influence metabolic function in the body, neural pathways,...
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and would appeal most to readers who enjoy the inexorable pull of a story arc...
Any discussion with doctors about avoiding liability for malpractice is hampered from the start because “negligence” is a very charged term. It conjures up images of a slipshod and blundering individual and so doctors understandably immediately become resistant....
"When experts determine that high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes are actually good for you, you're going to feel awfully foolish!"
"You can download an app for your phone that shows how many miles you didn't walk today."
"The handle of your recliner does not qualify as an exercise machine."
Medical crowdfunding is touted for its potential to reach an unlimited number of people, the sum of whose individual donations can help achieve campaign goals for even the most daunting financial asks, such as $2.1 million to cover the cost of Zolgensma. For...
I was getting ready to sit down and write a piece on the damage that Robert F. Kennedy Jr has done to healthcare and the safety of our children, as well as his recent inflammatory racist/antisemitic comments. It was going to be an essay about how physicians need to...
To curb inflation and turbulent markets, the US Federal Reserve has marked 2023 with rising interest rates. This economic climate has many financial experts apprehensive about a possible recession. According to Bankrate’s Fourth-Quarter Economic Indicator poll of...
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