Shift in Child Hospice Care Is a Lifeline for Parents Seeking a Measure of Comfort and Hope
POMONA, Calif. — When you first meet 17-month-old Aaron Martinez, it’s not obvious that something is catastrophically wrong. What you see is a beautiful little […]
Why Are Saunas Heart-Friendly?
Saunas are designed for comfort. Here, we get to experience wet or dry heat sessions and as a result, we perspire. We’ve always known that […]
The Adorable Way Brittany & Patrick Mahomes' Daughter Sterling Interacts With Animals Is So Unlike Her Usual Sassy Self
Brittany and Patrick Mahomes have such an adorable daughter, who seems just as sassy as her mama and just as excited as her papa. It […]
Five key tips to live longer and healthier in older age
Martin Daubney suggests a 'vegan tax' as they 'live longer' We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve […]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Wrapping Up Summer’s Health News
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, or wherever you […]
‘Free’ Screening? Know Your Rights to Get No-Cost Care
An ounce of prevention … well, you know the rest. In medicine, prevention aims to spot problems before they worsen, affecting both a patient’s health […]
Despite Losing Federal Money, California Is Still Testing Uninsured Residents for Covid — For Now
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is still offering free covid testing to uninsured residents even though the federal government ran out of money to pay for […]
California Handed Its Medicaid Drug Program to One Company. Then Came a Corporate Takeover.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Prescription drug costs for California’s massive Medicaid program were draining the state budget, so in 2019 Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the private […]
Pfizer CEO Pushes Yearly Shots for Covid. Not So Fast, Experts Say.
When Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said March 13 that all Americans would need a second booster shot, it struck many covid experts as a self-serving […]
As Omicron Surges, Effort to Vaccinate Young Children Stalls
Two months after Pfizer’s covid vaccine was authorized for children ages 5 to 11, just 27% have received at least one shot, according to Jan. […]
Five key tips to live longer and healthier in older age
Martin Daubney suggests a 'vegan tax' as they 'live longer' We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve […]
Read more‘Fattest vagina’ woman needs mobility scooter as huge boobs and bum cause agony
A model who claims to boast the "world's fattest vagina" fears she'll need a mobility scooter for the rest of her life after her surgically-enlarged […]
Read moreIsolating the molecules that trigger emphysema
Emphysema is the major debilitating component of the lethal chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which was the third leading cause of death worldwide in 2019, […]
Read moreBrain found to simultaneously process linguistic and extralinguistic information
An international team of scientists from the UK, Spain, Denmark and Russia conducted an experiment demonstrating that people automatically integrate extralinguistic information into grammatical processing […]
Read moreVision loss: Acid found in five cooking oils linked to blindness
Medical breakthrough could cure common forms of blindness We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding […]
Read moreHigh blood pressure may accelerate bone aging
When high blood pressure was induced in young mice, they had bone loss and osteoporosis-related bone damage comparable to older mice, according to new research […]
Read moreResearchers present insight into the neural cartography of smell
Rendering the invisible visible is among scientists’ favorite challenges. The sea creature-like images are microscopic portraits of brain cells that make sense of otherwise invisible […]
Read morePsychedelic drugs: How to tell good research from bad
Research with psychedelic drugs has made a dramatic comeback amid a heady mix of softening societal attitudes, the lure of commercial opportunity, misgivings about the […]
Read moreNewly discovered protein connected to Alzheimers disease risk: A mutation in the small protein SHMOOSE is associated with Alzheimers risk and highlights a possible target for treatment
A mutation in a newly discovered small protein is connected to a significant increase in the risk for Alzheimer’s disease, expanding the known gene targets […]
Read moreTraditional incentives don’t offset COVID vaccine hesitancy
Neither money nor other nudges are enough to persuade vaccine-hesitant people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, a new USC study shows. The findings, published recently […]
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