Public fury as China mental hospitals recruit people to impersonate patients in insurance scam
A number of psychiatric hospitals in central China have been exposed over a scam in which they lure…
Concierge medicine is booming
A growing number of primary care doctors are going into concierge medicine, meaning they charge patients a flat…
‘Banana Poop’ Says A Lot About Your Health — Here’s What
Have you ever looked in the toilet after going number two and noticed a banana- or sausage-shaped poop?…
Denver Public Schools moves to drop Kaiser Permanente after 50 years
A 53-year-old alliance between Denver Public Schools and Kaiser Permanente Colorado may be coming to an end, a…
NHS GP warning to anyone taking omeprazole for acid reflux – and one ‘red flag’
Dr Punam Krishan shared advice on PPIs for people with conditions such as acid reflux and indigestionCharlotte Smith…
Woman Discovers Childhood Pen Pal Became Doctor Who Delivered Her 2 Kids: ‘My Mouth Dropped’
A handwritten letter to her pen pal Megan Lewis from April 1995 – Courtesy of Suzanne Pugh It…
Physician assistants CAN’T replace doctors
When you go to an urgent care center or the emergency room for help, you might not actually…
Some patients experience mental health backlash from GLP-1 medications
The use of GLP-1 weight loss medications is skyrocketing in the United States, more than doubling since 2024.…
CT researchers looked at exercise and cancer. What they found
Rachel Perry, PhD, has spent most of her scientific life thinking about how the body moves energy around—how…
Trump’s $100,000 fee on H-1B visas to impact Colorado hospitals
In a tight health care labor market, sponsoring foreign workers helped Community Hospital in Grand Junction to hire…
The rise of GLP-1 prescription drugs
QUINCY (WGEM) – How Americans spend their dollars can depend on lifestyle, priorities, or even the number of…
The Trauma Of Doctors Ignoring My MS Symptoms For Decades
Last spring, as I sat in the waiting room at a medical facility before meeting a new family…