Experts Quell Worries About Locally Acquired Malaria in the U.S.
Earlier this week, the CDC issued an alert on the first locally acquired malaria cases in the U.S. in 20 years. MedPage Today spoke with experts and physicians to determine how rare the cases are, whether there may be more, and what may have contributed to them. Within the last 2 months, four locally acquired […]
Early Time-Restricted Eating Cut Blood Sugar Fluctuations in Prediabetes
CHICAGO – Just 1 week of early time-restricted feeding (eTRF) cut fluctuations in blood sugar levels, and reduced the time that blood sugar was elevated, in people with prediabetes and a high BMI, according to the TRIO study. The difference in the mean amplitude of glycemic excursion (MAGE) — the standard for assessing short-term within-day […]
Nick Jonas Describes The Public Mishap That Led Him To Seek Therapy
Nick Jonas said this week that a botched guitar solo at the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards led him to see a therapist. The youngest member of the pop sibling trio the Jonas Brothers discussed stage anxiety on the “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard” podcast Monday, recalling what he called the “tragic guitar solo […]
SCOTUS Case Hinges on ‘Weapon of Choice’ for Targeting Healthcare Fraud
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week on whether major pharmacies illegally overbilled Medicare and Medicaid for prescription drugs, a case that could weaken a key law the federal government uses to stamp out fraud. The case before the high court hinges on two whistleblower cases brought under the False Claims Act, a 19th-century […]
Sen. John Fetterman Checked Into Hospital For Clinical Depression
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) checked himself into a hospital this week in order to be treated for depression, according to a statement released by his chief of staff Thursday. “Last night, Senator John Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive treatment for clinical depression. While John has experienced depression off […]
Opinion | ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Are a Greater Health Threat Than Mass Shootings
Another week, another series of mass shootings in America leaving two dozen dead in three states. Having spent my career on the frontlines as a trauma surgeon and gun violence prevention researcher, I want to highlight a recent report by the RAND Corporation. In it they concluded that stand-your-ground laws — which declare that people […]
Jacinda Ardern’s Resignation Is A Lesson For Anyone Who Has Burnout At Work
This week, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, announced her sudden resignation, saying she no longer had “enough in the tank” to continue leading her country. “I’m leaving because with such a privileged role comes responsibility — the responsibility to know when you are the right person to lead and also when you […]
Opinion | ‘This Is Why God Gave Us Two Arms’: What We Heard This Year
In place of our usual “What We Heard This Week” feature, and as part of our year-end wrap-ups, we’ve selected some of the best quotes our reporters heard in 2022. “This is why God gave us two arms — one for the flu shot and the other one for the COVID shot.” — White House […]
Celine Dion’s Stiff-Person Syndrome
Singer Celine Dion, 54, took to Instagram this week to tell fans that she had been diagnosed with a rare neurological condition called stiff-person syndrome. “I’ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time, and it’s been really difficult for me to face these challenges and to talk about everything that I’ve […]
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 […]