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.....»»
CVS Will Stop Filling Controlled-Substance Prescriptions for Cerebral, Done
CVS Health will stop filling prescriptions for controlled substances ordered by clinicians working for telehealth startups Cerebral and Done Health starting Thursday, a move that will impact thousands of patients. From a report: A CVS spokesman confi.....»»
Thor: Love and Thunder trailer 2 finally reveals Gorr the God Butcher
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness had a somewhat annoying marketing campaign where Marvel tried to obfuscate the truth as much as possible. The trailers hid the villain in plain sight while also trying to conceal the reveal, and MCU fans wh.....»»
The Weight of Stigma: Heavier Patients Confront the Burden of Bias
Research shows that antifat bias lowers the quality of care for higher-weight patients. Here is one patient’s story -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Elden Ring players pit Obi-Wan Kenobi against Doctor Strange
Elden Ring players have finally answered the age-old question of which of these titans of popular culture would win in a fight......»»
Patients May Not Receive Miscarriage Care in a Post-Roe America
Doctors will be cautious about offering any treatment that could be regarded as an illegal termination—forcing patients to seek out-of-state care......»»
South Korea Turns To Surveillance As "Ghost Surgeries" Shake Faith In Hospitals
After scandals in which doctors let unsupervised assistants operate on patients, South Korea is becoming one of the first to require cameras in operating rooms. The New York Times reports: Ethicists and medical officials, including those at the Ameri.....»»
Apple previews new cutting-edge accessibility features
Apple has introduced new features for iPhone and Apple Watch that will better aid disabled users with navigation, communication, hearing, and more......»»
MIT, Harvard Scientists Find AI Can Recognize Race From X-rays
A doctor can't tell if somebody is Black, Asian, or white, just by looking at their X-rays. But a computer can, according to a surprising new paper by an international team of scientists, including researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Techno.....»»
Perception-based nanosensor platform could advance detection of ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer kills 14,000 women in the United States every year. It's the fifth leading cause of cancer death among women, and it's so deadly, in part, because the disease is hard to catch in its early stages. Patients often don't experience sympto.....»»
Doctor Strange 2 writer on Sam Raimi and Marvel’s multiverse
From mystery villains to uncertain endings, the screenwriter for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness discusses the creation of Marvel's latest film......»»
Disabled lovers need more support
The intimate romantic and sexual lives of people with complex communication needs (CCN) are often compromised by social and technological barriers that need to be explored to improve opportunities for personal relationships......»»
Poor police training lets down disabled people, says new research on hate crime training
Inadequate training has been blamed for a lack of confidence among police officers dealing with hate crimes targeted at disabled people......»»
Where the MCU’s Doctor Strange can go from here
Sam Raimi's Doctor Strange sequel brought a flavor of the trippy and horrific to the MCU, and its ending leaves the titular sorcerer with a few places to go......»»
5 video games to play if you liked Doctor Strange 2
Doctor Strange 2 has finally hit theaters with an inventive Sam Raimi take on the MCU, and these are five games worth checking out after watching the movie......»»
Magnets Made By Soil Bacteria Offer Hope For Breast and Prostate Cancer
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Scientists are developing magnetically guided microscopic projectiles that can be injected into patients' blood to attack breast, prostate and other tumors. The project -- led by researchers at S.....»»
Return to Pandora with the first teaser for Avatar: The Way of Water
"I know one thing. Wherever we go, this family is our fortress." James Cameron is finally bringing a sequel to 2009's Avatar to theaters with Avatar: The Way of Water. If you ventured into the theater to watch Doctor Strange in the Multi.....»»
Scientists Try Injecting Tumor-Fighting Viruses Coated in Magnets Made By Soil Bacteria
To attack tumors, the Guardian reports, "scientists are developing magnetically guided microscopic projectiles that can be injected into patients' blood." The project — led by researchers at Sheffield University — builds on progress in t.....»»
Doctor Who"s 14th Time Lord Announced for 60th-Anniversary Season
Doctor Who's newest incarnation has been announced. Replacing Jodie Whittaker — and becoming the 14th Doctor Who — is 29-year-old Netflix star Ncuti Gatwa. (In 2020 the Scottish branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts aw.....»»
"Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" flips off fanservice in the best way possible
Warning: This article contains massive spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness gives Marvel fans everything we thought we wanted and then blows it up — and snaps its neck, spaghettifi.....»»
The maddest things in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," ranked
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness lives up to its name. There's a lot of multiverse action and all of it is completely bonkers. Between the gruesome deaths, Wanda's entire arc, and the giant green minotaur nobody explains, the phrase "we're.....»»