Experiencing Sacred Moments Is Common for Internal Medicine Doctors
2025-06-05
Only 4.5 percent often or always discuss these experiences with colleagues; discussion linked to lower odds of burnoutContinue Reading
New Sugar-Based Test Can Suss Out Snake Venoms
2025-06-05
THURSDAY, June 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Sweet! Synthetic sugars could be key to sussing out what type of snake venom is threatening a person’s life, researchers say. Specifically, researchers have developed a way to use these sugars to detect the venom of the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, according to aContinue Reading
Dr. Robert Jarvik, Inventor of First Human Artificial Heart, Dies at 79
2025-05-30
FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Robert Jarvik, the man behind the world’s first permanent artificial heart used in a human, has died. He was 79, The New York Times reported. His wife, writer Marilyn vos Savant, said he died Monday at their home in Manhattan due toContinue Reading
Military Service Might Protect Against Depression
2025-05-30
FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The mentally scarred, deeply depressed combat veteran is an indelible stereotype promoted by movies and TV. The post-traumatic stress and despair that some suffer following military deployment have prompted concerns that service members are highly vulnerable to depression. However, the opposite might beContinue Reading
RFK Jr. May Block Government Scientists From Publishing in Top Medical Journals
2025-05-29
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week that he may no longer allow government scientists to publish research in top medical journals. Kennedy made the statement on a podcast called The Ultimate Human where he called theContinue Reading
U.S. Ends $600M Moderna Bird Flu Vaccine Contract
2025-05-29
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government has canceled a $600 million contract with Moderna to develop a vaccine for bird flu and other dangerous flu strains, raising concern among experts. The deal, forged under the Biden administration, aimed to prepare for future flu pandemics by fundingContinue Reading
Helmets Save Lives, Head-To-Head Motorcycle Study Finds
2025-05-28
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Motorcycle helmet laws save lives and prevent many severe injuries, according to a new head-to-head study comparing two states. North Carolina mandates helmets for all motorcyclists, while South Carolina only requires riders younger than 21 to wear them, researchers said. As a result,Continue Reading
New Electrode Design Might Help Spasms, Pain, Paralysis
2025-05-28
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A grid of electrodes slapped on a person’s back might soon be able to help treat pain, spasms and paralysis, a new study says. The electrodes deliver enough low-voltage electrical stimulation through the skin to change the short-term function of nerves in theContinue Reading
NIH Director’s COVID Comments Spark Staff Walkout
2025-05-27
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dozens of staff at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) walked out of a recent town hall meeting after Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya suggested the agency may have helped fund research that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. The protest happened roughly 27 minutesContinue Reading
NIH Scientists Still Face Layoffs Despite RFK Jr.’s Reassurances
2025-05-20
TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Some of the nation’s top brain researchers are still facing layoffs, even after U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said no working scientists would be cut. Last month, scientists at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeContinue Reading