New Brookings Whitepaper Examines Health Care Landscape for Older Adults
A recent whitepaper from the Brookings Centre on Health Policy identifies opportunities to enhance the provision of mental health treatment for older persons by utilising a variety of data sources.…
Where Kamala Harris stands on health care issues
Vice President Kamala Harris has already staked out health stances to the left of President Biden. She announced that she will run for the Democratic nomination following the latter's decision…
New Treatments offer much-needed hope for Patients Suffering from Chronic Pain
What is the cause of chronic pain, at the most basic level? Pain is generally the result of intricate interactions between nerves, brain processing, and tissue damage or inflammation. There…
Those summer sniffles could be COVID-19 as higher levels now detected in Pierce County
In anticipation of a COVID-19 revival, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has issued an alert. Tacoma-Pierce County Health Officer Dr. James Miller stated that "Pierce County — along with other…
Study raises hopes that shingles vaccine may delay onset of dementia
After discovering that a recently licensed shingles vaccine was associated with a significant decline in dementia diagnoses in the six years following vaccination, researchers have rekindled hope for postponing dementia.…
New study confirms mammal-to-mammal avian flu spread
According to a new study, mammal-to-mammal transmission of the avian influenza virus has occurred between cows as well as between cows and cats, raccoons, and other dairy cattle in many…
Surprise Hair Loss Breakthrough: Sugar Gel Triggers Robust Regrowth
Unintentionally, scientists have discovered a possible new cure for hereditary-patterned baldness, the most prevalent cause of hair loss in the world for both men and women. The 'deoxyribose' component of…
New study shows social media use is tied to nightmares
A new study shows that using social media during sleep is associated with worse sleep and more nightmares. It's the most recent in a line of research connecting teens' heavy…
Beware of Unusual Signs of Melanoma
The deadliest type of skin cancer, melanoma, has surged by 27% over the past ten years. According to the American Cancer Society, melanoma causes a significant number of skin cancer…
Woman who went on the lam with untreated TB is now cured
"She's cured!" Health officials in Washington state are jubilant about one particularly noteworthy resident's clean bill of health: the woman who, for more than a year, refused to be isolated…
