Clinical

Money Flows Into Addiction Tech, But Will It Curb Soaring Opioid Overdose Deaths?

Mar 21, 2022 at 03:28 pm by Staff

By Brian Rinker, Kaiser Health News David Sarabia had already sold two startups by age 26 and was sitting on enough money to never have to work another day in his life..... Read More

Pfizer CEO Pushes Yearly Shots for Covid. Not So Fast, Experts Say.

Mar 21, 2022 at 03:07 pm by Staff

By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News When Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said March 13 that all Americans would need a second booster shot, it struck many covid experts as a se.... Read More

It Was Already Hard to Find Evusheld, a Covid Prevention Therapy. Now It’s Even Harder.

Mar 21, 2022 at 02:59 pm by Staff

By Hannah Recht, Kaiser Health News As immunocompromised people across the country work to get Evusheld, a potentially lifesaving covid therapy, several hundred provider.... Read More

Covid’s ‘Silver Lining’: Research Breakthroughs for Chronic Disease, Cancer, and the Common Flu

Mar 21, 2022 at 02:37 pm by Staff

By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News  The billions of dollars invested in covid vaccines and covid-19 research so far are expected to yield medical and scientific divid.... Read More

As Temps Heat Up, Experts Fear More Deaths from Opioid Abuse

Mar 18, 2022 at 09:02 am by Staff

There’s no question that the pandemic caused a troubling upward trend in addiction disorders, and a recent study predicts an additional 1.2 million drug overdo.... Read More

Younger Patients with Appendicitis are More Likely to Have Cancer of the Appendix

Mar 17, 2022 at 11:10 am by Staff

Although acute appendicitis can often be managed with antibiotics, patients who do not undergo surgery should be closely followed   Key Takeaways   From 2004 t.... Read More

High Blood Pressure Genes Improve Heart Surgery Survival in Children

Mar 16, 2022 at 09:25 pm by Staff

  Children with a genetic makeup that predicts high blood pressure as adults are more likely to survive congenital heart defect repair surgery, according to a.... Read More

Working with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in our Patients

Mar 14, 2022 at 07:55 pm by Staff

By MARY-CATHERINE SEGOTA, Psy.D According to the NIMH (2014), patients diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder experience more physical ailments, including heart disease.... Read More

Pandemic Medical Innovations Leave Behind People With Disabilities

Mar 14, 2022 at 04:28 pm by Staff

Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News Divya Goel, a 35-year-old deaf-blind woman in Orlando, Florida, has had two telemedicine doctors’ appointments during the pandemic. Eac.... Read More

Alarming New Study Shows Pandemic is Disrupting Cancer Screenings.

Mar 10, 2022 at 11:51 pm by Staff

Early detection saves lives. Experts fear the ongoing trend will cost them. Alexandria, Va. – After two years of navigating the coronavirus pandemic, Americans’ h.... Read More