‘An Arm And a Leg’: How a Former Health Care Executive Became a Health Care Whistleblower
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Former health care executive Wendell Potter spent part of 2020 publishing high-profile apologies for the work he used to do — the lies he said he told the American people for his…
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Incentivizing vaccine adherence: Could it be the key to achieving herd immunity?
As the United States struggles to control record-breaking increases in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, the roll-out of two approved vaccines offers tremendous hope for saving lives and curbing the pandemic. To achieve success, however, experts estimate that at least 70…
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Does aspirin lower colorectal cancer risk in older adults? It depends on when they start.
Regular aspirin use has clear benefits in reducing colorectal cancer incidence among middle-aged adults, but also comes with some risk, such as gastrointestinal bleeding. And when should adults start taking regular aspirin and for how long? There is substantial evidence…
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Moderna vaccine batch that caused 10 allergic reactions cleared for use
COVID-19 vaccination delays ‘could have been helped by Amazon’ if they intervened sooner: Dr. Siegel Dr. Marc Siegel calls the company’s delay in getting involved until Biden became president a ‘disgrace’ that appears to be politically motivated. A batch of…
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Pre-surgery chemotherapy is possible for early stage pancreatic cancer patients
A first-of-its-kind randomized clinical trial found that patients with pancreatic cancer didn’t live any longer than expected after receiving pre-operative chemotherapy from either of the two standard regimens, according to trial results published in JAMA Oncology. While the trial findings…
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Hand sanitizer is causing an epidemic of chemical burns to children’s eyes
All that hand sanitizer people have been slathering on since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic has lead to more than just dry hands and eye-watering smells: More and more children are showing up to hospitals with hand sanitizer in…
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Germany’s Merkel points to variant risk as infections drop
Germany is seeing a promising decline in new coronavirus infections, but must take “very seriously” the risk posed by a more contagious variant and will have to be cautious whenever it starts easing its lockdown, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday….
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Precise mapping shows how brain injuries inflict long-term damage
Researchers have shown how forces acting on the brain during traumatic injury are linked to damage seen years after the initial trauma. The findings, from a cross-disciplinary team at Imperial College London, could be used to predict the severity of…
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‘Exercise protein’ doubles running capacity, restores function and extends healthy lifespans in older mice
A new study shows that humans express a powerful hormone during exercise and that treating mice with the hormone improves physical performance, capacity and fitness. Researchers say the findings present new possibilities for addressing age-related physical decline. The research, published…
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US virus deaths top WWII fatalities as Biden warns worst yet to come
New US President Joe Biden warned the worst of the pandemic is still to come, as the number of American coronavirus deaths surpassed the country’s troop fatalities in World War II. Coronavirus cases have surged past 96 million worldwide, fuelled…
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