he 2022-2023 flu season in the U.S. is expected to be worse than in previous years, with an anticipated increase in the number of cases. Experts recommend several ways to avoid getting sick with influenza. One of the key ways to prevent illness is to get a flu vaccination. TheseRead More →
For people living with type 1 diabetes, it pays to be good at math. Keeping blood glucose in a healthy range requires a constant stream of calculations: counting the carbs in each meal, and then finding the right dose of insulin to balance them out. But new clinical trial resultsRead More →
People who had COVID-19 are at higher risk for a host of brain injuries a year later compared with people who were never infected by the coronavirus, a finding that could affect millions of Americans, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. The year-long study, published in Nature Medicine, assessed brain healthRead More →
The announcement Tuesday night from Eisai and Biogen that their experimental medicine, lecanemab, reduced Alzheimer’s patients’ decline as measured by a clinical questionnaire is one of the biggest – and potentially happiest – shocks in the recent history of medicine. It’s a shock because Biogen had so bungled the launchRead More →
Obesity continues to be a problem in the United States and many parts of the world. New data shows that the number of U.S. states with high rates of adult obesity has even more than doubled since 2018. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the updatedRead More →
Imagine if Medicare covered treatments for stage 1 or stage 4 cancers, but nothing in between. Absurd, right? Yet that is how Medicare approaches treatment for substance use disorders for its 64 million beneficiaries. This federal health insurance program currently pays for only the least intensive level and most intensiveRead More →
There’s been growing concern on how COVID-19 could have significantly increased the risk of children developing type 1 diabetes. Based on new research that analyzed electronic health records of over 1 million patients aged 18 and below, children infected with SARS-CoV-2 showed a higher risk for type 1 diabetes. “IncidenceRead More →
One of the many achievements in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which President Biden signed into law in August, is aligning Medicare’s vaccine coverage with that of all private health insurance in the United States. Once implemented, nearly 9 out of 10 of Americans will have access to vaccines withRead More →
From big biceps to six-pack abs, the fitness industry is full of insane physiques. Many nowadays idealize the “filter bodies” seen on social media and dream of living the Instagram way of life. In the quest of achieving their ideal physique and with little knowledge of how to do it right, manyRead More →
Good morning, one and all. Damian here, filling in for Ed Silverman once more. Here as always is a smattering of items to get your day started. And do let us know if you hear anything interesting out there. … Senate Democrats conceded to passing a crucial Food and DrugRead More →