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How digital platforms and policy shifts reshape GLP-1 affordability

How digital platforms and policy shifts reshape GLP-1 affordability

by JMIR PublicationsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA News and Perspectives report on emerging pharmaceutical access models in the United States has been published in theJournal of Medical Internet

How digital platforms and policy shifts reshape GLP-1 affordability

by JMIR PublicationsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA News and Perspectives report on emerging pharmaceutical access models in the United States has been published in theJournal of Medical Internet
The hum that only a few can perceive: Potential sources of a low-frequency sound

The hum that only a few can perceive: Potential sources of a low-frequency sound

by Idun Haugan,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyTheories about the cause of the phenomenon The Hum abound, from acoustic pollution originating from human sources, to sounds that nature it

The hum that only a few can perceive: Potential sources of a low-frequency sound

by Idun Haugan,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyTheories about the cause of the phenomenon The Hum abound, from acoustic pollution originating from human sources, to sounds that nature it
Safe firearm storage may reduce pediatric lead exposure in households with guns

Safe firearm storage may reduce pediatric lead exposure in households with guns

byBrown UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn homes with guns, proper storage is important in preventing injuries and deaths. Now, researchers have found a secondary benefit: Gun owners may be

Safe firearm storage may reduce pediatric lead exposure in households with guns

byBrown UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn homes with guns, proper storage is important in preventing injuries and deaths. Now, researchers have found a secondary benefit: Gun owners may be
Core values drive Black and Hispanic parents' decisions on vaccinating their kids against COVID-19

Core values drive Black and Hispanic parents' decisions on vaccinating their kids against COVID-19

byAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainPersistently low rates of COVID-19 vaccination in Black and Hispanic children suggest that parents in these commu

Core values drive Black and Hispanic parents' decisions on vaccinating their kids against COVID-19

byAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainPersistently low rates of COVID-19 vaccination in Black and Hispanic children suggest that parents in these commu
Immune barrier may explain why mRNA shots struggle to block nasal infection

Immune barrier may explain why mRNA shots struggle to block nasal infection

byUniversity of SurreyCredit: Picas Joe from PexelsA consistent biological barrier that stops the immune system from making the antibodies most needed to protect the nose and throat from respiratory v

Immune barrier may explain why mRNA shots struggle to block nasal infection

byUniversity of SurreyCredit: Picas Joe from PexelsA consistent biological barrier that stops the immune system from making the antibodies most needed to protect the nose and throat from respiratory v
New practice guidance available for treatment of enlarged prostate

New practice guidance available for treatment of enlarged prostate

bySociety of Interventional RadiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has published new practice guidance for the use of prostatic artery embolization (PAE) to tr

New practice guidance available for treatment of enlarged prostate

bySociety of Interventional RadiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has published new practice guidance for the use of prostatic artery embolization (PAE) to tr
Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries

Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries

by Justin KabumbaDirector General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, right, shakes hands with Ezo Etienne, a health worker who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Su

Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as survivors describe their recoveries

by Justin KabumbaDirector General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, right, shakes hands with Ezo Etienne, a health worker who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Su
Novel vaccine adjuvant could make it easier to eradicate polio

Novel vaccine adjuvant could make it easier to eradicate polio

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: CDC from PexelsIn the United States, children routinely receive an injectable form of the polio vaccine. This vaccine is very effective at preventing ill

Novel vaccine adjuvant could make it easier to eradicate polio

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: CDC from PexelsIn the United States, children routinely receive an injectable form of the polio vaccine. This vaccine is very effective at preventing ill
Childhood flu vaccines cut infections sharply in ages 2 to 5, birthday-based analysis reveals

Childhood flu vaccines cut infections sharply in ages 2 to 5, birthday-based analysis reveals

byHarvard Medical SchoolCredit: Gustavo Fring from PexelsPediatric flu vaccines significantly reduce the number of childhood cases of influenza, new research from Harvard Medical School confirms. The

Childhood flu vaccines cut infections sharply in ages 2 to 5, birthday-based analysis reveals

byHarvard Medical SchoolCredit: Gustavo Fring from PexelsPediatric flu vaccines significantly reduce the number of childhood cases of influenza, new research from Harvard Medical School confirms. The
Ebola had 'big head-start' but response catching up: WHO

Ebola had 'big head-start' but response catching up: WHO

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe Ebola outbreak raging in central Africa had a "big head start," the World Health Organization chief acknowledged Wednesday, but insisted efforts to rein

Ebola had 'big head-start' but response catching up: WHO

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe Ebola outbreak raging in central Africa had a "big head start," the World Health Organization chief acknowledged Wednesday, but insisted efforts to rein
Stem cell transplantation found to be more cost-effective than gene therapy for sickle cell disease

Stem cell transplantation found to be more cost-effective than gene therapy for sickle cell disease

byAmerican Society of HematologyCredit: National Institutes of HealthStem cell transplantation is the most cost-effective option for long-term care of sickle cell disease in adults when compared with

Stem cell transplantation found to be more cost-effective than gene therapy for sickle cell disease

byAmerican Society of HematologyCredit: National Institutes of HealthStem cell transplantation is the most cost-effective option for long-term care of sickle cell disease in adults when compared with
Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge

Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge

by Justin KabumbaDirector General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, right, shakes hands with Ezo Etienne, a health worker who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Su

Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge

by Justin KabumbaDirector General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, right, shakes hands with Ezo Etienne, a health worker who recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, Su