The anti-amyloid agent lecanemab (Leqembi, Eisai) and associated ancillary services could add an estimated $2 to $5 billion annually to Medicare spending, with substantial out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries who don’t have supplemental coverage, a new cost analysis suggests. “These additional costs could strain the Medicare program and its beneficiaries, who may face rising premiums to help Medicare pay for […]

Febrile infants aged 8 to 60 days old who test positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have a low prevalence of urinary tract infection (UTI), bacteremia, and bacterial meningitis, according to a study published online May 12 in JAMA Network Open. Paul L. Aronson, M.D., from the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, and colleagues […]

Welcome to Better Sex With Dr. Lexx, a monthly column where sex therapist, educator and consultant Dr. Lexx Brown-James shares expertise, advice and wisdom about sex, relationships and more. Approaching education about sex as a life-long endeavor — “from womb to tomb” — Dr. Lexx (AKA The #CouplesClinician) is your guide to the shame-free, medically accurate, inclusive and comprehensive conversations for you, your […]

Athletes from less affluent countries need more education on health to prevent injuries during hard training. But, paradoxically, more knowledge can also increase the risk of injury if there is no access to medically trained expertise. This is the conclusion of researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, in a new study on inequality in athletics. “There were astronomical differences in support […]

More than 7,000 pedestrians were killed in the United States because of crashes involving motor vehicles in 2020, which is about one death every 75 minutes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Part of this issue can be attributed to excessive smartphone-related distractions. To mitigate these statistics on campus, researchers at the University of Alabama Birmingham developed […]

New research has identified the month when people have the strongest suicidal thoughts, and that these thoughts occur a few months before the peak of suicide behaviors in spring/early summer. It also showed the daily peak in suicidal thought is between 4-5 a.m. Most people assume suicide rates will be highest in winter, yet spring/early summer is when suicidal behaviors […]

Brain tumour: Cancer Research UK on 'different types' in 2017 A died-of-two died aged just 47 after the “odd headache” turned out to be caused by an aggressive brain tumour. Peter Smallbone, from Birmingham, died in July last year, 15 months after his devastating diagnosis. The former councillor had been suffering from the “odd headache” – which he was told […]

The Brink: The public health emergency declaration meant easier access to COVID tests, vaccines, and treatments. What are the main impacts of it ending? Who’s going to be most affected by this? Is there going to be an unequal impact? Massachusetts is also ending mask requirements in healthcare settings and most hospitals have said they’ll follow suit. Even if masking […]

Whenever there’s a major red carpet event like the Academy Awards, the Grammys, or the Academy of Country Music Awards, there’s always a pattern on the carpet. Sometimes, most of the guests arrive in the same color, or a monochromatic type of style, but this time, the pattern has nothing to do with the red carpet fashion. For this year’s […]

(Reuters) – Neurologic complications of Lyme disease such as hand and feet numbness and pain that do not resolve with treatment may be due to an exaggerated immune response rather than the infection itself, a study published on Wednesday suggests. Researchers found that Lyme disease patients with persistent central nervous system problems have high blood levels of interferon alpha, an […]