For many disabled patients, the doctor is often not in
Some doctors avoid patients with disabilities, and barriers to routine care abound. Enlarge Ben Salentine, associate director of health sciences managed care at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences S.....»»
A Little-Known Inflammatory Disease Is Hiding in Plain Sight
Genetic analyses show a newly discovered condition called Vexas is more common than previously thought—and could explain some patients’ undiagnosed symptoms......»»
Decipher MedTech develops rapid test for myasthenia gravis
Imagine having increased muscle weakness for two years before figuring out the cause. That is the shared experience of myasthenia gravis patients. Canadian startup Decipher MedTech is developing a rapid diagnostic kit for the rare disease, aiming to.....»»
New Update fixes Raise to Wake on Galaxy Watches
A software update from a few weeks back seemingly disabled the feature for many users. The post New Update fixes Raise to Wake on Galaxy Watches first appeared on Phandroid. A while back, Samsung sent out an update for Galaxy Watch 5 and 4.....»»
A Crucial Group of Covid Drugs Has Stopped Working
A key tool in the early pandemic response, monoclonal antibodies are now ineffective against new variants. Immunocompromised patients are especially at risk......»»
Amazon S3 to apply security best practices for all new buckets
Starting in April 2023, Amazon S3 will change the default security configuration for all new S3 buckets. For new buckets created after this date, S3 Block Public Access will be enabled, and S3 access control lists (ACLs) will be disabled. These new d.....»»
Critical OpenEMR vulnerabilities may allow attackers to access patients’ health records
Critical vulnerabilities discovered in OpenEMR can be chained to gain code execution on a server running a vulnerable version of the popular open-source electronic health record system. Discovered, privately reported and now publicly documented by re.....»»
Disabled people were Holocaust victims, excluded from German society and murdered by Nazi programs
When Dominic Perrottet admitted to wearing a Nazi uniform to his 21st birthday party, he apologized to Jews and veterans—but not to the other groups who were persecuted by the Nazis, including disabled people......»»
Amazon"s new drug prescription service is almost what the doctor ordered
RxPass offers generic medication for a cheap price to Prime members in most of the United States......»»
COVID calculations reveal solution to 30-year-old computer science problem
During the pandemic, many people became amateur mathematicians. How quickly would the number of hospitalized patients rise, and when would herd immunity be achieved? Professional mathematicians were challenged as well, and a researcher at University.....»»
Two previously unknown bacterial species identified from patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Investigators at University Medical Center Utrecht (the Netherlands) and Yale University (USA) have isolated and characterized two new bacterial species from patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The previously unknown bacterial species, wh.....»»
Deciphering disease progression and cell processes with TIGER, in vivo and non-invasively
Could patients in the future simply ingest a diagnostic probiotic based on programmed ribonucleic acids to analyze their intestinal health from individual cells? Researchers at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) and the J.....»»
Sony announces new controller aimed at gamers with disabilities
Announcement comes over 4 years after Microsoft's Adaptive Controller launch. A promotional video announcing Sony's Project Leonardo accessibility controller. After years of complaints from disabled gamers about the limitations of t.....»»
CES 2023: Sony unveils controller for disabled gamers
The Project Leonardo controller is announced five years after Microsoft released its accessible gamepad......»»
Disabled young people have less upward social mobility than their peers —and class background makes this worse
We know very little about the inequalities experienced by disabled people in the UK today. My research finds that disabled young people lag behind in employment compared to young people who are not disabled. Not only that, but it's also likely that d.....»»
Could getting rid of old cells turn back the clock on aging?
Researchers are investigating medicines that selectively kill decrepit cells. Enlarge (credit: Andrew Brookes/Getty Images) James Kirkland started his career in 1982 as a geriatrician, treating aging patients. But he fou.....»»
First total ear canal removal surgery performed on pig
Doctors at Oregon State University's veterinary hospital performed the first known total ear canal ablation surgery on a pig last week, in consultation with a human ear doctor who previously operated on the lead veterinary surgeon's ear......»»
Here’s What’s Next for Pig Organ Transplants
2022 was a breakthrough year for xenotransplantation, a procedure that could be a lifeline for patients in desperate need of a donor......»»
Doc raked in $3.3M in wild spinal surgery scam, gets 5 years in prison
Patients left in "mental anguish" wondering "whether they needed a surgery." Enlarge / Surgeons performing a spinal surgery in Nice, France. (credit: Getty | BSIP) A federal judge in California has sentenced a neurosurge.....»»
3D printing can help produce valuable radiopharmaceuticals
Without accurate diagnostics, it is difficult to talk about effective treatment of patients, especially in the case of cancer. Today, as much as 80% of diagnostic procedures using radiopharmaceuticals require the use of molybdenum-99. In the future,.....»»
Viral surface-inspired nanocarriers for improved oral insulin therapy
Clinically, type 1 diabetes (T1DM) and advanced type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients require multiple daily insulin injections to maintain blood glucose levels, which may cause great pain and is an inconvenience to patients and can lead to hyperinsulinemi.....»»