Economic ‘Shrinkflation’ Strikes Healthcare | MedPage Today
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Storm-Chasing Doctor Makes Annual Trip to ‘Tornado Alley’
Colorado hospitalist Jason Persoff, MD, uses plenty of technology when he chases storms in hopes of seeing a tornado. He ...
Make the Diagnosis: Are Her Nail Symptoms Part of a Larger Picture?
Presentation A 62-year-old woman visited her doctor about thick, crumbling, discolored toenails that developed over many months. The patient had ...
‘Patients are collapsing in the waiting room’: A&E nurses speak out
The NHS is experiencing intense winter pressure, with critical incidents declared at a dozen hospitals across the UK by Wednesday.Ahead ...
Death in Doc’s Sex Trafficking Case; Docs Help Insurer Boost $; Insurers in Court
Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Death ...
Here’s What to Know About Human Metapneumovirus
Reports of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a common respiratory illness that causes flu- and cold-like symptoms, are growing across the Northern ...
Will genome editing transform our children’s health? Some have doubts
The CRISPR protein (blue and pink) is hooked up to an RNA sequence (orange) that guides where to cut DNA ...
Sleeping pills disrupt how the brain clears waste
During sleep, the brain flushes out toxins that accumulate throughout the dayRobert Reader/Getty Images Sleeping pills might help you doze ...
Doctors Worry That Iodine Deficiency Is Coming Back
The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first ...
Florida Grand Jury Investigating COVID Vaccines Finds No Proof of Criminal Activity
A statewide grand jury convened at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to investigate "any and all wrongdoing" ...
FDA Adds Guillain-Barre Syndrome Warning to Two RSV Vaccines
The FDA issued a safety communication that warns about possible Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines manufactured ...
Cheddar Cheese Recall; Army Doc Pleads Guilty; Physician Lobbies Against RFK Jr.
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Two types of Wicklow Gold cheddar cheese sold in five states ...
MRI-Invisible Prostate Lesions: Are They Dangerous?
MRI-invisible prostate lesions. It sounds like the stuff of science fiction and fantasy, a creation from the minds of H.G. ...
Morning Linked to Better Heart Health, Longer Lifespan
Share on PinterestMorning coffee drinkers may have a lower cardiovascular disease-related death risk. Aleksandar Nakic/Getty ImagesThe time of day you ...
TBI May Reactivate Herpes Virus Leading to Neurodegeneration
Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) may reactivate latent herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in the brain and contribute to ...
Family Physicians See Culture Improve, Challenge RVU System
Family care physicians are seeing steady or gradual improvements in several key aspects of running their practices, according to the ...
PSMA-PET Challenges Current Prostate Cancer Staging
TOPLINE: Prostate-specific membrane antigen–positron emission tomography (PSMA-PET) detected metastatic disease in 46% of patients with high-risk prostate cancer previously classified as ...
Loneliness and Social Isolation Leave a Mark on the Blood
Social isolation and loneliness have long been linked to adverse health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, and premature death. ...
Mum told by 999 to give seriously ill son painkillers over ambulance delay
Roisin WilshawBrian Rooney with his mother Isobel Benson - he collapsed at the doors of the Royal Victoria Hospital after ...
Glass of milk a day cuts bowel cancer risk
Getty ImagesA large UK study has found further evidence that people with more calcium in their diet - equivalent to ...
