Pooja Hegde is here to give you major fitness inspiration; watch
Stay fit like a fiddle by stretching your body the right way. Pooja Hegde shows how A popular fitness trend that has dominated much of 2020 is stretching, which is an integral part of various physical activities, be it yoga…
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MedPAC members weigh future of telehealth coverage
In a virtual public meeting this past Friday, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed how – and whether – to permanently expand telehealth in Medicare. Before the pandemic, Medicare’s physician fee schedule covered a limited set of…
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Researchers study how deaf and hearing people watch sign language
A recent study has shown that readers’ eye gaze behaviors are strong indicators of words that are unexpected, new, or difficult to understand. The study by Rain Bosworth, an assistant professor and researcher in the Center for Sensory, Perceptual, and…
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High cholesterol: The two natural ways you can lower your cholesterol levels
High cholesterol levels are troublesome as it means there is too much ‘bad’ cholesterol floating in the blood, which can result in serious complications. The condition does not have any obvious symptoms in the early stages meaning many are unaware…
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AI beyond the buzz: 'The biggest element is the truth telling'
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already being used in advanced medical settings and it has multiple applications including, wearable technology, precision medicine and virtual clinics. In some cases, it can even interpret test results more accurately than physicians. While most of…
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Parkinson’s disease: Early sign you may have condition found in a feeling in the muscles
Parkinson’s disease is a debilitating condition in which parts of the brain become progressively damaged over many years. The condition leads to a reduction in a chemical called dopamine in the brain, which governs the movement of the body. As…
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Insurer, insured costs for HIV PrEP rising in the United States
(HealthDay)—From 2014 to 2018, there were increases noted in third-party and out-of-pocket (OOP) payments per 30 tenofovir disoproxil fumarate with emtricitabine (TDF-FTC) tablets for HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), according to a study published online Sept. 8 in the Annals of…
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Infectious coronavirus found on salmon for up to a week, study suggests
Can coronavirus be transmitted through frozen food? Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel breaks down the facts. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration have said there’s no evidence of contracting the…
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Are men really that much more likely to die from coronavirus? We need better data to be certain
Nine months after the coronavirus emerged, there’s still a remarkable lack of understanding about why the severity and course of COVID-19 vary for different people. Part of the problem is that we haven’t prioritized gathering and reporting data in enough…
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Health system clinicians perform better under medicare value-based reimbursement
A team of researchers led by Kenton Johnston, Ph.D., an associate professor of health management and policy at Saint Louis University’s College for Public Health and Social Justice, conducted a study investigating the association between health system affiliations of clinicians…
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