This treatment rooted in Chinese Medicine is booming. We talk to WTHN licensed acupuncturist Qihui Jin to get the low down on the alternative therapy.
Category: healthcare
U.S. Spends More On Cancer Care Than Most Countries But Without Better Outcomes
Despite spending twice as much as the average high income country on cancer care, the U.S. has only marginally better cancer mortality rates.
Hint Health Announces $45 Million In New Funding To Fuel Growth Of Direct Primary Care
Direct primary care, which offers price transparency and more access to doctors, is a tiny slice of the U.S. healthcare market. Hint Health is trying to change that.
Rebound Covid Infections: Some Contagious Even After Taking Antiviral Paxlovid, Paper Suggests
In a paper that has yet to be peer-reviewed, researchers found two patients experiencing a relapse in symptoms after taking the antiviral Covid therapy medication made by Pfizer were able to spread the coronavirus to others.
Isn’t Insurance Supposed To Save Me Money?
Soaring drug prices and the advent of prescription discount cards have, in some cases, turned this assumption on its head.
In UCLA $700M Sex Abuse Settlements, IRS Should Not Share
As UCLA pays $700M to victims, how will they be taxed? Sex abuse settlements to provide a limited form of redress are numbingly common, yet the way in which they are taxed remains cloudy. That means plaintiffs suffer more, paying tax or worrying if the…
Expelling Covid: It Takes Longer Than You May Think
Recent study suggests that viral mRNA from SARS-CoV-2 may be found in the stools of patients diagnosed with Covid-19, even after respiratory symptoms subside. Findings suggest Covid-19 likely leads to prolonged gastrointestinal (GI) infections.
Biotech Venture Capital’s Uneasy Future–The Fed’s Impact On Innovation
With the Fed talking about raising interest rates over 200 basis points or more this summer to combat the highest inflation since the 1980s and the stock market signaling a possible recession, what lies ahead for venture managers and their companies?
How Healthcare Can Employ Robotics To Address Patient Immobility
AI and robotics in healthcare are proving to be instrumental in assisting officials detect diseases and abnormalities in time. Robotics is a boundless field of which a subset consists of physically-assistive robots that can help an immobile patient move.
Could This Novel Psychedelic Compound Treat Major Depressive Disorder? Clinical Trial Seeks To Find Out
Exclusive details on Cybin’s IND application with the FDA, a move that could make its CYB003 compound the first psilocybin analog to be evaluated in Phase 1/2a development.
