Does health insurance improve individuals’ financial well-being?
U.S. consumers hold trillions of dollars in debt, but they hold it very unevenly. “If you work with credit data and outcomes in the U.S., you see this tremendous variation both across states and within states,” says Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, an…
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Delayed antibiotic prescribing is safe and effective for most patients
Delayed antibiotic prescribing is a safe and effective strategy for most patients with respiratory tract infections, finds an analysis of patient data published by The BMJ today. Delayed antibiotic prescribing—also known as ‘just in case prescribing’ – is where patients…
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The Weird Reason Your Urine Might Smell
You have probably heard by now how to tell if your stools are healthy or if your diet needs some work in the fiber department. They shouldn’t be too loose, they shouldn’t be too dark, and they should be easy…
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Covid booster jab: When will you have to get a booster? How long does vaccine last?
Matt Hancock says UK 'will not block exports' for vaccines When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice…
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Risk factors for long COVID-19 in children
After more than a year of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it has become clear that children are less susceptible to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), both in terms of the number of infections and the…
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Some County Jail Inmates See Vaccination as Ticket to a Better Life — In the State Pen
LOS ANGELES — The inmates huddled near the front or lingered on the bunk beds lining both sides of their narrow, crowded dorm at the Men’s Central Jail, listening as Lt. Sheriff Dwight Miley and nurse practitioner Marissa Negrete offered…
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‘I started at 23, and at 59, I’m still dancing’: Shiamak Davar
"Deepika is a really good dancer. Alia picks up everything. Nora is a lovely, gifted dancer. But, my favorite would be Helen ji — an epitome of class," says the ace Bollywood choreographer on the occasion of International Dance Day…
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Using light-activated 3D printing to manufacture self-healing hydrogels with complex architectures
The scientific community is focusing its research into the multiple applications of Hydrogels, polymeric materials which contains a large amount of water, that have the potential to reproduce the features of biological tissues. This aspect is particularly significant in the…
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Purified exosomal product accelerates wound healing in preclinical models
Difficult-to-treat, chronic wounds in preclinical models healed with normal scar-free skin after treatment with an acellular product discovered at Mayo Clinic. Derived from platelets, the purified exosomal product, known as PEP, was used to deliver healing messages into cells of…
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Fecal Microbiota Transplant Impacts MicroRNAs Implicated in C. Diff
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Successful fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) reverses the suppression of microRNAs (miRNAs) implicated in recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI), pinpointing new potential therapeutic targets, researchers suggest. To investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying successful FMT for rCDI,…
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