How To Make The Most Of A Well-Child Visit With Your Pediatrician
School health forms, vaccinations, growth charts: These are the familiar components of an annual well-child visit with your pediatrician. But your child’s provider has a wealth of expertise in other topics, too. They can help you problem-solve and make decisions regarding nutrition, sleep, education and more. Advertisement New data from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital […]
Opinion | ‘The Average Doctor Is Doing 41 of These a Week’: What We Heard This Week
“The average doctor is doing 41 of these a week.” — American Medical Association President Jack Resneck Jr., MD, discussing the large increase in prior authorization requests over the several years. “They’re not looking holistically. They’re not even thinking of it.” — Brittany Walsh-Reed, PharmD, BCPS, an independent consultant in Cleveland, on the paucity of […]
Latest ‘Best Hospitals for Maternity Care’ List Has More States With High Performers
For expectant parents considering where to seek maternity care, these 297 facilities earned top marks on this year’s “Best Hospitals for Maternity Care” list from U.S. News & World Report. Last year on the inaugural list, eight states boasted 10 or more high-performing hospitals. This year, that number rose to a dozen states, with California, […]
Cooking up mealworms into a tasty, healthful, ‘meat-like’ seasoning
Beetle larvae, such as mealworms, are often considered to be creepy, crawly nuisances. But these insects are edible and could be a healthful alternative to traditional meat protein sources. Today, researchers report that they’ve cooked up mealworms with sugar, creating a “meat-like” flavoring. It could someday be used in convenience foods as a tasty source […]
How To Know If You’re The Toxic One In A Relationship
“Toxic” has become a buzzword in relationship discourse these days, with countless articles, videos and social media posts about how to spot a potentially problematic partner and get yourself out of an unhealthy relationship. “When working with couples, I would define toxic relationships as ones where there are consistent patterns of harmful behavior occurring between […]
Opinion | ‘The Law Is Clear. These Products Are Illegal’: What We Heard This Week
“The law is clear. These products are illegal.” — Pieter Cohen, MD, of Cambridge Health Alliance in Massachusetts, noting that despite FDA warnings, certain banned supplements are still available to purchase online. “Probably the best niche now for Novavax’s purified protein vaccine is as a booster strategy for mRNA vaccines.” — Paul Offit, MD, of […]
Colorectal cancer tumors both helped and hindered by T cells
Colorectal tumors are swarming with white blood cells, but whether these cells help or hinder the cancer is hotly debated. While some studies have shown that white blood cells heroically restrict tumor growth and combat colorectal cancer, equally compelling evidence casts the white blood cells as malignant co-conspirators — bolstering the tumor and helping it […]
Opinion | Three Key Strategies for Combatting Nurse Turnover
While we currently have over 3 million registered nurses in the U.S., demand for these professionals will continue to grow by at least 5% over the next 5 years. But according to research, with more than 900,000 nurses expected to permanently leave the profession during that same period due to retirement, burnout, or career change, […]
What a Martian meteorite can teach us about Earth’s origins
These days, not so much. But more than 4.5 billion years ago, it’s possible the Red Planet had a crust comparable to Iceland today. This discovery, hidden in the oldest martian fragments found on Earth, could provide information about our planet that was lost over billions of years of geological movement and could help explain […]
Opinion | ‘Many Doctors Are Involved in These Schemes’: What We Heard This Week
“Many doctors are involved in these schemes. …Oh my god. I mean, I’ve seen it over and over and over again.” — Robert FitzPatrick, a multilevel marketing (MLM) expert, on doctors peddling products to patients as part of an MLM program. “Reinfections are expected, not a failure of vaccines.” — Sarah Long, MD, of St. […]