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Worried about health insurance costs? There may be cheaper options—but with trade-offs

Worried about health insurance costs? There may be cheaper options—but with trade-offs

by Julie Appleby, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there's still time left to enroll for 2026. But premium incre

Worried about health insurance costs? There may be cheaper options—but with trade-offs

by Julie Appleby, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there's still time left to enroll for 2026. But premium incre
Tailoring and teamwork help hospitals reduce wasteful pre-surgery testing

Tailoring and teamwork help hospitals reduce wasteful pre-surgery testing

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEvery day, patients with an upcoming operation roll up their sleeves for blood tests or get heart and lung tests and scans.But in many cases,

Tailoring and teamwork help hospitals reduce wasteful pre-surgery testing

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEvery day, patients with an upcoming operation roll up their sleeves for blood tests or get heart and lung tests and scans.But in many cases,
Housing type linked to cardiovascular death risk in older adults

Housing type linked to cardiovascular death risk in older adults

byInstitute of Science TokyoA 6-year cohort study conducted by researchers from Japan, comprising nearly 39,000 older adults found that people living in rental flats and owner-occupied detached houses

Housing type linked to cardiovascular death risk in older adults

byInstitute of Science TokyoA 6-year cohort study conducted by researchers from Japan, comprising nearly 39,000 older adults found that people living in rental flats and owner-occupied detached houses
Palliative care and hospice poll reveals major gaps

Palliative care and hospice poll reveals major gaps

byUniversity of MichiganFindings from the National Poll on Healthy Aging about the awareness of, and interest in, palliative care and hospice among adults age 50 and over. Credit: University of Michig

Palliative care and hospice poll reveals major gaps

byUniversity of MichiganFindings from the National Poll on Healthy Aging about the awareness of, and interest in, palliative care and hospice among adults age 50 and over. Credit: University of Michig
From labs to local tables: How research is helping fight food insecurity

From labs to local tables: How research is helping fight food insecurity

byBinghamton UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFollowing the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity became a pressing issue in Broome County, N.Y. In response, several members of the Binghamton

From labs to local tables: How research is helping fight food insecurity

byBinghamton UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFollowing the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity became a pressing issue in Broome County, N.Y. In response, several members of the Binghamton
Health care workers turn to AI to reduce electronic paperwork burnout

Health care workers turn to AI to reduce electronic paperwork burnout

byJustin Jackson, Phys.orgCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Yale School of Medicine-led research group, working with six US health systems, reports an association between a single ambient AI scribe p

Health care workers turn to AI to reduce electronic paperwork burnout

byJustin Jackson, Phys.orgCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Yale School of Medicine-led research group, working with six US health systems, reports an association between a single ambient AI scribe p
Frankenstein: Could an assembled body ever breathe, bleed or think? Anatomists explain

Frankenstein: Could an assembled body ever breathe, bleed or think? Anatomists explain

by Michelle Spear, Allison Fulford,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFrankenstein's creature is coming back to life—again. As Guillermo del Toro's new adaptation of Mary Shelley

Frankenstein: Could an assembled body ever breathe, bleed or think? Anatomists explain

by Michelle Spear, Allison Fulford,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFrankenstein's creature is coming back to life—again. As Guillermo del Toro's new adaptation of Mary Shelley
AI-engineered nasal spray antiviral platform developed to block flu and COVID-19

AI-engineered nasal spray antiviral platform developed to block flu and COVID-19

byThe Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Overall schematic on the development of intranasal nanoliposomes delivering IFN-λ (NLp@IFN-λ) for antiviral therapy. Credit:Biomaterials

AI-engineered nasal spray antiviral platform developed to block flu and COVID-19

byThe Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Overall schematic on the development of intranasal nanoliposomes delivering IFN-λ (NLp@IFN-λ) for antiviral therapy. Credit:Biomaterials
Can Urgent Care clinics actually take pressure off hospitals? Yes, but they're not the only way

Can Urgent Care clinics actually take pressure off hospitals? Yes, but they're not the only way

by Jonathan Karnon, Charmaine Gray,The ConversationCredit: Country to Coast QLD/facebook.com, Wikimedia, Canva, The ConversationWhen we're acutely ill or injured, we want to be able to quickly acc

Can Urgent Care clinics actually take pressure off hospitals? Yes, but they're not the only way

by Jonathan Karnon, Charmaine Gray,The ConversationCredit: Country to Coast QLD/facebook.com, Wikimedia, Canva, The ConversationWhen we're acutely ill or injured, we want to be able to quickly acc
AI chatbots often outperform doctors in diagnosis, but need safeguards to avoid overprescribing

AI chatbots often outperform doctors in diagnosis, but need safeguards to avoid overprescribing

by Yafei Si and Gang Chen,University of MelbourneCredit: AI-generated imageIf you've been to a medical appointment recently, you may have already interacted with AI. As you describe your symptoms

AI chatbots often outperform doctors in diagnosis, but need safeguards to avoid overprescribing

by Yafei Si and Gang Chen,University of MelbourneCredit: AI-generated imageIf you've been to a medical appointment recently, you may have already interacted with AI. As you describe your symptoms