Canadian researchers at The Ottawa Hospital, the University of Ottawa, the Bruyère Research Institute and ICES have built and validated an online calculator that empowers individuals 55 and over to better understand the health of their brain and how they…
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Childhood trauma can make people like morphine more
People who have experienced childhood trauma get a more pleasurable ‘high’ from morphine, new research suggests. University of Exeter scientists compared the effects of morphine on 52 healthy people—27 with a history of childhood abuse and neglect, and 25 who…
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Can a drug in nit shampoo help treat COVID?
Can a drug in nit shampoo help treat Covid? That’s the controversial claim from some doctors and their patients, but what do the experts think? Reno Degisi felt so ill he thought he was dying. Last Christmas the 53-year-old building…
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Going with your gut can result in better decision-making than using detailed data methods, study shows
Managers who use their gut instinct together with simple decision-making strategies may make equally good, but faster, decisions as those who use data to reach an outcome, a new study has found. The report, co-authored by academics at the Business…
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Community pharmacy can play a ‘key clinical role’ in delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations
New research published in BMJ Open shows that community pharmacy could play a ‘key clinical role’ in the future role of COVID-19 vaccination programmes, according to a study led by Aston University in Birmingham, UK, in collaboration with UK and…
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Can a Subscription Model Fix Primary Care in the US?
In April, San Francisco-based primary care company One Medical revealed an eye-popping compensation package for its chief executive and chairman, Amir Dan Rubin. His $199 million payday, particularly noteworthy at a company that has yet to turn a profit, made…
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When Can Kids Under 12 Expect To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine?
In May of 2021, parents of younger American teenagers breathed a sigh of relief as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was approved for kids ages 12-15 (via the CDC). It was already approved for 16 and up, meaning most American kids…
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Simone Biles Can Pull Off a Move That No Other Gymnast Can. So Why Is She Penalized For It?
Once, there was a basketball player named Lew Alcindor. You might’ve heard of the guy: a literal head (sometimes two) above everyone else at seven feet tall. He played for UCLA in the ’60s, and led his team to three…
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Can people vaccinated against COVID-19 still spread the coronavirus?
Vaccines can be great at preventing you from getting sick, while at the same time not necessarily stopping you from getting infected or spreading the germ. Preliminary evidence seems to suggest the COVID-19 vaccines make it less likely someone who’s…
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Can I drink after getting the COVID-19 vaccine?
Eric Shawn: Masked confusion. What should you do? Dr. Amesh Adalja of Johns Hopkins clearing up the CDC guidelines on who should wear masks against COVID-19 With about 38% of the U.S. population fully vaccinated, or some 126 million Americans,…
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