exclusiveRFK Jr. explores a GOP proposal to overturn how doctors are paid RFK Jr. explores a GOP proposal to overturn how doctors are paidPeople close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are exploring a proposal that would reduce the role of the American Medical Association in determining what Medicare pays for medical services, four sources familiar...
Doug Brunk November 16, 2024 Added to Email Alert 341 LAS VEGAS — Early in his career as a physician associate in dermatology, Joe Cari, MPAS, PA-C, received a negative online review from a patient that really got under his skin.Joe Cari, MPAS, PA-C “It said something like, ‘Do not see Joe the fake doctor....
Laura Tedesco November 21, 2024 Added to Email Alert 183 It was 1996, and Masashi Yanagisawa was on the brink of his next discovery. The Japanese scientist had arrived at the University of Texas Southwestern 5 years earlier, setting up his own lab at age 31. After earning his medical degree, he’d gained notoriety as...
Mia Sims November 20, 2024 Added to Email Alert 05 They might not be the cuddliest creatures, but robotic pets may be one answer to the loneliness epidemic in older adults. Companion robotic pets reduced depression, anxiety, and loneliness in women aged over 65 years living in communities, according to a study presented at the Gerontological...
Marcia Frellick November 18, 2024 Added to Email Alert 050 New recommendations on rescuing adults and children who have drowned include an important update for healthcare professionals, trained rescuers, and untrained lay rescuers. The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have issued recommendations that highlight delivering rescue breaths as well...
by FAPESP Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study conducted at the Center for Research on Redox Processes in Biomedicine (Redoxoma) helps understand how high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), one of the manifestations of diabetes, can cause thrombosis. The findings, reported in an article published in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, can contribute to the development of strategies to prevent...
by Johns Hopkins University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a novel study that identified male chromosome genetic material in the intestines of female patients undergoing fecal transplants, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have significantly expanded scientific understanding of how some of these transplants may succeed and work. Fecal microbiota transplant, or FMT, is a...
by Keila DePape, McGill University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain AI-powered apps offering medical diagnoses at the click of a button are often limited by biased data and a lack of regulation, leading to inaccurate and unsafe health advice, a new study found. McGill University researchers presented symptom data from known medical cases to two popular, representative...
by Samuel Jeremic, Curtin University Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new Curtin University study has challenged the perception that heavy social media use has a significant impact on mental health, finding little to no relationship between the two. The study, titled “Investigating the links between objective social media use, attentional control, and psychological distress,” is published in Social Science & Medicine....
by Emory University New research from Emory University is providing a more precise prediction of COVID-19 severity that can be found by looking at autoantibodies in the nasal cavity, leading to more personalized treatment plans. Credit: Emory University A wide variety of COVID-19 symptoms exist, ranging from mild to severe, and while current strains of the...
