New guidance on use of physician associates

December 17, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Getty Images A leading medical royal college says physician associates (PAs) should only be supervised by senior doctors, and not doctors in training, in guidance issued to members. The Royal

Vaccine misinformation distorts science – a biochemist explains how RFK Jr. and his lawyer’s claims threaten public health

December 17, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Vaccinations provide significant protection for the public against infectious diseases and substantially reduce health care costs. Therefore, it is noteworthy that President-elect Donald Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a

Trump’s Picks for Top Health Jobs Not Just Team of Rivals but ‘Team of Opponents’

December 17, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s candidates for federal health agencies have promoted policies and goals that put them at odds with one another or with Trump’s choice to run the

Trump Threat to Immigrant Health Care Tempered by Economic Hopes

December 17, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

LOS ANGELES — President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations and tougher immigration restrictions is deepening mistrust of the health care system among California’s immigrants and clouding the future for

Inmigrantes temen por su salud bajo Trump, pero tienen esperanzas en la economía

December 17, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

LOS ÁNGELES, California.— La promesa del presidente electo Donald Trump de deportaciones masivas y restricciones migratorias más severas está aumentando la desconfianza en el sistema de salud entre los inmigrantes

Mother behind Martha’s Rule shares scheme’s early success

December 17, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Merope Mills Merope Mills began her campaign after an inquest found a change of care plan could have saved Martha’s life Almost one out of every eight phone calls made

Blood test could make cancer treatments safer and more effective

December 17, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Scientists from RMIT University and the Doherty Institute have developed a new blood test that could screen cancer patients to help make their treatment safer and more effective. About one

A quick end for mRNA

December 17, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

They are like the architects of our body: messenger ribonucleic acids, or mRNA for short. They contain detailed blueprints for proteins, which are read and translated by their “colleagues,” the

5 of the most frustrating health insurer tactics and why they exist

December 16, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

The U.S. has made great progress in getting more people insured since the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2014. The share of uninsured Americans ages 18 to 64 fell

Study assesses virulence of Cryptococcus strains, laying groundwork for improved treatment

December 16, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Ultimately, the goal is to find ways to stop deadly disease caused by Cryptococcus neoformans from developing in humans and animals. But until that time, finding new and better ways