Biden Administration Bars Medical Debt From Credit Scores
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday issued new regulations barring medical debts from American credit reports, enacting a...
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An Arm and a Leg: A Listener Fighting the Good Fight
Joey Ballard is an internal medicine resident at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He wrote to “An Arm and a Leg”...
La salud, un proyecto inconcluso del gobernador de California
SACRAMENTO, California.— Seis años después de asumir el cargo prometiendo ser el “gobernador de la salud” de California, el demócrata...
Lipid Anchors Hold Key to Preventing Protein Aggregation in Prion Diseases
A lipid anchor on nerve cell membranes stabilizes prion proteins (PrPC) and prevents their pathological aggregation into forms linked to...
Health Insurers Limit Coverage of Prosthetic Limbs, Questioning Their Medical Necessity
When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs....
Halton Healthcare begins writing prescriptions for nature for patients
PaRx is an initiative of the BC Parks Foundation and bills itself as 'Canada's national, evidence-based nature prescription program' on...
Ketamine Offers Hope for Parkinson’s Treatment-Linked Dyskinesia
Researchers have uncovered a new understanding of levodopa-induced dyskinesia, a common side effect in Parkinson’s patients, revealing that the motor...
Link Between Cold Sore Herpes Virus and Alzheimer’s Discovered
Researchers discovered a connection between Alzheimer’s disease and herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), suggesting viral infections may contribute to neurodegeneration. The...
Revolutionizing Brain Diagnostics with Light and AI
A new "molecular lantern" technique allows researchers to monitor molecular changes in the brain non-invasively using a thin light-emitting probe....
In Year 7, ‘Bill of the Month’ Gives Patients a Voice
In 2024, our nationwide team of gumshoes set out to answer your most pressing questions about medical bills, such as:...
