‘Start low, go slow’: The smart, safe approach to drug dosage in the elderly
Lower starting doses with cautious titration reduce toxicity without sacrificing effectiveness The post ‘Start low, go slow’: The smart, safe approach to drug dosage in
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Patients harmed as Covid pandemic brought NHS close to collapse, inquiry finds
Third report into the pandemic says patients and staff were failed as health service only just coped.
Doctor Stabbed in Chest; ‘Hypnotic’ Doc Faces Second Hearing; Nurse Assaulted
This is a MedPage Today story. A patient at Provident Hospital in Chicago allegedly stabbed an emergency physician in the chest. (FOX 32) A physician
If you think you can’t focus for long, you’re right
Your attention span has shrunk by nearly two minutes in the past 20 years, driven in part by technology’s hold over your work and home
What you should know if there’s no sexual attraction for your partner, according to a therapist
Why would a person pick a potential life partner without feeling the spark of sexual attraction? And can these relationships survive and thrive? Can sexual
Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80%
A study confirms the vaccine gives excellent protection for babies against life-threatening chest infections.
‘I’m the lucky one’ – more than one in three young men now live with their parents
Last year, the highest proportion of men aged 20-34 were still living at home since at least 2007 as the rising cost of living takes
Stay at home advice questioned and rules too tough – key findings from Covid report
An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk – what you need to know.
Scientists find unexpected immune pathways for mRNA cancer vaccines
The advent of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in 2020 changed the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Your new therapist: Chatty, leaky, and hardly human
Vince Lahey of Carefree, Arizona, embraces chatbots. From Big Tech products to “shady” ones, they offer “someone that I could share more secrets with than
New federal Medicaid rules require one month of work. Some states demand more.
Millions of people who apply for Medicaid in the coming years will have to prove they’ve been working, going to school, or volunteering for at
Researchers discover how cell membrane composition drives cancer proliferation
Cells are enveloped by a lipid membrane that gives them structure and provides a barrier between the cell and its environment.
Circulating exosomal microRNAs offer a non-invasive biomarker for MASLD
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) has become a global public health challenge with rapidly rising prevalence, especially in China. Despite advances in treatment, the
Donor-derived dendritic cells teach the immune system to accept new livers
UPMC and University of Pittsburgh clinician-scientists have weaned and kept multiple liver transplantation patients off of all immunosuppressant drugs for more than three years through