By Michelle Andrews Monday, March 06, 2023 (Kaiser News) — When the covid-19 pandemic swept the country in early 2020 and emptied doctors’ offices nationwide, telemedicine was suddenly thrust into the spotlight. Patients and their physicians turned to virtual visits…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, March 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An injection that relieves low back pain by helping damaged spinal discs regenerate appears to have sustained benefits, new clinical trial data show. Most patients who received an…
“You gotta look for the good in the bad, the happy in the sad, the gain in your pain, and what makes you grateful, not hateful.” ~Karen Salmansohn The 2010 decade was difficult for me. Hardly a year went by…
March 6, 2023 — More than 80% of U.S. adults with type 2 diabetes meet the criteria to use new treatment drugs, such as semaglutide, which is marketed as Ozempic, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal…
March 6, 2023 — The impact of long COVID – and its sometimes-disabling symptoms that can persist for more than a year — has worsened health care’s already severe workforce shortage. Hospitals have turned to training programs, traveling nurses, and emergency…
THCB Gang Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) on #THCBGang on Thursday March 2 at 1PM PT 4PM ET are DiME CEO, & Olympic rower for 2 countries Jennifer Goldsack, (@GoldsackJen); writer Kim Bellard (@kimbbellard); benefits expert Jennifer Benz (@Jenbenz); and Suntra…
BY MIKE MAGEE Medicine does not exist in a vacuum. The trusting relationships that underpin it function within an ever-changing environment of shifting social determinants. This is not new, nor surprising. Consider for example the results of their 1851 survey…
Overactive bladder (OAB) is an umbrella term for several urinary symptoms. The most common symptom is a sudden urge to urinate that you can’t control. Other symptoms include leaking urine, frequent urination, and waking up at night to urinate. OAB…
“I lay my head upon his chest, and I was with my boy again. I spent so long in darkness I never thought the night would end. But somehow Grace has found me…and I had to let him in.” ~From…
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Following a healthy plant-based diet after a diagnosis of prostate cancer may help prevent the disease from progressing or recurring, a new study suggests. Men who ate a…
