Putting patient experience at the center of care

In the rapidly changing modern healthcare environment, it is no longer tenable to collect patient feedback in an old-fashioned manner. The consumer patient of today is increasingly expecting a seamless, customer-centered approach to their care and having a good experience is key.  At the core, healthcare is an experience business and this applies to everyone in the healthcare ecosystem, be […]

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Physical Distancing Was Just Supposed to Buy Us Time. Was It Enough?

Physical (social) distancing definitely helped us get control of the coronavirus, which was spreading rapidly throughout March. But alone it wasn’t enough to bring transmission to a halt. The new data demonstrate that physical distancing shouldn’t be relaxed unless a substantial decrease in daily cases of COVID-19 has been observed. All but three states, which saw the slowest transmission of […]

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Vitamin B12 deficiency: The worrying sign which lies in your hair signalling a deficiency

Vitamin B12 is a cofactor involved in essential body processes including cellular metabolism, DNA replication and red blood cell formation. Having a deficiency in the vitamin could cause a range of symptoms and even disorders. Noticing this sign in your hair could mean you’re lacking in the essential vitamin. READ MORE Hair loss treatment: An oil to help with hair […]

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Early Results from Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Show Promising Immune Response

A biotech company in Massachusetts is sharing some positive news about a promising coronavirus vaccine. Releasing preliminary data from its Stage 1 trials, Moderna, Inc. announced on Monday that 8 participants who had received two doses of the vaccine had developed “neutralizing antibodies” that were at the same, or higher, level than in people who had previously recovered from COVID-19. […]

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Cancer researchers locate drivers of tumor resistance

Cancer biologists at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, have identified important drivers that enable tumors to change their behavior and evade anticancer therapies. By studying tumors in cell lines, mice and human samples, the team documented genetic signals that promote the conversion of cancer cells from one stage to another. The journal Nature […]

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Coronavirus vaccine: Scientists discover antibodies which could help prevent COVID-19

Antibodies were discovered in the blood of a recovered COVID-19 patient which worked by blocking the pathogen from binding to the ACE2 receptor. The distinct antibodies known as H4 and B38 helped to prevent SARS-CoV-2 which is the virus which causes COVID-19 and prevents it from latching on to uninfected cells. The ground-breaking discovery could be used to develop an […]

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Scientists identify promising immunotherapy combination for pediatric brain cancer

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have discovered that combining immunotherapy with a drug called tumor necrosis factor (TNF) eradicated a deadly type of pediatric brain tumor in mice. The discovery, published in Nature Neuroscience, is expected to lead to a clinical trial to test the benefits of the treatment in patients. The findings also hold implications for other cancers that […]

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More must be done to fight bogus COVID-19 cure claims

Fake and bogus cure claims are a longstanding, but neglected public health problem. Throughout recorded history, plagues have inspired anxiety and desperation. Time and again, this public nervousness has proved a fertile ground for false cures and claimants to thrive. In this sense, recent claims of COVID-19 cures and antidotes are no exception. During the Spanish flu, cure claims generated […]

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