Where AI will impact healthcare in 2024
In 2024, experts predict that AI will continue to have a significant impact on healthcare. Neil Patel of Redesign Health sees organizations developing AI strategies independent of a single platform.…
In New Year, All Immigrants in California May Qualify for Medicaid Regardless of Legal Status
Milagro, a Peruvian immigrant in California, has had limited access to health care due to her immigration status. Newly expanded Medi-Cal coverage will soon provide her and other immigrants with…
ZimVie receives FDA clearance for spinal fixation system with navigation from Brainlab
ZimVie Inc. has announced FDA clearance of its spinal fixation system and instruments for use with the spine and trauma navigation system from Brainlab. The combination of the Vital spinal…
Grail spinoff by Illumina should end disastrous merger attempt
Illumina, the leading maker of DNA sequencing machines, has announced that it will divest Grail, the developer of a multi-cancer screening test, due to objections from regulators in the U.S.…
Nature prescribing
Some text was accidentally removed from the end of the third paragraph during the final stages of processing an article by Ruth Garside and colleagues (BMJ 2023;383:p2745; doi:10.1136/bmj.p2745). The online version…
More patience, less time on phones
In a study from the University of Michigan Health, parents share different ways they support their kids in their goals. Among many parents' top resolutions for the New Year are…
New study shows XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine significantly reduces hospitalizations and ICU admissions in older adults
A recent study in the Netherlands evaluated the effectiveness of the XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine in reducing hospitalizations and ICU admissions among previously vaccinated adults aged 60 and over from October…
Should You or Shouldn’t You?
Coughs are responsible for sending over 30 million people to doctor's offices every year and are the most common medical symptom in the United States. Despite this, medication does not…
Pregnancy Safe After BRCA-Mutated Breast Cancer
New research presented at the 2023 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium suggests that young women with BRCA-mutated breast cancer can become pregnant and carry a healthy baby to term without…
Millions Infected Worldwide As Rising Temperatures Cause Virus To Flare
"2023 has seen the most dengue cases in recorded history, primarily in the Western Hemisphere with around five million infections and 5,500 deaths, the highest since 1980. The surge in…