(HealthDay)—Following continued reports of a rare but life-threatening clotting condition linked to the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, a federal advisory panel will meet Thursday to once again weigh the safety of the shot. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which makes vaccine recommendations to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is […]

Photo: Caravan Health Value-based care continues to take root in healthcare. It’s clear the future of reimbursement will at minimum include a heaping portion of providers being paid for value as opposed to volume. This is why, as the new year approaches, Healthcare IT News has sat down with an expert in value-based care to […]

A long, long time ago, the BCG vaccine was approved for use against tuberculosis (TB), and it’s still given to infants today. For generations, the vaccine has saved lives and prevented untold suffering. And yet TB still kills around 1.5 million people every year. The problem is that the BCG vaccine was the first—and the […]

(HealthDay)—Sacral insufficiency fracture (SIF) more often occurs contralateral to total hip arthroplasty (THA) rather than ipsilateral to THA, according to a study published online Nov. 22 in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. Isabel Graul, M.D., from the University of Jena in Eisenberg, Germany, and colleagues conducted a retrospective study involving 171 patients with […]

COVID-19 pandemic disrupts health services worldwide New evidence compiled by the World Health Organization and the World Bank shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage. The organizations also reveal that more than half a billion people are being pushed into extreme poverty because they […]

COVID-19 vaccine mandates, whether from governments, employers, schools or the restaurant around the corner, are controversial. Requiring a vaccine to enter a workplace, board a plane or eat at a restaurant is, for some Canadians, a fundamental violation of their individual liberty and autonomy, especially over their bodies. For others, vaccines raise concerns about potential […]

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New Down's Syndrome test on NHS 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 Down’s Syndrome is a condition that occurs when you’re […]

Treating bacterial infections associated with orthopedic implants has often been a case of too little, too late. The traditional therapy has been a combination of prolonged antibiotics, including rifampin, a 50-year-old drug that has been a staple in the global fight against tuberculosis and other bacterial diseases. However, the inability to determine how much rifampin […]

The brain is indeed a target for treating ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered. This flips a long-standing belief that the disease starts in the spinal motor neurons and any therapy would need to target the spine as the key focus. A new Northwestern study shows the degeneration of brain motor neurons […]