Health ministry panel agrees to raise medical fee caps, but with refined approach
A health ministry panel discussing medical fee limits for high-cost treatments has agreed to raise such caps from…
The Role of Doctors Is Changing Forever
Historically, medicine’s power rested on a specific kind of cultural authority—the ability to determine not only what diseases…
Trinity University, SwRI developing nasal spray treatment to combat PTSD
SAN ANTONIO – Researchers with Trinity University and the Southwest Research Institute are working on treating PTSD with…
After Bootstrapping To An $80M Acquisition, This Entrepreneur Is Tackling Healthcare Next
Hundred Health launches this week in hopes of using AI to better translate medical data into actionable steps…
NHS fruit juice warning to millions on statins, amlodipine and anxiety meds in UK
Patients who have been prescribed certain types of these common drugs should be aware of the risks 09:09,…
Blood-based biomarkers and the new landscape of Alzheimer’s research
For much of the past century, Alzheimer’s disease has been one of medicine’s most daunting frontiers – biologically…
Blood Sugar Patterns Strongly Linked to Sleep Quality
Summary: Blood sugar patterns and dietary choices play a significant role in how well adults sleep. Individuals with…
Thailand to let insured patients buy medication outside hospitals
The Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) and several healthcare agencies have officially launched a new initiative allowing patients…
Researchers develop powerful tools for microbiome research advancement
The microscopic organisms that fill our bodies, soils, oceans and atmosphere play essential roles in human health and…
Etomidate proves safer than ketamine for emergency intubations
Doctors treating seriously ill patients in an emergency setting may want to give the sedative etomidate, rather than ketamine,…
UC Irvine receives funding for clinical trial of neural stem cell therapy for Huntington’s disease
Leslie M. Thompson, Donald Bren Professor of psychiatry and human behavior as well as neurobiology and behavior at…
Genetic differences in surfactant proteins influence retinopathy of prematurity risk
A new study from the University of Oklahoma suggests that small genetic differences in two proteins – previously…