Ketamine Clinics Diverge From APA Recommendations
The proliferation of ketamine clinics in the U.S. has veered far off course from the recommendations of the nation’s premier psychiatric association when it comes to using the anesthetic to treat mood disorders, experts say. In 2017, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) issued a consensus statement on the use of ketamine in treating mood disorders, […]
Asthma Control Worldwide Remains Less Than Ideal
The management and control of asthma across age groups is often inadequate, especially in lower-income nations, according to a global cross-sectional study. Across the 25 nations included in the study, which included over 25,000 individuals with asthma confirmed by a doctor, plans used to assist in the management of asthma symptoms were used in 62.8% […]
Opinion | The Eye Surgery Turf War Isn’t Serving Veterans
Ask any American how they think our government should be treating the nation’s veterans, and almost everyone will say that those who served our country should be treated at least as well as the average person on the street. Thankfully, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking proactive steps to honor the debt […]
Modeling a devastating childhood disease on a chip: Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED) Chip reveals effects of nutrition and genetics on disease in children
Millions of children in low- and middle-income nations suffer from environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine that is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old. EED is a devastating condition that is associated with malnutrition, stunted growth, and poor cognitive development, permanently impacting patients’ quality […]
White House Rolls Out National Plan to Fight Long COVID
The Biden administration unveiled a new plan on Tuesday to improve the nation’s understanding of long COVID and to better prevent, detect, and treat the condition, particularly in hard-hit communities. “Long COVID is real, and there is still so much we don’t know about it,” said Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier […]
How Can the U.S. Preserve Its Medical Supply Chain?
WASHINGTON — Onshoring medical manufacturing is part of a strategy to shore up the nation’s medical supply chain, but it can’t be the entire strategy, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). “If you are thinking about onshoring the entire global supply chain, that would be a […]
Energy efficiency instead of long-term storage
Incorporating energy efficiency measures can reduce the amount of storage needed to power the nation’s buildings entirely with renewable energy, according to analysis conducted by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). As more communities plan to eventually rely on 100% renewable energy, the researchers offer a strategy that […]
New Climate Report Sparks Demand for Change in Healthcare
Following the United Nations’ warning of an intensifying climate emergency in the coming decades, health experts have demanded government and industry action that will prepare medical systems for natural disasters, as well as slashing greenhouse gas emissions. The U.N. report, issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), found that temperatures on Earth have […]