Advocate Health to end gender-affirming care for minors
Advocate Health is the latest health system in Illinois to wind down gender-affirming care services for minors.
Maguire to depart IAFCC
Melissa Maguire is set to step down as head of the Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics.
DOH SHUTS DOWN JADE PALACE TWO FOR MULTIPLE FOOD CODE VIOLATIONS AND AN ACTIVE COCKROACH INFESTATION
DOH SHUTS DOWN JADE PALACE TWO FOR MULTIPLE FOOD CODE VIOLATIONS AND AN ACTIVE COCKROACH INFESTATION Posted on May 22, 2025 in Newsroom KAILUA-KONA, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch (FSB) issued a red “closed” placard and immediately shut down Jade Palace Two on May 21, 2025, due to an active cockroach infestation, […]
What Is Former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Doing Now?
In the time since she stepped down from her position in June 2023, former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, has largely stayed out of the limelight. MedPage Today Washington Editor Joyce Frieden caught up with her in a phone interview Wednesday to find out what she has been up to lately, and what her […]
Out-of-Pocket Insulin Caps Boost Savings — But Not Insulin Use
While out-of-pocket caps on insulin indeed cut down on costs for commercially insured patients in the U.S., the policies didn’t do much to increase insulin use, claims data showed. After such policies were implemented in eight such states, insulin users under age 65 had a 17.4% (95% CI -23.9 to -10.9) relative reduction in costs […]
So THAT’S Why Alcohol Makes You Poop Weird
Peter Dazeley via Getty Images Experts break down exactly why alcohol can trigger diarrhea, fecal urgency and other unpleasant side effects and the steps you can take to prevent them. After downing cocktail after cocktail during a night out, you may wake up needing a tall glass of water, ibuprofen, and a long visit with […]
Doctors Reveal Exactly What Happens To Your Brain After You Turn 50
Eva-Katalin via Getty Images Experts break down the changes that our brains go through as we age and what we can do about them. No matter our age, most of us are guilty of saying, “I must be getting old,” when we can’t quite find the words to describe something or an important item on […]
Code Blue: Why The Vitals In Health Care Innovation Need A Checkup
Things you don’t hear anymore: “Let’s hail a cab.” “I’ll run down to the bookstore.” “Did Dad show you the prints from my vacation?” In the past 10 years, technology has significantly changed the way we interact with the world in almost everything we do. Today we can Uber anywhere, order almost anything to our […]
Fiber from crustaceans, insects, mushrooms promotes digestion
Who can forget the stomach-churning moments when “Survivor” contestants forced down crunchy insects, among other unappetizing edibles, for a chance to win $1 million? In daring culinary challenges, the TV show’s contestants exhibited gastronomic bravery as viewers watched in discomfort. Digesting a crunchy critter starts with the audible grinding of its rigid protective covering — […]
‘Exciting’ siRNA Therapy for Hypertension Passes First Hurdle
Patients with hypertension successfully dialed down their angiotensinogen levels and had lasting reductions in blood pressure (BP) following one injection of an investigational small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapy, according to a phase I study. In this first-in-human, placebo-controlled study, patients who received zilebesiran showed dose-dependent decreases in serum angiotensinogen levels and 24-hour ambulatory BP after […]