Is California getting tougher on health plans that participate in Medi-Cal, the state’s insurance program for low-income residents? A few weeks ago, state regulators imposed a record $55 million in fines on L.A. Care, California’s largest Medi-Cal managed-care plan, for failing to ensure adequate care and allowing treatment delays that threatened enrollees’ health. Patient advocates hope the move signals stricter […]

Clinicians and nurses in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) across Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) are the world’s first to deploy genedrive’s MT-RNR1 ID Kit, a new rapid genetic point of care test (POCT) to screen babies for the genetic variant m.1555A>G when admitted with suspected sepsis. Neonates with bacterial infections such as sepsis are routinely prescribed gentamicin, an aminoglycoside antibiotic, however, for babies […]

Compared with a placebo, the addition of the injectable cholesterol-lowering drug alirocumab to high-intensity statin treatment in patients who have had a heart attack resulted in twofold greater reductions in three key measures of plaque vulnerability that signal risk for future cardiac events, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session. The trial is […]

People who received personalized nutrition education in a series of sessions conducted at their regular grocery store significantly improved their adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session. The diet, which emphasizes vegetables, fruits and whole grains while limiting foods that are high in […]

WASHINGTON – Results from new analyses further fleshed out the potent effect by the investigational SGLT1&2 inhibitor sotagliflozin on major cardiovascular adverse events in patients with type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and at high risk for cardiovascular disease in the SCORED trial that randomized more than 10,000 patients. In prespecified, secondary analyses of the SCORED results, treatment with sotagliflozin during […]

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. When nap time rolls around, anything can break it. By that we mean a single loud sound from outside can awaken your kiddo, or even the sunlight peeking through the windows can jolt them awake — it’s a bit […]

The Queen looks 'vulnerable' says Angela Rippon We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The 77-year-old presented the two-part BBC series back in 2016 and as part […]

COVID-19 hospitalization numbers have plunged to their lowest levels since the early days of the pandemic, offering a much needed break to health care workers and patients alike following the omicron surge. The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus has fallen more than 90% in more than two months, and some hospitals are going days without a single COVID-19 […]

One of the easiest and most low-cost things you can do in this world when it comes to other people’s bodies is mind your own business. That’s the sort of 2022 etiquette lesson some people might need a reminder for after a few years of low human contact. And you can always count on Reddit’s “Am I the Asshole?” (AITA) to […]

As part of our HIMSS22 conversations surrounding the Smart Hospital, we will be guiding our audience through a tour of the transformations we’re seeing in these settings. On this podcast, buy generic lipitor without prescription i Chris Gough, General Manager Health & Life Sciences at Intel, will be discussing how virtual care is transforming patient rooms and critical care environments. […]