Not all SARS-CoV-2 infections are created equal. We have learned this through multiple virus waves are taking their toll on the world's population. Improving vaccines and new anti-viral therapies that target distinct viral molecules (antigens) and the changes they undergo over time have helped to soften this blow. However, to control the disease even better […]

Youth binge drinkers show alterations in the gut microbiome, a new study finds. The study of young people, conducted by researchers at APC Microbiome Ireland, based at University College Cork (UCC), found that alterations in the gut microbiome, microorganisms that live in the human digestive system and affect health, are linked with the common practice […]

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Having more than one type of income stream — in particular, a source of passive income — can provide protection in a difficult market and might even help ease the productivity pressures from your job. “It’s always nice to have multiple sources of income, so you’re not dependent on one thing,” says Nisha Mehta, a […]

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The US Food and Drug Administration approved the first oral treatment for anemia on February 1, specifying that daprodustat (Jesduvroq) was labeled for anemia caused by chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults who have been on dialysis for at least 4 months. In announcing this, the FDA’s statement highlighted that daprodustat is not approved for […]

A multidisciplinary group at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, developed a decision guide to provide healthcare teams with specific guidelines for swallowing care after extubation. The decision guide standardizes the process for clinicians to determine which recently extubated patients required further swallowing assessment by an appropriate professional. As the only Level 1 […]

Physician turnover is disruptive to patients and costly to health care facilities and physicians alike. In a new study, Yale researchers have used machine learning to reveal the factors—including the length of a physician’s tenure, their age, and the complexity of their cases—that can increase the risks of such turnover. Evaluating data from a large […]

Recent advances in newborn heart surgery have greatly reduced brain injuries in infants with congenital heart disease, according to a 20-year study by scientists at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals and British Columbia Children's Hospital (BCCH). The study, begun in 2001 and published this month in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, analyzed brain […]