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Always doubting yourself? That’s not a bad thing, says neuroscientist and psychologist Albert Moukheiber. In fact, frequent self-doubt can actually be a sign of intelligence, he claims. ‘We live in a world where we only talk about doubt towards the…

Mornings are tough. As the alarm claws its way through your slumber and all the tasks of the day run through your mind, it’s oh so tempting to just turn back over and retreat back to sleep. But no, you’re…

The repurposing of FDA-approved drugs for alternative diseases is a faster way of bringing new treatments into the clinic. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have repurposed a cancer drug for treatment of neuroinflammatory diseases such as multiple sclerosis. A…

Today, the New York State Legislature passed the Puppy Mill Pipeline Bill, groundbreaking legislation that will end the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in New York pet stores. Championed by Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) and Senate Deputy…

Since California expanded health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, a large number of people have been mistakenly bounced between Covered California, the state’s marketplace for those who buy their own insurance, and Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program for low-income…

A new study of a leading cause of heart attacks in pregnant and postpartum women offers insights on when the problem strikes, how it has been treated and how survivors might weigh the risks of becoming pregnant again. The condition—pregnancy-associated…

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an overwhelming backlog in healthcare services, which has grown worse in recent months as patients return to doctors’ offices, according to a new report. In response, the Ontario Medical Association has again called for the…

Ensuring that populations globally are actively engaged in society while living longer, healthier lives will require an all-of-society approach—from governments and the private sector to individuals and families, says a new report from the National Academy of Medicine. The report…

Recommendations have been issued by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine for interventional pain procedures during the current contrast shortage. Lynn Kohan, M.D., from ASRA, and colleagues developed recommendations for interventional pain procedures during the current contrast…