The Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 is over. Your Marketplace plan may have some changes to how it covers services for COVID-19. Coverage changes for COVID‑19 Vaccines continue to be covered without cost sharing when delivered by an in-network ... [Continue Reading]
New guideline for treatment of acute dizziness and vertigo in the emergency department
The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) has released its third publication in a series of Guidelines for Reasonable and Appropriate Care in the Emergency Department (GRACE-3), which focuses on acute dizziness and vertigo. The article, ... [Continue Reading]
Expansion of cell-to-cell communication drives early development of pancreatic cancer, finds new research
Discussions of cancer often stress the genetic mutations that drive disease by altering the normal function of cellular proteins. KRAS, for example, normally acts as an on/off switch for cellular proliferation, but mutations to the gene—common in ... [Continue Reading]
Judge Rules Against Single Trial For 10 Charged In Psychiatric Patient’s Death
The family of Irvo Otieno, who was Black, has said he was brutally mistreated while he was experiencing a mental health crisis. SOURCE: Mental Health - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
The budget includes $7.3 million to get more young people out of aged care homes. Is it enough?

ShutterstockJust over three years ago, then-Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the federal government would finally solve the issue of young people with disability having to live in nursing homes. The government developed a strategy and committed to ... [Continue Reading]
Math Homework and Why Parents Should Sometimes Stay Out of It
When it comes to school subjects, mathematics is far from being a crowd favorite. Math can seem complex and intimidating, yet early math education forms the foundation for essential life skills, including problem-solving and critical thinking. Many ... [Continue Reading]
The New Alzheimer’s Therapies are Not What One Would Call Successful
The first batch of immunotherapies demonstrated to be capable of clearing extracellular amyloid-β from the brain have performed poorly in late stage Alzheimer's patients. Data is beginning to emerge for their ability to modestly slow down the ... [Continue Reading]
The Crisis Is Officially Ending, but Covid Confusion Lives On
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News ... [Continue Reading]
Hammerhead sharks ‘hold their breath’ in deeper, colder waters, research shows
Sharks are ectotherms and their internal body temperatures usually reflect the waters they swim in. Holding their breath helps them function in the frigid deep.(Image credit: Gerard Soury/Getty Images) SOURCE: Research News : NPR - Read entire story ... [Continue Reading]
Multiple Solutions Needed to Fix Drug Supply Chain Problems, Lawmakers Told
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Drug shortages continue to plague the U.S., and a variety of solutions must be employed to solve the problem, witnesses said here Thursday at a hearing held by the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on ... [Continue Reading]
WHO declares end to mpox public health emergency – Al Jazeera English
WHO declares end to mpox public health emergency Al Jazeera English SOURCE: "health news" - Google News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
WHO declares end of global health emergency for mpox – NBC News
WHO declares end of global health emergency for mpox NBC News SOURCE: "health news" - Google News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
NIH launches $140 million effort to investigate genetic variation in normal human cells and tissues
Common Fund Program will accelerate research on human development, aging, and disease. SOURCE: NIH News Release - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Nursing Hero Miriam Cook, SE Health First Nations
I would like to nominate Miriam Cook, RN BN as a Nursing Hero who goes above and beyond. Miriam is an Instructor with the SE Health First Nations, Inuit and Métis Program’s Personal Support Worker (PSW) Program. The SE Health First Nations, Inuit and ... [Continue Reading]
Obstructive sleep apnea associated with increased risks for long COVID
Study suggests adults with both the sleep disorder and COVID may benefit from clinical monitoring. SOURCE: NIH News Release - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Weight-Loss Drugs, Safety, and the Brain
People might tend to think, well, if the FDA approves something, then it must be okay. As an antidote to that delusion, consider the story of phentermine. Now, back to the category of synthetic hormones, which several posts here have explored. On the ... [Continue Reading]
Mental Health ‘Ghost Networks’ — And a Ghostbuster
Many people searching for a therapist or psychiatrist turn to the list of in-network providers offered by their insurance plan. But often, many of the doctors on the list don’t take that insurance plan, aren’t accepting new patients, or ... [Continue Reading]
PBMs, the Brokers Who Control Drug Prices, Finally Get Washington’s Attention
For two decades, patients and physicians eagerly awaited a lower-cost version of the world’s bestselling drug, Humira, while its maker, AbbVie, fought off potential competitors by building a wall of more than 250 patents around it. ... [Continue Reading]
Drive-Thru Baby Showers Serve Express Needs of Pregnant Veterans in Atlanta
When 28-year-old Navy veteran Carisma Carter pulled her car up to the front of the Atlanta VA Clinic, her seat was pushed far back from the steering wheel to make room for her big belly. Carter was 8 months pregnant. ... [Continue Reading]
Nightshade Vegetables: The Good, the Bad, and the Spusdy
Most people can enjoy nightshade vegetables without any issues. However, people with certain sensitivities or health conditions may want to eliminate them from their diet. Read on to see if you’re at risk and learn what delicious alternatives are ... [Continue Reading]
Young South Australian athlete’s brain donated to further concussion research
The family and friends of Antonio Loiacono gathered to remember the young footballer who died last month after an on-field collision in the Adelaide Hills. SOURCE: ABC News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Adenovirus and mRNA COVID vaccines differ in 6-month antibody durability
Research compares the durability of neutralizing antibody responses among recipients of three different COVID-19 vaccines (BNT162b2, mRNA-1273, and Ad26.COV2.S) over a period of 6 months. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
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