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The reactivation of herpes simplex virus (HSV-1, not only herpes zoster) may be tied to accelerated aging and dementia, and account in part for the mechanism of Shingrix vaccine''s protection @WIRED https://t.co/iKF1JcYSu0
Evotec, Vistagen lay off staff; Immutep shares collapse on study failure https://t.co/OikmCdJ6sg $EVO $VTGN $IMMP - 81% $RARE $ATRA
Merkel cell carcinoma log, day #594. Yesterday, I was at Dana-Farber for my first infusion of avelumab in more than 3 months. Aside from two botched blood tests — the buzz is the blood tests are being done with recently...
On @fox5ny with @stevelacy and natashacurrytv discussing the very real connection between sleep apnea and heart disease. There may be a drug therapy on the horizon to free us of the clap machine. @helloheartapp @morehouseschoolofmedicine mag1849_ medical_association_of_atlanta
“We’re just kind of done with the vaccine issue,” said one White House official. “We’ve done what we want to do on the vaccine front.” On the future of the MAGA-MAHA alliance, w/ @ChelseaCirruzzo https://t.co/g6goE2TC6e
The Coronary Artery Calcium Scan - The Heart Disease Test You've Never Heard Of There's a 5-minute heart scan… No needles. No treadmill. No contrast dye. And it predicts heart attack risk better than cholesterol alone. https://youtu.be/XVNLubDAE-M
On the clock: The White House has until 3/25 to nominate a new #CDC director. The Federal Vacancies Reform Act states a job like CDC director can only be filled on an acting basis for 210 days from the creation...
Spending on healthcare services is up 7.9% year over year, far higher than the inflation rate reported in the CPI https://t.co/Mt0STaWkJz
The average woman waits 7 years to be diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. The average man waits 3. Why?
What happens when Kennedy's MAHA base's hunger for further dismantling of vaccination policy is at odds with the White House's midterm election strategy? We may be about to find out, @_daniel_payne & @ChelseaCirruzzo report. https://t.co/uiTS6XJgP0
White House says it’s ‘done’ with vaccines. MAHA begs to differ https://t.co/atqj3ymMqe via @_daniel_payne @ChelseaCirruzzo
I teach medical students that fatty liver disease (MASLD) affects 1 in 3 adults and has limited approved drug treatments. That may be changing. Hebrew University researchers found CBD and CBG -- two non-psychoactive cannabis compounds -- reversed fatty liver in mice...
The numbers defining US healthcare. 11 years & $300,000 for an MD. 30 minutes & $38 for an insurance license. Primary care handles 90% of issues but gets only 5% of total healthcare spending. Who is wrong? We discuss the low value placed on...
#GSK Arexvy RSV Vaccine approved by US FDA with a wider indication for Adults aged 18 to 49 who are at increased risk of Lower Respiratory Tract Disease caused by RSV.
Heat therapy activates proteins that repair cells and protect the heart [PODCAST] http://dlvr.it/TRSXny Podcast #PrimaryCare
The 9 laws of health care quality: Why metrics miss the point http://dlvr.it/TRSXmd Physician #Psychiatry
In my quest for a great over-the-counter hearing aid, this time I checked out the Cearvol Wave Lite OTC Hearing Aids Earbuds. Very nice design and good functionality, but a few quirks, as I explain... https://t.co/LN8dPaWmTO #hearingaids #audiology #hearing @cearvolhearing...
I think it's interesting that Massachusetts is No 1 here overall, but ranks near the bottom on several measures of care for adults age 65 and older, including preventable hospitalizations and hospital readmissions. #aging #healthyaging https://t.co/gvWBQt2IBZ
Medicine evolves when someone documents what the system missed. Women’s biology has been waiting for that documentation for a long time. So I’m curious: Where did medicine miss your story? • Were your symptoms dismissed as stress or anxiety? • Were you offered antidepressants before...
Scoop: Qualified Health, a health care AI evaluation and implementation startup, is raising around $100M in Series A funds from investors including NEA and SignalFire, sources tell me. https://t.co/F3fDXuYWTo
Please join me. I'm going to talk the talk - from the lens of a Cardiologist.
The GLP-1 era demands smart decisions on access, cost, and outcomes—now. At Omada, we're simplifying cardiometabolic care for a new era with over a decade of between-visit care innovation guiding us. Learn more: https://t.co/7r5KAZbx7f https://t.co/k7Sc7JloKZ
Congressional advisers call to rein in Medicare Advantage spending amid industry pressure https://t.co/15NkEfHtqV via @bobjherman @statnews
12March: Which sites is @Evotec shutting down as part of its latest restructuring effort--and which sites will the company keep open? Read about $EVT / $EVO's "Horizon" initiative in my latest for @GENbio: https://t.co/owxn9Far1Y
If marketing only gets called after the portal launches and the job posts go live… you’re already too late. Sean Fitzpatrick explains why healthcare marketing should be an operations partner—not a finishing touch.👇 https://t.co/7OCnGd7vE8 @overit #HospitalMarketingLeaders
Doing some reading ahead of the next wave of $WVE INHBE "body composition" 🙄 data, smirking at the Jefferies analyst set up, which basically frames 6-month data as a win-win-win for the stock price. His "bear case" "Bear case would still...
