HIV Prevention, Care Showed Resilience During the COVID Pandemic
Drops in HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescriptions early on in the pandemic quickly stabilized by the third quarter of 2020, according to a CDC report. The number of HIV tests performed nationally exceeded 2.4 million in the first quarter of 2020 and was reduced by 32% in the second quarter — with the […]
The Best Massage Guns And Body Massagers To Grab On Prime Day
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Opinion | ‘The Universe Made a Hard Decision on My Behalf’: What We Heard This Week
“My disbelief was quickly replaced by relief and immense gratitude at being able to pursue my dreams on my own terms. In so many ways, the universe made a hard decision on my behalf.” — Travis Hughes, PhD, MPH, on the brighter side of not matching into residency. “The hospital is not and should not […]
Opinion | The Plight of Patient Satisfaction
Over coffee each morning, I quickly skim the headlines on my laptop before heading to work. It is Washington winter, it is dark outside, and the headlines in healthcare news are grim. Healthcare workers are burned out. Doctors are working hard all day and coming home to find scathing reviews on online rating sites. Some […]
New link between diet, intestinal stem cells and disease discovered
The intestine is essential for maintaining our energy balance and is a master at reacting quickly to changes in nutrition and nutrient balance. It manages to do this with the help of intestinal cells that among other things are specialized in the absorption of food components or the secretion of hormones. In adult humans, the […]
Portable MRI provides life-saving information to doctors treating strokes
When patients exhibit stroke symptoms, doctors must quickly make a life or death determination: Are their symptoms caused by a clot that can be treated with blood thinners or by bleeding in the brain, which may require surgery? A new Yale-led study shows that a portable MRI device can help identify such intracranial hemorrhages, potentially […]