International team develops predictive tool to help mitigate COVID-19 in Africa
The virus that gives rise to COVID-19 is the third coronavirus to threaten humanity in the past two decades. It also happens to move more efficiently from person to person than either SARS or MERS did. The first African case…
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Discovery of blood biomarker opens new perspectives for dietary prevention of AMD-related risks
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the principal cause of vision loss in industrialized countries, with nearly 20 million people affected in Europe in 2020. Although identified as a risk factor, until now it was impossible to evaluate retinal omega-3 fatty…
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Assessment tool helps future pharmacists prepare for work in the community
A recent University of Arizona College of Pharmacy study suggests that Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) may be a valuable means of assesing clinical skills while providing learning experiences for pharmacy students in community pharmacy settings. While the OSCEs were…
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These Adorable Toothbrush Sets for Kids Will Actually Make Cleaning Teeth a Blast—& They're on Amazon
As your little one starts growing up and having more responsibilities, one of the first tasks they learn besides feeding themselves and putting on their pajamas at night is how to brush their teeth. Some kids take to the routine…
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Tuskegee Relatives Promote COVID-19 Vaccines in Ad Campaign
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Tuskegee is the one-word answer some people give as a reason they’re avoiding COVID-19 vaccines. A new ad campaign launched Wednesday with relatives of men who…
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Womens cancer screenings plummeted during pandemic
(HealthDay)—Breast and cervical cancer screenings dropped sharply among low-income minority women during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. That could lead to delayed cancer diagnoses, health consequences and an increase in existing disparities, the…
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Professional vs Facility Billing: What Hospitalists Must Know
Coding and billing for the professional services of physicians and other practitioners in the hospital and for the hospital’s facility costs are separate and distinct processes. But both reflect the totality of care given to patients in the complex, costly,…
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UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention introduces Public Health Management system
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched Public Health Management, a new system that aims to centralise various data in order to help improve disease prevention, as well as manage public health…
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Walmart to Sell Cheaper Insulin; Advocates Say Its Still Expensive
The retail giant Walmart has launched its first private brand of analog insulin in the United States called ReliOn Novolog (insulin aspart). The new product will cost $72.88 per vial and $85.88 for a package of FlexPens. This represents savings…
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5-minute breathing workout lowers blood pressure as much as exercise, drugs
Working out just five minutes daily via a practice described as “strength training for your breathing muscles” lowers blood pressure and improves some measures of vascular health as well as, or even more than, aerobic exercise or medication, new CU…
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