5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1002+ words) Choosing to travel for aesthetic surgery means placing more than an itinerary in someone else’s hands. “I asked ChatGPT a lot of questions based on very specific criteria,” Barbie says. “I had to clarify several times: Stop looking for doctors…...

9+ hour, 28+ min ago   (327+ words) Some 15 to 20 people per 100,000 Bucks County residents, and 12 to 18 per 100,000 in Montgomery County, make up the current weekly number of new COVID-19 cases in each county, according to the Pennsylvania Health Department, calling the rates “significantly above” the statewide average…...

10+ hour, 27+ min ago   (248+ words) GeneMatrix said Monday it has secured government funding to support a phase 1 clinical trial of GMAI-02, its hepatitis A vaccine candidate. The biohealth company was selected for a vaccine self-sufficiency program under the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Vaccine Commercialization…...

14+ hour, 19+ min ago   (92+ words) 1. The 5x-multiplier approach reduced opioid prescribing at discharge compared to the 3-tier model after intra-abdominal cancer surgery. 2. Fewer prescribed discharge opioids in the 5x-multiplier group did not worsen 14-day opioid consumption, refill rates, or patient satisfaction. Click to read the…...

18+ hour, 44+ min ago   (1664+ words) For years, people living with Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses have fought to be heard. Patients and advocates have shared their stories, pushed for better research and testing, fought for access to care, educated physicians, worked with lawmakers, and…...

23+ hour, 50+ min ago   (237+ words) (NewsNation) — A skin fungus that causes ringworm and does not respond to standard treatment is spreading to more countries each year, according to a new study published in the medical journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. Ringworm is a common fungal infection…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1318+ words) Hospitals have used genomics to explain outbreaks after they happen. Falling sequencing costs now make it possible to catch outbreaks before they go beyond two patients. Determining the source of an outbreak has gotten easier with decreasing sequencing costs. Two…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (729+ words) For many people, one of the least appealing parts of hiking, camping or even taking the dog on a trail isn't the steep climb or sleeping on the ground, it's the thought of finding a tick afterward. Social media has…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1148+ words) Partly sunny with an isolated shower or thunderstorm possible. Highs in the lower 80s.. Partly cloudy with an isolated shower or thunderstorm possible. Lows in the lower 60s. After possible rabies exposure, quick treatment is critical. (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (102+ words) A fungal species better known for living quietly in soil and compost heaps has surfaced in an unexpected place: the inflamed skin of a family dog. In a case report published in Veterinary Medicine and Science, researchers at the University…...