The right med spa platform can improve bookings, streamline ops, and support growth across multiple locations. Here’s how today’s top platforms stack up: https://t.co/KqeNCzTGNM #Meevo @AestheticsPro2 @mangomint @Vagaro #medspa #HITSM
The healthcare AI landscape gets more dynamic and interesting each day. My conversation with @royperlis, Harvard/MGH prof and AI editor @JAMA_current, on where the field is today, implications for doctors and med education, and more. https://t.co/RFGoldtuXa
#WhatsNext? Slime #Robots. Could be responsible for advances in #MedTech #Healthcare and #Manufacturing and more. #Robotics https://t.co/kuuATvv0Bo
🆕 @ScienceMagazine An exciting new approach vs pancreatic cancer: "cancer interception" Considered ubiquitous, the pancreas in healthy adults has hundreds of PanINs of microscopic premalignant cancer that can be regressed in the experimental model https://t.co/erVtthSMjS https://t.co/2xHIYdIPrx
New: AI isn't lifting all boats equally in health care. At times, it might be making things worse. https://t.co/IWDP3rnJ9P
Envision the future of medicine at #vMed26. AI. VR. Digital health. Meet the people who are building what comes next. You won’t want to miss it. March 25–26 | Los Angeles https://t.co/pRyUSN3mAK https://t.co/83MyCFGkCc
Wow. United Health has just revealed that their claims department is run by one employee. He logs into MS Dos in the morning and reads through every claim, line-by-line. He then types each response manually on a type writer and faxes...
"Amid soaring prices and dwindling trust in the industry, patients are becoming more open ot alternative ways of getting the care they need. Meanwhile, advances in AI are improving access to medical information and regulators are becoming friendlier to newcomers. At...
In Public Health Action Network we’re about to go through an internal expert review process to choose how to focus our efforts over the next few years. We’ll be deciding, how can we, as a small non-profit, most effectively reduce...
Low-dose rapamycin alleviates clinical symptoms of fatigue and PEM in ME/CFS patients via improvement of autophagy: a pilot study Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex, multisystem disorder characterized by profound fatigue… 👉 “Low-dose rapamycin effectively reduced PEM and other key...
Infinite mental health services affordable @Limbic_ai. Key finding in Nature Medicine: https://t.co/ga8xxjSzor Limbic Layer™ turns any frontier LLM into a behavioral health specialist, improving therapeutic performance (as judged by other therapists), patient experience, and clinical outcomes. 75% of Limbic's...
Our new self-serve EHR integrations help clinics get set up on our clinical AI platform in minutes. Giving Glass awareness of patient context hugely increases the accuracy and utility of AI ambient insights, differentials, plans, and documentation. Available now at...
I love the longevity proponents on X But we WON'T get true longevity therapeutics if we don't reform the FDA or find a way around them. The FDA is still a quagmire of regulatory rot that has to be reformed to get...
physicians need a robust way to evaluate vendors in healthcare there is a solution ! https://t.co/eRtOKAFj0e
South Korean researchers built a paper-thin robot that squeezes through 3mm gaps and lifts 70x (!) its weight. The flexible robotic "sheet" mimicks myosin, the protein that powers muscle contractions in your body. Inside the sheet are dozens of microscopic air chambers...
Can't hear everyone in a meeting or while at the sports bar? Might be time to consider a discrete hearing aid. I check out two, the Flysound Premium OTC Hearing Aids Models H8 & H9. Same tech, different designs: https://t.co/1J3G3Zm7U4...
Lilly warns GLP-1 knockoffs may be ‘dangerous,’ escalating war with compounders https://t.co/XOKLqIzAES @ByJonGardner $LLY $NVO #obesity
“Across the country,” writes Olivia Walton, “mothers are dying at rates that would have shocked our grandmothers.” Walton, the founder and CEO of Ingeborg Investments and Ingeborg Initiatives, lays out a call to action to stop what she rightly calls...
What is the significance of microbes in tumors, a field mired in controversy? https://t.co/D5sHkLLsrT https://t.co/ntGLlke4iC
A deadline is looming for the Trump administration. If it wants to be able to have an acting director at #CDC it must nominate a director candidate by March 25. Complicated situation laid out in this piece written before Jay...
Too many physicians who aren't psychiatrists think "they know best" when it comes to psychiatric medications. Nothing could be further from the truth. Or more potentially dangerous for the patient who encounters one of these dung holes.
RFK Jr is trying to get 14 peptides, without data on safety or efficacy, licensed and approved by FDA. His favorite is BPC-157. "Only three small human studies of BPC-157 exist, for instance, the largest of which is a telephone...
Yup, as Dr Bernie says, public health is not a zero-sum game, need a focus on women's AND men's health/ Momentum builds for a federal office of men’s health focused on disease prevention https://t.co/ONPLMEzKWv via @statnews https://t.co/ASKuoMrJSO
Such a dismal conclusion. Taking on debt, skipping meals, delaying retirement, etc, etc, in order to cover healthcare costs. When does America come to grips with healthcare costs? Something has to give. https://t.co/L48u4W2CDG
