Category: healthcare

A Small Daily ‘Dose’ Of Sugar And Fat Can Make Your Brain Crave More

A new study finds that adding a high-sugar, high-fat snack to your diet can lead to changes in taste – and the brain.

What Is Polio? London Kids To Get Vaccine Against Rare Disease

Children will be offered a top-up shot against polio, an extremely rare virus that’s been found in trace amounts in the city’s sewers.

Five Tips To Improve Spring Cleaning, Organizing

Expert help for tackling spring cleaning and organizing goals.

Cell Therapy Prevents Risk Of Heart Attack or Stroke: Study

A recent study searches for a permanent solution to repair the heart via stem cell therapy.

Will Elon Musk’s Tweet Further Misconceptions About The WHO Pandemic Accord?

On Thursday, Musk, the CEO of Twitter, tweeted on his platform, “Countries should not cede authority to WHO.” Here’s the response from Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)

Covid Rates Hit States Differently Based On Political And Social Inequities, Study Finds

Vaccine coverage was the only state-imposed protective mandate strongly associated with a state’s variation of Covid deaths.

Culture Trumps Strategy In Digital Health (Except When It Doesn’t, Which Is Most Of The Time)

Digital health startups fund tend to be exceptional at driving activity and measuring things they can quantify to show “progress”.

But are they doing and measuring the things that create market value and ultimately to company success? Or are they sim…

CDC Estimate On Autism Prevalence Increases To 1 In 36 Children In U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released today its update on autism’s estimated prevalence among the nation’s children.

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Are Migrating Up The East Coast As Climate Change Warms Sea, Scientists Say

Vibrio vulnificus infections, which are rare but can cause necrotizing fasciitis, have been moving up the East Coast for decades and researchers predict they will reach New York within the next 20 years.

Temasek’s Sheares Healthcare Makes First Mental Health Investment With Singaporean Startup’s $4 Million Funding Round

Participating in the round were returning investors the Hive Southeast Asia, Vulpes Investment Management, and founding members of Southeast Asian tech giants, including superapp Grab and e-commerce site Zalora.