The Biden administration has exempted most employers from long-awaited rules for protecting workers from the coronavirus, angering labor advocates who had spent more than a year lobbying for the protections. The Labor Department included only health care workers in its…
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New curriculum assessment tool can improve medical education about sexual and gender minority (LGBTQI) populations
Medical education aspires to mitigate bias in future professionals by providing a robust curriculum that includes perspectives and practices for caring for sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) persons. To provide…
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New 50-state ranking shows where seniors on Medicare get best health care
Seniors in states that invested in their health systems enjoy a higher quality of overall care, a new 50-state ranking shows. Researchers compared health care in 24 categories for Medicare recipients in all 50 states and Washington D.C. related to…
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Biden announces new vaccination incentives
In an effort to convince hesitant Americans to get their COVID-19 shots, President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a host of new vaccination perks from a private-sector initiative. “For all the progress we’re making as a country, if you are…
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New insights into soft tissue injuries around the elbow joint
In his Ph.D. study, Toni Luokkala investigated the soft tissue injuries related to elbow collateral ligaments and distal biceps tendon tears. The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated joint after the glenohumeral joint. The extent of soft tissue injuries…
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New DNA research could help combat cancers resistant to current treatments
In a groundbreaking first, research led by Queen’s University Belfast has found thousands of “Achilles Heels’ or ‘cancer vulnerabilities’ in an analysis of more than 700 different cancer cell types. In the future, this could lead to new ways to…
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New biosensor developed to aid early diagnosis of breast cancer
A team of Spanish researchers have developed, at the laboratory level, a prototype of a new biosensor to help detect breast cancer in its earliest stages. One of the team coordinators has been Ramón Martínez Máñez, a professor at the…
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New insights into the virulence arsenal of a common hospital pathogen
Each pathogen relies on a unique set of strategies and surface & secreted molecules that enable it to colonize and infect host cells, which are collectively known as “virulence factors.” Studying these strategies helps scientists unravel the disease mechanism, identify…
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New perspective on stress pandemics and human resilience from the analysis of COVID-19
A new analysis of the effects of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the current pandemic, on the human body has provided novel insights into the nature of resilience and how we deal with stressful situations. Using COVID-19 as an example, the…
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Study shows new obesity treatment semaglutide causes similar weight loss across different age groups
The STEP trials published over the past year have established the efficacy and safety of semaglutide in treating patients with obesity. A new study analysing the effects of this treatment in different age groups presented at this year’s European Congress…
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