Mayo Clinic Minute: What is the Asian longhorned tick? Since New borns and older individuals have low stomach acidity they will have a higher fraction of dug available. American Academy of Family Physicians: “Antibiotics: When they can and can’t help. How antibiotics work on viruses Bacteriostatic drugs temporarily inhibit the growth of Bacteria and this… Read More »
There are more than 10,000 patent filings for brain-based devices that claim to help people “develop muscle memory faster,” “lose weight,” “monitor and act on…sleep,” and “treat depression.” Many of the websites featuring these devices cite “science” as backing up their claims. However, a recent review by science journalist Diana Kwon concluded that the large… Read More »
A federal judge is blocking Medicaid work requirements in two states, dealing a blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to push the poor toward self-sufficiency. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued two decisions Wednesday finding that Medicaid work requirements for low-income people in Arkansas and Kentucky pose numerous obstacles to getting health care that… Read More »
An additional 1,232 people failed to meet Arkansas’ Medicaid work requirement in December, for a total of 18,000 people dropped from government-funded coverage since the rules kicked in seven months ago. The latest tally will continue to offer fodder to critics who say the state’s requirements are ineffective at their goal of moving people from… Read More »