Category: healthcare

Can ADHD Medications Increase The Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease?

Despite the fact that there is sufficient evidence that proves ADHD medications can help in reducing the neurodevelopmental condition’s core symptoms, researchers have raised concerns about both stimulants and nonstimulant medications’ cardiovascular s…

The High Price Of Holiday Turkeys Is A Reminder That Human And Animal Health Are Deeply Connected

The US is experiencing its largest avian influenza outbreak ever.

InnovationRx: Avian Flu Hits Thanksgiving, Boosting Boosters, And Antibiotic Resistance Rises In U.K.

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Do You Have The “Thin” Gene?

Happy Thanksgiving! As you dig into your Thanksgiving dinner, a time when many of us overeat, you may well ask: Will I regret it tomorrow when I check my weight? Will it be ok?

CRISPR Technology To Simplify And Enhance CAR T Cancer Treatment

Researchers find that combining novel gene-editing CRISPR technology with CAR T therapy could simplify and improve CAR T therapy in one fell swoop.

Hope For A New Treatment On The Horizon For Zika Virus

An uncommon monoclonal antibody treatment for Zika Virus may be on the horizon in the wake of new research on the pathogen.

Physician Licensing Exams: Failure Or Success?

The USMLE, NBME, and FSMB have a real opportunity to promote medical student and physician well-being as well as racial equity by addressing scoring on physician licensing exams.

Our Nation’s Chronic Disease Epidemic Is Getting Worse So, Who’s Responsible?

Clearly, we have a healthcare epidemic on our hands. So, what’s the problem? For those living with chronic conditions, a fractured U.S. healthcare delivery system that prioritizes profits over patient outcomes has left them in the lurch.

Antioxidant-Rich Foods—Like Kale, Tea, Broccoli—Could Slow Rate Of Memory Decline, Study Suggests

A group of over 950 people was followed and tested for an average of seven years.

Serious Antibiotic Resistant Infections Inching Up In England

Health officials have warned the number of severe antibiotic resisitant infections is on the rise, following a fall over the pandemic.