Category: healthcare

Doctors Find Tooth Growing Inside Man’s Nose Causing His Breathing Problems

A 38-year-old man had difficulty breathing through his right nostril for several years.

CDC Will Reportedly Stop Recommending Masking Indoors In Most Instances

The CDC plans to significantly loosen mask guidelines Friday, as part of a broader recalibration of the metrics it uses to study Covid-19, the Associated Press reported.

More Than 5 Million Children Worldwide Have Lost A Parent Or Caregiver To Covid, Study Suggests

An estimated 200,500 U.S. children have lost one or both parents to Covid-19 since the pandemic began.

Centene CEO Neidorff To Take Medical Leave

Centene chairman Michael Neidorff will take a “medical leave of absence” to address a “treatable medical condition,” the company said.

Suicide Hotline Left Ethics Board Out Of The Loop About Data-Sharing With For-Profit Spinoff

Medical experts recruited to advise Crisis Text Line say they weren’t consulted about its data sharing and voiced objection to the arrangement. “This would never have passed a sniff test,” one says.

Benchling Expands Its Science Software Capabilities With Its First Acquisition

The cloud-based lab software company will be acquiring Belfast-based Overwatch Research, which has developed software geared towards in vivo research.

‘Living With Covid’: England Ditches Remaining Covid Restrictions, Including Self-Isolating When Positive

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the country can “protect ourselves without losing our liberties…moving from government restrictions to personal responsibility.”

Revised Developmental Milestone Guidelines For Infants And Toddlers: Explained Here

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently revised several developmental milestone checklists, to better align with early identification of developmental concern in infants and toddlers.

Columbia Psychiatry Chair Suspended After ‘Freak Of Nature’ Tweet About Darker-Skinned Model

Here’s what happened after Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD, tweeted about Nyakim Gatwech, a model from Sudan.

Healthcare Is Slowly Moving Out Of Hospitals & Into Homes

Patients are prioritizing convenience of care above all else.