Category: healthcare

How To Reduce Allergens And Improve Air Quality In Your Home This Winter

Experts say there are some simple and effective steps anyone can take to improve the safety and quality of indoor air.

Hiding In Plain Sight: Survivors Of Suicide Loss

More than 46,000 people died by suicide in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making suicide a leading cause of death in the United States.

Bill Gates’ Foundation Pledges $7 Billion To Support Africa Health And Agriculture

Gates and his former wife, Melina French Gates, are the biggest philanthropists of all time.

Doctors Worldwide Are Burned Out, Spelling Trouble For Global Workforce, New Study Shows

Primary care doctors worldwide are stressed out and burned out, new data from the Commonwealth Fund shows. What does that mean for labor shortages and patient care?

Address “Plane-Crash Level” Patient Harm, HHS Tells Hospitals, As Political Currents Swirl

The Department of Health and Human Services is launching an Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety that aims to recruit the nation’s largest health systems as participants.

This Wife And Husband Duo Raised $15 Million To Expand Access To Mental Healthcare

Chrstine Carville and Marc Goldberg have raised a series A round to expand their mental health startup Resilience Lab, which aims to boost the number and diversity of providers in the sector.

Dengue Fever: What You Need To Know About The Mosquito-Borne Virus Found In Arizona

Dengue, also known as breakbone fever, is spread through the bites of mosquitoes common throughout much of the United States.

The Unanswered Questions Surrounding COVID-19

Despite all the advances in science and technology, there remain important issues and questions that have no answers with respect to this deadly virus.

Fifty Years Launches ‘Fast Grants’ For Female Reproductive Science To Close The Gender Research Gap

Repro Grants is a “fast grants” program, that awards $25,000 – $100,000 to ambitious research projects aiming to deepen our understanding of the female reproductive system. Women’s health attracts only a minuscule percentage of all science funding – ab…

Trans And Nonbinary Youth Far More Likely To Be Admitted For Suicide Attempt Or Self-Harm, Study Finds

Transgender and nonbinary youth with gender dysphoria were four to five times more likely to be hospitalized after a suicide attempt or self-harm than peers without gender dysphoria, researchers found.