Category: healthcare

Hide And Seek: How Group 3 Innate Lymphoid Cells Help Cloak ACE2 Receptors From SARS-CoV-2

Covid-19 affects many organs throughout the body, including those of our gastrointestinal tract. Here, we describe how group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) help protect our gut from SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Engineering Medicine

Five thousand pediatric-only rare conditions, or “orphan diseases,” lack a market large enough to drive intervention. American universities can change that by serving as a development force to conduct research in therapeutics and biomedical technologie…

Randomized Trial Looked At Effect Of Ivermectin In Reducing Covid-19 Complications

A recently published clinical trial evaluated the impact of Ivermectin on reducing Covid-19 complications.

Walgreens Profits Hit $883M On Strong Covid Testing And Vaccine Demand

Walgreens Boots Alliance reported more than $880 million in quarterly profits as customers continued to get vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19.

‘Urgent Action’ Needed To Meet U.K. Health Climate Targets

England’s health service needs to drastically shrink its carbon footprint to meet its climate goals, new research shows.

3D Printing Is Ready To Tackle Plastic Body Implants

By using the patient’s data from scans and X-rays, hospitals can 3D print a custom implant that fits precisely into the defect space.

InnovationRx: SEC Cracks Down On SPACs; Plus, Second Covid Boosters

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With Inflation Rising, Medical Costs Hurt The Middle Class Most, New Report Shows

Healthcare costs are increasingly causing middle-class families financial strain, more than any other category, according to new research from the Center for the New Middle Class.

Biden Receives Second Booster Shot And Calls On Congress To Pass Emergency Covid Funding

The FDA on Tuesday authorized Moderna’s and Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine second booster doses for people 50 and older.

Your Doctor Is Paid Just Right-Why Can’t You Afford Him?

Hospital comp for clinicians might be fair market value but poor collections can obviate a good comp plan.