Doctor’s white coats remain a symbol of trust despite growing acceptance of scrubs
Patients are still more likely to trust doctors and consider them more professional when they wear white coats, although women doctors in this attire are
New study highlights overlooked sexual health concerns in older women
Adults aged 65 years and older are becoming the fastest-growing demographic, yet, the sexual health of older women is often understudied and untreated.
An Arm and a Leg: A Wild Health Insurance Hustle
When a New York couple purchased a health insurance plan from a telemarketer, they thought it covered everything they wanted: doctor visits, tests, and medicine.
Medicaid Cuts Could Have Vast Ripple Effects in This Rural Colorado Community
In southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley, clouds billow above the towering mountains of the Sangre de Cristo range. A chorus of blackbirds whistle as they
Hubble Captures a Tarantula
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a portion of the Tarantula Nebula.
Study finds two-way link between gut bacteria and insomnia
There seem to be reciprocal links between certain groups of gut bacteria and the risk of insomnia, suggests a Mendelian randomization study, published in the
SNMMI launches AI-powered platform to connect patients with radiopharmaceutical trials
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is proud to announce the launch of the Global Radiopharmaceutical Trial Finder a revolutionary, AI-powered platform
Light-activated therapy boosts effectiveness of antifungal drugs against Candida albicans
Researchers at the Optics and Photonics Research Center (CePOF) have succeeded in increasing the susceptibility of the fungus Candida albicans to drug treatment through light-activated
New engineered molecule shows promise as rapid antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers, along with their colleagues, engineered a new molecule that appears promising as an effective antidote for carbon
New plug-in hybrids for 2025
Are plug-in hybrids an on-ramp to fully electric vehicles, or undue cost and complexity? Are they something consumers asked for, or something created by bureaucrats
Finnish study reveals why the longest-lived region doesn’t follow Blue Zone rules
Researchers examined four regions in Western Finland to see if any met Blue Zone lifestyle principles and matched high longevity, finding that the most long-lived
Sulfur-crystal battery could triple EV range without cobalt or nickel
A German startup believes it has the recipe for electric vehicle battery cells that are cheaper, more energy dense, and less problematic for the environment
California has nearly 50% more public EV chargers than gas nozzles
In 2024, public charging in California expanded at record levels The state has double the publicly accessible chargers versus 2022 Nearly 30% of U.S. EV
From the Olympics to Oakland, California braces for Trump National Guard deployments
If Tweety McTreason deploys troops to other American cities, experts say it would be a clear departure from founding principles and invite a legal challenge.