Archive: 01/03/2021

Why some rural enrollees in Medicare Advantage are switching to traditional Medicare

More than one out of every 10 seniors (10.5%) enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, also known as a Medicare managed care option, and living in a rural area, switched to traditional Medicare during 2010-2016. The switch ...

Mar 1, 2021

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Most dollars spent on top-selling orphan drugs don't go to treat people with rare diseases

For more than 30 years, the U.S. government has encouraged drug companies to develop new treatments for rare diseases that affect fewer than 200,000 Americans, and to see if existing drugs might also be effective for these ...

Mar 1, 2021

Will we need COVID-19 booster shots? Study considers more vaccinations

As people across Maryland and the country seek their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Jean Armstrong got her third.

Mar 1, 2021

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Can cannabis use lead to rebound headaches for people with migraine?

Using cannabis for relief from migraine headache may be associated with developing "rebound" headache, or medication overuse headache, which occurs when pain medication is overused by patients who have an underlying primary ...

Mar 1, 2021

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Predicting microbial interactions in the human gut

The human gut consists of a complex community of microbes that consume and secrete hundreds of small molecules—a phenomenon called cross-feeding. However, it is challenging to study these processes experimentally. A new ...

Mar 1, 2021

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Rapid antigen testing for COVID-19: Piecing the puzzle together

A new study from Boston Children's Hospital and the Massachusetts Department of Health compared one of the latest rapid antigen tests for COVID-19—the Abbott BinaxNOW—with a highly accurate PCR test in a high-volume, ...

Mar 1, 2021

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Scientists develop vaccine strategy for urinary tract infections

Anyone who has ever developed a urinary tract infection (UTI) knows that it can be painful, pesky and persistent. UTIs have a high recurrence rate and primarily afflict women—as many as 50% of women will experience at least ...

Mar 1, 2021

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UK: Poorer nations should get 'gold-standard' COVAX vaccines

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Monday that he understood the "conundrum" faced by developing countries as they wait for vital supplies of coronavirus vaccine.

Mar 1, 2021

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Kids' mental health is still pediatricians' greatest concern, one year into pandemic

Physician Steven Shapiro chairs the pediatrics department at Abington Hospital. He's never been a therapist. Yet a big chunk of his medical practice these days is devoted to mental health issues, far more than ever before.

Mar 1, 2021

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Pfizer and AZ COVID jabs 'highly effective' in elderly: UK study

The Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines have been "highly effective" in reducing coronavirus infections and severe illness among elderly people in Britain, with a more than 80 percent reduction in hospitalisation, official ...

Mar 1, 2021

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