The COVID-19 pandemic has cost California's public and private insurers an estimated $2.4 billion dollars in testing and treatment—about six times the annual cost to treat seasonal influenza in the state, according to a ...
Jun 26, 2020
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Cass Smith-Collins jumped through hoops to get the surgery that would match his chest to his gender.
May 10, 2024
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The U.S. continues to look at the use and regulation of phthalates, which have been associated with health problems. Of particular concern is the safety of these plastic additives to children. A new study aims to improve ...
Dec 17, 2014
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A study of more than 8,000 comprehensively characterized Medicare beneficiaries has found that the addition of self-reported functional impairments and physical frailty to claims-based measures of multi-morbidity and frailty ...
Apr 3, 2023
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(AP) -- China's State Food and Drug Administration has suspended the sale of 13 drugs that it says are believed to have been made with capsules that contain excessive chromium.
Apr 16, 2012
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Despite only limited evidence that fertility add-ons increase the odds of having a baby, the majority of women (82%) have used one or more of these treatments as part of their IVF.
Jul 1, 2021
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A review of published research found no clear advantage to surgery with existing robotic platforms, which are costly and increase operation duration. The authors suggest that with refinement, competition, and cost reduction, ...
Jun 29, 2021
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Research by Müller et al published in Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A examines chemical leaching into coffee from filter coffee machines and electric kettles. The alarming results suggest that caffeine consumption ...
Nov 17, 2015
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(HealthDay)—For healthy long-term multifocal wearers, intermediate addition progression-addition lenses (PALs) are associated with similar gait safety as distance single-vision spectacles, with improved ability to "spot ...
Jan 4, 2016
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New therapies for early Alzheimer's disease, monoclonal antibodies that remove amyloid-β plaques in the brain, are bringing hope to people whose lives have been affected by the disease. To help neurologists discuss these ...
Jul 27, 2023
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