“Mr. and Mrs. Smith, we finally have an answer for you.” The couple, whose real names we are protecting for privacy, looked at me anxiously. I...
Every year, around 12,000 men in the UK die from prostate cancer, but many more die with prostate cancer than from it. So knowing whether the...
There has been a sharp increase in severe hepatitis cases among children under ten in the UK over recent months. The UK Health Security Agency has...
Despite all the attention on COVID-19, heart disease remains one of the biggest health threats. Indeed, many people have not taken care of their heart health...
Indigenous people in Australia experience three times more vision loss than non-Indigenous people, creating a concerning gap for vision. Much of this is due to diabetic...
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea When children get health insurance through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance...
It seems every few weeks we hear about a new COVID variant, and it’s hard to know how concerned we ought to be. A “recombinant” variant...
With yet another COVID-19 booster available for vulnerable populations in the U.S., many people find themselves wondering what the end game will be. The mRNA vaccines...
Rashes can be thought of as a dysfunctional community of skin cells. Your skin harbors dozens of distinct cell types, including those that form blood vessels,...
Medicare finalized its decision to restrict its coverage of Aduhelm, Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s disease drug, on April 8, 2022. The decision means only patients who have...