Credit: CC0 Public Domain Arizona health officials are reporting an increase in hantavirus infections, which are spread by rodents and can cause severe respiratory illness. In a recent health alert,…
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Xylazine wounds are a growing crisis among drug users in Philly − a nurse explains potential causes and proper treatment
Warning: This article contains graphic images. Xylazine or “tranq” wounds – characterized by deep pockets of dead tissue – have become increasingly visible in Philadelphia among people who use drugs.…
Cancer costs for Americans with private health insurance rose after the ACA rollout and fell for those with Medicaid
Low-income Americans ages 18 to 64 with cancer saved about US$1,250 per year on treatment within seven years of the 2014 rollout of the Affordable Care Act, according to my…
AI-Powered Robot Aims To Reduce Cost of E-Commerce Deliveries
With the announcement on Tuesday of its low-cost, on-road delivery robot, a San Francisco Bay Area startup believes it has the solution to the high cost of delivering products ordered…
An optical lattice clock based on strontium atoms achieves unprecedented accuracy
An image of the larger system, showing the necessary optics, vacuum components, and control systems to create the most accurate clock. Credit: Kyungtae Kim at JILA Researchers at the Ye…
UAE’s ALTÉRRA invests in fund backing gas despite climate pledge
A BlackRock fund backed by the “landmark” climate vehicle invested in a US gas pipeline four months after its launch at COP28 As world leaders gathered in Dubai at the…
Botox could make walking easier in children with cerebral palsy
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A randomized clinical trial published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology has assessed whether injections of botulinumtoxin-A in calf muscles benefit children with cerebral palsy. “We…
Viewpoint: How to best regulate chemicals? ‘Precautions employed to regulate tiny, sometimes nonexistent risks can cause real harm’
For virtually everything in life, we face decisions about whether we should “sweat the small stuff.” No doubt, most may have encountered a boss who micromanages us with useless reports…
New guidance for clinicians and departments
Credit: CC0 Public Domain New guidance on peri-operative care of transgender and gender-diverse individuals is published in Anaesthesia to guide best practice to ensure the safety and dignity of transgender…
