Today medicine is changing to become more participatory. Patients are beginning to expect more out of care and increasingly act as consumers. This is forcing…
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In rural India, fear of testing and vaccines hampers COVID-19 fight
When health worker Neelam Kumari knocks on doors in Indian villages the occupants sometimes run out the back, terrified that she wants to vaccinate them…
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Wide variation in cost and transparency of payer-negotiated prices for thyroid cancer care
Hospital price transparency is intended to help inform patients about the cost of services and procedures before they receive them. Since Jan. 1, 2021, hospitals…
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Do you live in a U.S. opioid overdose hotspot?
The United States has more than two dozen regional hotspots for opioid overdose deaths, according to researchers who also found a link between fatal overdoses…
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Low testosterone in men linked to more severe COVID-19
Men with low testosterone levels may be more likely to have severe COVID-19, a small new study suggests. Previous analyses found that men tend to…
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Ozone in air pollution is linked to fibroid development in Black women
Higher levels of ozone from air pollution are linked to an increased risk of developing fibroids among Black American women according to a large study…
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Researcher finds proteins in diabetic patients may be biomarkers of heart disease
Laura Riesenberg was visiting a local amusement park with three of her children when she suffered a massive heart attack. “I was down for about…
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Novel structure found in tumor cells may open door to new kinds of cancer therapies
In 2015, researchers at UC San Francisco found a structure inside of tumor cells that biologists had never seen before. Even more surprising, a closer…
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Algorithms show accuracy in gauging unconsciousness under general anesthesia
Anesthestic drugs act on the brain, but most anesthesiologists rely on heart rate, respiratory rate, and movement to infer whether surgery patients remain unconscious to…
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Hepatitis C in prisons: Testing and treatment crucial to elimination
A world-first Australian study has shown that broad access to hepatitis C testing and treatment in prisons halves the number of new infections in that…
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