As part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposed rules this week around Medicare fee-for-service payment rates and policies for hospitals and long-term facilities – changes that could boost FY 2022 hospital payments by $2.8% – there are several provisions focused on technology, information exchange and patient access. WHY IT MATTERS Most notably, there are a series of […]
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Back at it! New moms Stassi Schroeder and Lala Kent documented their girls’ night out with Katie Maloney on Wednesday, April 28. Beach Baby! See Stassi Schroeder’s Sweetest Shots With Daughter Hartford “Mama’s first girls’ night out,” the Next Level Basic author, 32, captioned an Instagram Story mirror selfie. “Easing back into that OOTD life.” The Louisiana native rocked a […]
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At-home strength training workouts call for effective, equipment-free, bodyweight exercises. Here, fitness experts share the top five moves you should try. When the pandemic began, we had to pivot our exercise routines away from the gyms and classes we’d become accustomed to. Home workouts that we could complete easily, without equipment or weights and in our lunch breaks became the […]
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India is caught in the throes of a ferocious second wave of coronavirus, with the nation’s health authority reporting 360,960 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday alone, the seventh consecutive day with over 300,000 new infections. “The exponential growth that we’ve seen in case numbers is really, truly astonishing,” Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 technical lead, said during […]
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Diabetes expert reveals rise of cases in children during pandemic When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. For a person […]
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Less than one percent of people in the United States use kratom, a plant-based substance commonly used to manage pain and opioid withdrawal, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. However, the use of kratom—which is legal but carries the risk of addiction and harmful side effects—is more prevalent among people who use other drugs, […]
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A genetically encoded sensor to detect hallucinogenic compounds has been developed by researchers at the University of California, Davis. Named psychLight, the sensor could be used in discovering new treatments for mental illness, in neuroscience research and to detect drugs of abuse. The work is published April 28 in the journal Cell. Compounds related to psychedelic drugs such as LSD […]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by slowness of movement and tremors, which often appear asymmetrically in patients. The new model of PD described in this review article published in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease may explain these perplexing asymmetrical motor symptoms and other known variations such as different degrees of constipation and sleep disorders. PD is a heterogenous disorder. Symptoms […]
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When it comes to spending time outdoors, tennis players tend to dominate the field. With matches ranging anywhere from one to six hours, having to endure the physical strain of competition under the watchful glare of an unrelenting sun seems to be a requirement of the sport. Not surprisingly, sunscreen is a must. Though a common myth suggests that those […]
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A new smell test developed by Queen Mary University of London researchers has been found to be easy to use in patients with Parkinson’s disease, and could also be helpful in diagnosing COVID-19 in the broader population. Smell tests have the potential to support the diagnosis of certain neurological conditions, including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Unfortunately, these tests are not widely […]
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