Summary: A massive neuroimaging meta-analysis combining 40 fMRI datasets across 2,175 participants challenges a central dogma in affective neuroscience and clinical psychology. Conducted by the international NIDER consortium across 32…
Category: Humans
1 in 4 Pennsylvanians say they paid out of pocket for their annual checkup. Why isn’t insurance covering these preventive visits?
I was teaching health economics when a student raised his hand. We were discussing the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, which requires most health plans to cover certain recommended preventive…
Plans with cheaper premiums are risky business for Americans seeking lower healthcare costs
Healthcare costs are a major concern for Americans, and health insurance premiums are a primary fuel for that anxiety. Shrinking federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans led to large…
Private equity is buying up more methadone clinics – access to the lifesaving drug isn’t getting easier
Three times a week, Amber Titus wakes up at 5 a.m. to get ready for the 45-minute drive to the methadone clinic. Titus, 38, and her husband live with their…
1,400-year-old tomb of elite toddler uncovered at Huaca de la Luna
Archaeologists in Peru have discovered an exceptionally rich 1,400-year-old tomb belonging to a child who died before reaching the age of two. Filled with dozens of ceramic offerings, including representations…
Finding the Brain’s Mood Switch in Bipolar Disorder
Summary: A multi-institutional consortium led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Stanford University, and Johns Hopkins University has received a $4.5…
What to pack in your medical kit and when to seek care for symptoms abroad
When people prepare to see a doctor before an international trip, vaccines usually dominate the conversation. And while vaccines are important, many of the health problems most likely to derail…
Where humans build, mosquitoes follow – bringing dengue, West Nile and other diseases with them
A mosquito buzzing in your backyard may seem like a minor annoyance. But these tiny insects, with their taste for human blood, are increasingly appearing in areas where they were…
2,800-year-old temple discovery points to mysterious Bronze Age rituals
Archaeologists excavating a field in Brandenburg have uncovered an extraordinary square structure dating back almost 2,800 years — and evidence suggests it may have been the setting for communal feasts,…
