Ebola Vaccine Rollout Begins In DR Congo Amid Continuing Outbreak

The vaccine was not designed for the Bundibugyo strain causing the epidemic, but experts are hopeful that it may provide some protection while new vaccines are developed.

FDA Authorizes Autonomous Blood-Drawing Robot

The Aletta from startup Vitestro uses near-infrared light and ultrasound to find veins, then executes the blood collection process from tourniquet application to bandaging.

Ebola Is Out of Control In Congo

Congo’s Ebola epidemic has held at a reproduction number near 1 for six weeks. It is the largest in the country’s history and it is not yet shrinking.

How To Move Your Child’s Healthcare To College

Your child’s doctors are licensed where you live, not where they’re going. A ten-step checklist for moving a student’s care, prescriptions and coverage to campus.

Covid-19 Cases Surge—Here’s What’s Different This Summer That Will Help

As Covid again increases, these will help you weather or prevent infection: vaccines, masks, Paxlovid, metformin, azelastine, some antihistamines, and Ensitrelvir.

School Phone Bans Are Increasing Across America—Here’s What The Science Says On Their Effects On Mental Health

More states are adopting cellphone bans in schools. A doctor breaks down the science on how these interventions can affect a child’s mental health.

FDA Approves New Pancreatic Cancer Drug After Stunning Trial Results

The therapy is a brand new targeted drug for the disease which experts have labelled as a substantial breakthrough following doubling of survival time in a trial.

Johnny Furphy In A Good Place With ACL Rehab Ahead Of Pacers Season

Young Indiana Pacers forward Johnny Furphy is back on the court as he rehabs from a torn ACL suffered in February.

As Employer Health Costs Rise, Worker Cancer Cases An Increasing Worry

Cancer is the top condition driving healthcare spending for the fifth year in a row, a new report from the Business Group on Health shows.

Paying By The Token: Why The Unit Economics Of Clinical AI Matters

Hospitals are grappling with rising, unpredictable AI costs, driven by “tokens”, the sub-word units processed by large language models.