Category: Forbes

Three Female-led Businesses Destigmatizing Fertility Alternatives for Mother’s Day

Women’s health startup Robyn, Fertility Clinic Kindbody and vegan restaurant chain By Chloe have joined forces this month and launched Beyond Mother’s Day. This campaign focuses on destigmatizing fertility and women’s health to improve support for all …

How Virtual Reality Can Improve The Quality Of Life For People With Dementia

Benefits of virtual reality (VR) may extend to those with dementia who experience poor memory, confusion, and display increased aggression towards family and caregivers, according to new research by Dr. Jim Ang at the University of Kent.

Study: Employers Pay 240% More Than Medicare For Hospital Care

Employers paid 241% on average more for hospital care than Medicare in 25 states, a RAND Corp. analysis shows.

So Far, Just One Thing Has ‘Experimental Support’ In Staving Off Alzheimer’s

Scientists have made significant strides in the last two decades in understanding Alzheimer’s disease and learning more about who might be victimized by it, but they’ve suffered immense frustration by so many failed large clinical trials that they had …

Female Entrepreneurs Use Own Mental Health Issues To Help Others

We know people are suffering with mental health issues but we also know that they aren’t going to see their GP or a therapist. Welcome a new wave of female entrepreneurs who are using their own experiences of ill mental health to help others…

Researchers Have Few Guidelines When It Comes To Using Your Data Ethically

Most people don’t think about the amount of data they generate over the course of a normal day or how it’s being used by researchers. We need better guidelines for consent, privacy & confidentiality, ownership, custodianship, and data sharing in order …

Antimicrobial Resistance Is Being Called A Sustainable Development Issue

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most pressing threats to human existence. And a recent report from two Swedish organizations argues that AMR should be thought of not just as a matter of health, but more broadly as a development issue.

Texas Lawmaker Makes Sorcery Claims About A Top Vaccine Expert

Rep. Jonathan Stickland, a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, made some Harry Potter-esque claims about Dr. Peter Hotez,

What Happened To The Teen Who Sued After Refusing Chickenpox Vaccine

Take a wild guess. The beginning of the answer rhymes with “icken” and the end rhymes with “ox.”

HHS Amps Up Pressure On Drug Makers By Requiring Disclosure of List Prices in DTC Ads on TV

Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that as of July this year it will require pharmaceutical manufacturers to disclose in direct-to-consumer television advertisements the list price of prescription drugs covered by Medica…