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Offering Every ER Patient a Hepatitis C Test Was Cost-Effective in Modeling Based on 147,498 Trial Patients

A new JAMA Internal Medicine analysis found that offering hepatitis C tests to all ER patients was cost-effective. Learn what a positive result means and how the cure works.

Medical Daily · Oct 21

Nursing Home Capacity Fell 5% from 2019 to 2024 as Oldest Baby Boomers Turn 80 and Waitlists Grow

Nursing home capacity fell 5% from 2019 to 2024 as the oldest boomers turn 80. Why beds are shrinking and how families can plan.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

What the Shingles Vaccine Prevents and Why Every Indian Over 50 Should Ask About It

Shingles is a nerve disease, not a skin diseaseMost people who get shingles remember the rash. What they do not forget is the pain that follows it, a condition called post-herpetic neuralgia, where damaged nerve fibres keep firing long after the skin has cleared. This can last months. In some…

Times Life · Sep 11

Type O Patients in Tick Heavy US Regions Showed Four Times the Allergic Transfusion Reaction Risk

A new JAMA study links alpha-gal sensitization to allergic transfusion reactions in type O patients across high-prevalence regions in the US.

Medical Daily · Aug 27

Type O Patients with a Tick-Borne Meat Allergy Face a Newly Documented Blood Transfusion Risk

A study of 550,000 transfusions links alpha-gal sensitization to severe allergic reactions in type O patients given B or AB products.

Medical Daily · Aug 26

6 Reasons Traditional Indian Steam Practices Have Real Cardiovascular and Heart Benefits

1. Steam Triggers Vasodilation, and That Directly Protects Your ArteriesWhen the body enters a steam environment, skin temperature rises within minutes. The hypothalamus responds by signalling peripheral blood vessels to widen. This process, vasodilation, reduces vascular resistance and allows blood to move with less effort from the heart. A 2015…

Times Life · Aug 23

Airline Crews Lead Radiation Cancer Toll in Harvard Analysis of 12.7 Million US Deaths

A study in JAMA Internal Medicine reveals flight attendants and pilots face the highest risks of radiation-linked cancers, highlighting the need for formal radiation monitoring in aviation occupations.

International Business Times UK · Aug 20

Flight Attendants and Pilots Top All 503 US Occupations in Share of Deaths from Radiation-Linked Cancers

A JAMA Internal Medicine analysis of 12.7 million death certificates ranked aircrew above nuclear technologists for radiation-related cancer deaths.

Medical Daily · Aug 20

Most American Adults Show No Measurable Immunity to Hepatitis A or B Despite Decades of Vaccines

A JAMA Internal Medicine analysis found 39.5% of US adults had serologic immunity to hepatitis A and just 27.1% had it for hepatitis B.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Federation of State Medical Boards Says Artificial Intelligence Is Not Ready to Be Licensed Like a Physician

FSMB leaders say AI should not be licensed as a separate practitioner, as bills in Idaho and Iowa and a Utah pilot push the question to states.

Medical Daily · Aug 4