Category: healthcare

FDA Approves Pfizer’s RSV Vaccine For Older Adults—It Could Be Available This Fall

The agency is also considering approving the RSV shot for pregnant people to protect infants from birth.

14% Of People Have Never Cleaned Their Vibrator. Here’s How To Wash Your Sex Toys.

You may put yourself at risk for yeast infections or more serious complications — like STIs and unplanned pregnancy — if you don’t clean your sex toys.

Biden Considers Sanctions In Response To Uganda’s Anti-Gay Law

President Biden condemned Uganda’s new anti-gay law. The Anti-Homosexuality Act is one of the harshest contemporary anti-LGBTQ+ laws in the world.

Exercising Might Help In Improving Pain Tolerance

According to a new study, adults who stay physically active had a far higher tolerance for pain compared to those who lead a sedentary lifestyle.

Price Transparency: A Boon For Patients, A Bust For Hospitals?

While influencers advocate for healthcare price transparency, adherence lags among hospitals, unsurprisingly, as competing interests and increasing oversight signal sh…

London’s Cops To Stop Attending Mental Illness Emergency Calls

Chiefs say healthcare professionals should be attending many of these cases, leaving officers more time to spend more time solving and preventing crime.

What Kaiser’s Acquisition Of Geisinger Means For Us All

Kaiser Permanente has a long and ongoing reputation for nation-leading care. But what does its acquisition Geisinger mean for patients and health systems nationwide?

Microsoft Has Launched “Jugalbandi”—A New Generative AI App for India

India, home to more than 1.4 billion people, is an incredibly ripe market for digital and AI-based innovation.

Adapted SynNotch, A New Generation Of Flexible And Controllable CAR T Therapies (Part 3)

This is the final installment in our series on alternate CAR T therapies—specifically synNotch cells—using universal adaptors.

How ‘Automation Bias’ Plus Artificial Intelligence Can Lead To Medical Misdiagnoses

The machine does not always know where it’s going!