Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Health
03/04/2022
Single DNA Test for Over 50 Genetic Diseases Will Cut Diagnosis From Decades to Days
Validating genetic diagnosis of neurological and neuromuscular diseases using faster, smaller, cheaper sequencing technologies.
03/14/2022
Novel Malaria Treatment for Children Receives First Approval
The single-dose medication, for treatment of a particular form of malaria, is a new weapon in the war against the deadly illness.
03/16/2022
How to Avoid Surprise Bills — And the Pitfalls in the New Law
Patients are no longer required to pay for out-of-network care given without their consent when they receive treatment at hospitals covered by their health insurance since a federal law took effect at the start of this year.
03/09/2022
Video-game-based stroke therapy as effective as in-person rehab
A recent trial has found a specific type of video-game therapy is as effective as traditional methods of rehabilitation in patients recovering from a stroke.
03/17/2022
What Could Go Right? Healthier news reading habits
And, is Russian President Vladimir Putin going down?
03/06/2022
New ultrasound method as effective as MRI in diagnosing prostate cancer
Researchers in the UK have demonstrated a new kind of ultrasound scan can diagnose prostate cancer with accuracy equal to costly and time-consuming magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
03/07/2022
Delaware is shrinking racial gaps in cancer death. Its secret? Patient navigators
Sussex County, in the heart of southern Delaware's poultry farm country, is home to many people like Michelaine Estimable, a 62-year-old native of Haiti who came to work on the factory lines of a chicken-processing plant.
03/09/2022
Electric field keeps kidney cells powered up while organs are on ice
Organs soon run out of energy while they are between donor and recipient, but an electric field could keep them running and improve survival
03/10/2022
What Could Go Right? Peace is the norm
Ukraine, Russia, and the big-picture decline of war and conquest; bipartisan agreement in the US; and more
03/08/2022
Cycling Away Elderly Loneliness
With manpower from volunteer locals and funds from the Scottish government, Cycling Without Age Scotland is one project fortifying the mental health of those at high risk of loneliness: elder care residents.
03/03/2022
What Could Go Right? Defending democracy in Ukraine
Plus, the US and Pakistan are making Supreme Court history, good news for those who have had and beaten Omicron, and more
02/24/2022
