More than 6 million US adults have Alzheimer’s disease. This number is projected to increase to nearly 13 million by […]
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Hospital Financial Decisions Play a Role in the Critical Shortage of Pediatric Beds for RSV Patients
Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News The severe pediatric hospital bed shortage plaguing the country this fall is a byproduct of […]
A Bold National Plan to Eliminate HCV by 2050
WASHINGTON, DC – “We can’t use the word ‘eliminate’ too often on a disease that kills thousands or tens of […]
Is Using Antibiotics Before STI Exposure Risky?
Dec 9, 2022 – The use of antibiotics to prevent — not just treat — sexually transmitted infections was a […]
How to get health insurance without a job
Regardless of the circumstances, unemployment can be stressful — and maybe even a little scary. There are so many unknowns, […]
Decisiones financieras de los hospitales juegan un papel en la escasez de camas pediátricas para pacientes con VRS
La grave escasez de camas pediátricas que azota a la nación este otoño es en parte producto de las Decisiones […]
‘It’s about being in the moment’ | Health Beat
Residents at the Spectrum Health Rehab and Nursing Facility on Fuller Avenue can experience an hour of pure joy thanks […]
Can harnessing the brain’s immune cells avert Alzheimer’s? This is what researchers think
Many neurodegenerative diseases or conditions that result from the loss of function or death of brain cells remain largely untreatable. […]
A Single Pediatric CT Scan Raises Brain Cancer Risk
Children and young adults exposed to a single CT scan of the head or neck before the age of 22 […]
The Unlikely but Promising Partnership of Comics and Health Care
A while back, indie comics artist Sam Hester spent endless hours in the hospital, not as a patient but as […]