Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has laid out her legislative plans to tackle numerous health care issues. As the Associated Press reports, priorities include holding hearings on “Medicare for all” and bolstering the financial aid available to families purchasing health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare). Another priority is reducing the… Read More »
As all researchers know, science is a grinding parade of failure and dead ends. But as we’ve often written, news release writers sometimes seem hell-bent on making the public believe otherwise. Like expert makeup artists, they can add sparkle to lackluster findings, mask blemishes in study designs, and smooth over unimpressive data. One thing I… Read More »
Dive Brief: American Well on Tuesday launched a new acute care telehealth cart to connect patients and care teams to remote specialists. The American Well 760 Cart is designed for health systems performing telemedicine via the company’s software or an existing Cisco infrastructure. Features include a touch panel and 20x zoom to increase image clarity,… Read More »
Silencing brain cells in mice can make them no longer care about pain Eva Mueller/Getty By Sam Wong Pain doesn’t have to be painful. That’s the conclusion of a study that identified a set of nerve cells that add emotional content to pain signals in the brains of mice. The discovery could lead to new… Read More »
For award-winning journalist Mara Schiavocampo, the journey to losing 90 pounds began with confronting the truth and writing a single list. (photos courtesy of Mara Schiavocampo.) It’s often said that the journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step. For me, the journey to losing 90 pounds began with a single list. I remember… Read More »