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New California law eases aid-in-dying process

During her three-year battle with breast cancer, my wife, Leslie, graciously endured multiple rounds of horrifically toxic treatment to eke out more time with our two young children.

3 Dec 2021

Pandemic lockdown created mental and emotional issues for older adults with sensory impairment

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, many assisted living and senior center facilities were forced to close their doors to outside visitors to limit potential exposure to the virus.

1 Dec 2021

With federal covid sick leave gone, workers feel pressure to show up at work

Economists and public health experts alike say paid sick leave is an essential tool — like testing, masks and vaccines — in the effort to prevent covid-19 infection and keep workplaces safe.

30 Nov 2021

Complex RNA structures could have untapped therapeutic potential in the fight against COVID-19

To the untrained eye, the loops, kinks and folds in the single strand of RNA that makes up the coronavirus genome look like a jumble of spaghetti or tangled yarn. But to researchers like Amanda Hargrove, a chemistry professor at Duke University, the complex shapes that RNA takes on as it folds upon itself could have untapped therapeutic potential in the fight against COVID-19.

26 Nov 2021

Experts warn about increasing financial abuse of older people in the UK

Proposed changes to UK law risk substantially increasing financial abuse of older people, warn experts in The BMJ today.

25 Nov 2021

Innovative algorithm predicts COVID-related intensive care unit resource use

The COVID-19 pandemic is on the rise in many European countries, and hospitals world wide are under maximum pressure.

24 Nov 2021

Florida Sen. Rick Scott off base in claim that rise in Medicare premiums is due to inflation

Republicans blame President Joe Biden for this year's historic surge in inflation, reflected in higher prices for almost everything — from cars and gas to food and housing.

24 Nov 2021

Relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions led to the reemergence of seasonal respiratory viruses in Houston

A Houston Methodist study showed a rapid return of seasonal respiratory viruses after COVID-19 restrictions were relaxed in Texas, demonstrating the effectiveness of masking, distancing and other precautionary measures at stopping the spread of many respiratory illnesses, not just COVID-19.

24 Nov 2021

Study aims to understand how prenatal factors, early life experiences influence child brain development

Cynthia Rogers, MD, visits a baby in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Rogers is helping lead a national study aimed at understanding how prenatal factors and early life experiences influence brain development and behavior in infants and young children.

23 Nov 2021

Etching the pain of covid into the flesh of survivors

It was Saturday morning at Southbay Tattoo and Body Piercing in Carson, California, and owner Efrain Espinoza Diaz Jr. was prepping for his first tattoo of the day — a memorial portrait of a man that his widow wanted on her forearm.

23 Nov 2021

When the eye on older patients is a camera

In the middle of a rainy Michigan night, 88-year-old Dian Wurdock walked out the front door of her son's home in Grand Rapids, barefoot and coatless. Her destination was unknown even to herself.

23 Nov 2021

Becerra says surprise billing rules force doctors who overcharge to accept fair prices

Overpriced doctors and other medical providers who can’t charge a reasonable rate for their services could be put out of business when new rules against surprise medical bills take effect in January, and that’s a good thing, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told KHN, in defending the regulations.

22 Nov 2021

Success of covid antiviral pills hinges on access to speedy and accurate tests

Within a few weeks, perhaps before many Americans finish decorating for the holidays, the U.S. could have access to a new antiviral pill from Merck expected to alter the deadly trajectory of the covid-19 pandemic — with a second option from Pfizer to follow shortly after.

22 Nov 2021

Lifting DC’s strict indoor mask mandate triggers mix of confusion, anxiety and relief

A mile northeast of Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., along what's known as the H Street corridor, about half the people crowding the sidewalks are wearing masks.

22 Nov 2021

Study involving a rat model offers potential treatment for Alexander disease

Alexander disease is a progressive and rare neurological disorder with no cure or standard course of treatment. But a new study led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison involving a rat model of the disease offers a potential treatment for the typically fatal condition.

18 Nov 2021

New mothers' placenta could help reduce brain injury in other growth-restricted babies

The placenta from mothers of healthy newborns could one day be used to reduce brain injury in growth-restricted babies, according to University of Queensland research.

18 Nov 2021

Patients get stranded out of network as insurer-hospital contract talks fall apart

In September, when Shelly Azzopardi went to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital with abdominal pain, she didn't worry about her insurance.

17 Nov 2021

Quarantine and tracing rules are all over the map for students

At this point in the pandemic, most parents are familiar with “covid notification” letters. But the letters' instruction on whether your kid must quarantine or not varies wildly from school to school.

16 Nov 2021

As big pharma and hospitals battle over drug discounts, patients miss out on millions in benefits

In early July, as the covid-19 pandemic slammed rural America, the president of a small Kansas hospital sat down on a Friday afternoon and wrote the president of the United States to plead for help.

16 Nov 2021

How rural communities are losing their pharmacies

Batson's Drug Store seems like a throwback to a simpler time. The independently owned pharmacy in Howard, Kansas, still runs an old-fashioned soda counter and hand-dips ice cream. But the drugstore, the only one in the entire county, teeters on the edge between nostalgia and extinction.

15 Nov 2021

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New California law eases aid-in-dying process

Pandemic lockdown created mental and emotional issues for older adults with sensory impairment

With federal covid sick leave gone, workers feel pressure to show up at work

Complex RNA structures could have untapped therapeutic potential in the fight against COVID-19

Experts warn about increasing financial abuse of older people in the UK

Innovative algorithm predicts COVID-related intensive care unit resource use

Florida Sen. Rick Scott off base in claim that rise in Medicare premiums is due to inflation

Relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions led to the reemergence of seasonal respiratory viruses in Houston

Study aims to understand how prenatal factors, early life experiences influence child brain development

Etching the pain of covid into the flesh of survivors

When the eye on older patients is a camera

Becerra says surprise billing rules force doctors who overcharge to accept fair prices

Success of covid antiviral pills hinges on access to speedy and accurate tests

Lifting DC’s strict indoor mask mandate triggers mix of confusion, anxiety and relief

Study involving a rat model offers potential treatment for Alexander disease

New mothers' placenta could help reduce brain injury in other growth-restricted babies

Patients get stranded out of network as insurer-hospital contract talks fall apart

Quarantine and tracing rules are all over the map for students

As big pharma and hospitals battle over drug discounts, patients miss out on millions in benefits

How rural communities are losing their pharmacies

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