Why this ‘unprecedented’ outbreak isn’t another Covid
Meningitis infections result from close and prolonged physical contact and spreads more slowly than Covid.
Category: Health
Siemens Healthineers launches brain health research portfolio with first biomarker assays now available
Siemens Healthineers announced today its offerings for brain health research are expanding, with the brain-derived, fully automated Atellica IM Phosphorylated tau 217 (pTau217) and Atellica
New tool helps thousands achieve better blood pressure control
A blood pressure program adopted across the University of California’s six academic medical centers has effectively lowered hypertension and prevented serious disease or death for
New nanomaterial enhances bioimaging and targeted cancer drug delivery
The Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology Group (GNano) at the University of São Paulo’s São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC-USP) in Brazil has discovered a way to
New data hub aims to advance alternatives to animal testing
A research team at NYU Langone Health and Sage Bionetworks has been awarded a $25 million grant to establish the data hub and coordinating center
Blocking a single protein could make hidden HPV-positive tumors vulnerable to treatment
A team of scientists at Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences have uncovered a mechanism that allows certain head and neck cancers
The planet is getting hotter fast. This is what happens to your body in extreme heat
Human-caused climate change has already made heat waves around the world more frequent and intense.
What a medication abortion is like, according to a doctor
An expert in medication abortion describes how mifepristone and misoprostol work and what to expect after using these medications known as the “abortion pill.”
Liver Failure From Alternative Medicines
One of the persistent themes we confront at SBM is the evolving double-standard in clinical medicine. On the one hand, in mainstream medicine there is
Snail-derived compound prevents clots while preserving normal bleeding
For more than a century, heparin has been the go-to anticoagulant to prevent harmful blood clots in blood vessels or the heart from forming or
Children develop stronger immunity after repeated infections in nursery
Young children who attend nursery get sick more often than those who don’t, but they will go on to have fewer illnesses during early school
Impact of ban and ordinances against indoor smoking in eating, drinking establishments
To reduce the adverse health effects associated with exposure to second-hand smoke, Japan fully enforced the Revised Health Promotion Law in April 2020, introducing a
Evidence Shows ACA’s Mandated Benefits Alone Don’t Drive Up Costs. The Debate Continues.
In January, when President Tweety McTreason unveiled his one-page outline to address health care spending, dubbed “The Great Healthcare Plan,” he specifically mentioned the Affordable
Maker of Device To Treat Addiction Withdrawal Seeks Counties’ Opioid Settlement Cash
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In the early 2000s, Michelle Warfield worked at a factory, hauling heavy seats for Ford trucks on and off an assembly line.