This is fifth installment in my series on progress toward the elimination of Hepatitis C infection and disease.
Category: healthcare
Menopause Is Hot: These Beauty Brands Are Supporting Women Through Midlife
With the United States healthcare system leaving the more than one million women who experience menopause each year in the dark, celebrity-endorsed telemedicine start-ups and beauty brands are rushing to fill the void.
Body to Brain Connection: How Our Hearts Influence Our Emotions
Emerging studies suggest that physiological changes in the body can manipulate our emotions. Thanks to a recent report published in Nature, we may be one step closer to understanding how cardiac activity directly influences how we feel.
Healthcare Prices Are Soaring—Guess Who’s Getting Rich!
Three facts and then a question Fact #1: Healthcare prices in the US are rising Fact #2: Physician practices are being gobbled up in unprecedented numbers.
How AI Can Democratize Early Breast Cancer Detection And Reduce Maternal Mortality
While many people worry that Artificial Intelligence (AI) might take away crucial jobs, it’s worth considering how the technology could revamp healthcare—particularly around detection of breast cancer, which affects millions of women around the world.
Abortion Pill Mifepristone Won’t Lose Approval—At Least For Now—As Appeals Court Partially Blocks Controversial Ruling
The 5th Circuit partially blocked an order from a Trump-appointed judge that would have thrown access to mifepristone into doubt at the end of the week.
Game-Changing New Parkinson’s Test Paves Way For Treatments And Cure
The test, capable of detecting Parkinson’s before the onset of symptoms, “launches a new, biological era in Parkinson’s research” and could pave the way for a cure, said researcher Kenneth Marek.
The Government Offers Nursing Homes A Carrot, The Stick Is Coming
The federal government is about to increase Medicare payments for skilled nursing care and states are considering a new round of hikes in their Medicaid payments for long-term nursing home care. The price: Tough new requirements for facilities to hire …
It’s Tick Time! What To Know About The Growing Risk Of Infections From Ticks
Ticks are increasingly abundant now. They can cause so many different symptoms and infections. Here’s what to look for.
Millions Will Fall Into Extreme Poverty If The U.S. And China Can’t Come Together On The African Debt Crisis
This year, $69 billion in African debt payments will come due – more than all the aid Africa received in 2021. African governments will spend 10% of their revenue servicing loans – triple the rate paid a decade ago. Nigeria alone will spend 59% of gove…
