Category: healthcare

Monkeypox Is Not The Same As Shingles Despite Covid-19 Vaccine-Related Claims

There are now unfounded claims that the monkeypox outbreak is really a shingles outbreak due to Covid-19 vaccines.

How Will Testing For Covid-19 Change In The Future?

Dr. Matt Binnicker, an expert in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, discusses the future of Covid-19 testing and explains why we’ll be testing for this viral infection for years to come.

U.K. Monkeypox Cases Rise To 90

An infection has been reported in Northern Ireland for the first time during the outbreak.

Dementia Is On The Rise Worldwide. Here’s How To Stop It

Before 2020, dementia and memory loss were a major part of the global health care conversation. Dementia is the seventh leading cause of death, and the emergence of COVID-19 has shone a light on its implications for dementia. But a hidden pandemic has …

1 In 8 LGBTQ+ Americans Face Health Insurance Discrimination, New Survey Shows

A new survey shows that many LGBTQ+ Americans face discrimination from their health insurer. Still, many say health insurance is improving for LGBTQ+ people.

U.S. Covid Hospitalizations Surge 29% In Two Weeks

Most of the South reported above-average rises in Covid-19 infections during the past 14 days, according to a New York Times analysis of Department of Health and Human Services data.

Will Monkeypox Be The Next Deadly Pandemic? It’s Unlikely

Infectious disease expert Mark Kortepeter explains the differences between Covid and Monkeypox and how its spread primarily through direct contact rather than respiratory droplets means it’s less likely to cause a pandemic as significant as Covid.

InnovationRx: Wartime Attacks On Healthcare: Plus, 1 In 5 May Develop Long Covid

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From Helping Pharmaceutical Firms To Develop Drugs Faster To Focusing On Mental Health, These 30 Under 30 Entrepreneurs Are Improving Healthcare In Asia

Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia honorees in this year’s Healthcare and Science category are working towards optimizing the drug development process and providing access to mental health services.

1 Of 5 With Covid May Develop Long Covid, CDC Finds—Though Vaccination May Offer Some Protection, Study Suggests

A study conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found vaccines were effective at preventing some of the most debilitating symptoms of long Covid, including lung and blood-clotting disorders.