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How Medicaid Expansion Improves Care For Heart Attack Patients

Heart attack sufferers are less likely to be uninsured for hospital stays thanks to Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, research in JAMA Network Open shows.

Is Blockchain The Answer To A Better Healthcare Industry?

The traditional systems that are being used in healthcare today are woefully lacking in the security that could be available. Blockchain technology holds a great deal of promise for the healthcare industry, and it is time for all providers and research…

What Is The Connection Between Sleep And Loneliness? New Research Reveals How One Affects The Other

Research has been showing that we’re getting less sleep and we’re getting lonelier — but is there a connection between the two?

The Vaccination Debacle

This year’s measles outbreak in Europe necessitates a serious discussion about vaccinations and the need for a scientific analysis.

That Anti-Vaccination Message May Be From A Russian Bot Or Troll

A new study warns of “Weaponized Health Communications,” how health messaging like anti-vaccination campaigns can serve ulterior motives.

How About A Baby Poop Cocktail To Help Prevent Disease?

Bottoms up. Babies may not be bartenders, but their diaper concoctions could be helpful, a study suggests.

Opioid Lawsuits Looking More Like A Tobacco Settlement Every Day

Drug makers, PBMs and drugstore chains involved in the sale and distribution of opioids may have reason to fear “a tobacco-style master settlement agreement,” Fitch Ratings says.

Serena Williams’ Catsuit: A French Open Ban? Can It Prevent Blood Clots?

Here is what the President of the French Tennis Federation said about Williams’ outfit and here is Williams’ medical justification for wearing it.

Kissing Bugs: How You Can Get Heart Disease From A Bite

You can get Chagas Disease from the triatomine bug biting you, sucking your blood, and pooping on you. And guess what, this bug is now in 28 states in the U.S.

New Therapy Could Reverse Type 1 Diabetes In Humans And Dogs

Researchers at Purdue University and Indiana University School of Medicine (IU) are working with man’s best friend to cure one of his most insidious diseases.