Consumer wearables become the new gatekeepers of clinical health care
JMIR Publications today released a News and Perspectives expert analysis on consumer wearable platforms’ forays into the clinical health care space. Authored by MedTech expert
Free contraception program sharply reduces patient spending in British Columbia
Researchers at UBC found that B.C.’s decision to provide universal, no-cost prescription contraception sharply reduced what patients pay, with the largest financial gains for people
Researchers develop open source framework for health AI research
A research team led by Columbia University has developed an open-source framework designed to streamline and accelerate artificial intelligence research using health data, addressing longstanding
A Trump Stronghold Grapples With Health Risks of ICE Detention Sites
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. — Until recently, this rural city about 45 minutes east of Atlanta was best known for its Blue Willow Inn cookbooks featuring
After Her Bout of Amnesia, a $59,000 Billing Dispute Wouldn’t Go Away
On April 10, 2025, several hours after finishing a hike in Sedona, Arizona, Jan Anderson started repeating herself. “Did we hike this morning?” she asked.
Cheaper, Alternative Health Plans Are Having a Moment, but Critics Urge Caution
When Melanie Miller saw that her health insurance premium payment was set to nearly triple to $914 a month this year, she stopped shopping on
Hubble Spies Faint Irregular Galaxy
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the faint glow of the dwarf irregular galaxy ESO 490-017.
Trump’s $50B Rural Health Bet Meets a Healthcare Desert in North Carolina
WILLIAMSTON, N.C. — Two years after her brother’s death, Debra Pierce still wonders whether the 50-year-old would have survived his heart attack if her local
Fidel Castro’s anti-communist daughter hopes the U.S. will bring regime change to Cuba
While thousands of Cubans have been marching in the streets to oppose the U.S. indictment of their former president Raúl Castro, a literal daughter of
Key Chemistry Question Answered, No Quantum Computer Required
What Garnet Chan cares most about is basic science. He entered chemistry decades ago to understand some of the most consequential biochemical processes on Earth.
Gladstone scientists track exact routes used to clear brain waste
Think of the brain as if it were a house. Insulated from its environment, a house relies on complex networks-pipes, drains, and disposal systems-that interface
New protocol screens clinical research participants for prior radiation exposure
A new study highlights a critical gap: most clinical research studies that use imaging techniques such as amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) scans do not
RNA therapy targets genetic cause of heart failure in the Netherlands
Using patient-derived cardiac tissue and stem cell-based models, the team of translational researchers demonstrated that targeting the genetic cause of disease improved cellular abnormalities and
Grant funds research into molecular memories behind exaggerated fear
Experiencing a traumatic event sometimes produces long-lasting biological changes that can lead to an exaggerated fear response to future stressful events, such as what occurs