Maguire to depart IAFCC
Melissa Maguire is set to step down as head of the Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics.
Need 10,000 Daily Steps to Prevent Obesity? It May Depend on Genetics
The daily step count needed to reduce the risk of obesity may be largely dependent on genetics, a retrospective cohort study indicated. Among U.S. adults without obesity in the All of Us Research Program, incidence of obesity over a median follow-up of 5.4 years was 13% for those in the lowest quartile of BMI polygenic […]
Five Companies Sign Agreement to Participate in National Health Data-Sharing Network
WASHINGTON — Five healthcare companies took another step toward becoming part of a nationwide network to exchange patient health information on Tuesday. “I feel like we’re watching the Big Bang occur in 2023,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said during an event held at HHS headquarters here. He congratulated “the entities who stepped up early to […]
Opinion | We Can Do More to Help Our Patients’ Caregivers
Unpaid family caregivers — the friends and relatives who step in to play the pivotal role of caring for their loved ones impacted by illness — are the invisible backbone of healthcare systems around the world. They provide invaluable support for our patients. Without these selfless individuals, our healthcare systems would surely crumble. As a […]
Jonah Hill Reveals Why He’s Stepping Back From Promoting His Own Films
Jonah Hill is taking a step back from the limelight. The “War Dogs” actor announced in a statement on Wednesday that he will stop promoting his own films due to the toll it takes on his mental health. Hill said he came to this realization during the filming of a documentary called “Stutz” that focuses […]
Opinion | ‘A Big Step in Combating a Pervasive Myth’: What We Heard This Week
“This is a big step in combating a pervasive myth that continues to cause very real harms to Americans.” — Ryan Marino, MD, of University Hospitals in Cleveland, on a video taken down by the CDC after complaints it misled law enforcement officers about their risk of fentanyl overdose on the job. “As our [monkeypox] […]
Researchers identify biomarker panel that could help predict gestational diabetes in early pregnancy
UCLA researchers have taken the initial step in identifying what may be an effective way to detect gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) earlier in pregnancy, potentially improving diagnosis and treatment for what is the most common disorder of pregnancy. The study is published in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS ONE. Gestational diabetes causes blood sugar levels to […]
Scientists capture the fleeting transition of water into a highly reactive state: It’s the first direct observation of a hydroxyl-hydronium complex – important for a wide range of chemical and biological processes from the tails of comets to cancer treatment
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have uncovered a key step in the ionization of liquid water using the lab’s high-speed “electron camera,” MeV-UED. This reaction is of fundamental significance to a wide range of fields, including nuclear engineering, space travel, cancer treatment and environmental remediation. Their results were published in […]
Doc Groups Seek to Reinstate Ban on Step Therapy in Medicare Advantage
WASHINGTON — Are Medicare Advantage (MA) plans allowed to require patients to go through “step therapy” to get a medication or treatment they need? Yes — for now — but physician groups are trying to change that. “On August 7, 2018, CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) issued a memo to MA plans […]