I remember 22 years ago as if it were yesterday. It was a warm summer afternoon in July 2000 and at the time I was getting the print copy of JAMA. I was shocked to find the article that completely aligned with my interests, “Is US Health Really the Best in the World?”1 It was… Read More »
Vikki Spit has been left “completely crushed” after her fiance Zion died from a rare complication after having the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine. The couple met in a London rock club and toured for many years as glam punk band SPiT LiKE THiS before settling down in Alston, near the Northumberland-Cumbria border in 2014. But Zion,… Read More »
Modafinil (brand name Provigil) is a wake-promoting agent which is used to treat sleepiness due to narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder, or obstructive sleep apnea. It is also used in other settings, often in combination with other medications, to treat ADHD symptoms, depressive symptoms, and cognitive dysfunction. In 2018, an interim report from a registry… Read More »
Award-winning novelist Caitriona Lally has revealed how her daughter’s chicken pox infection turned into the potentially fatal illness sepsis. n an emotional piece in today’s Living section, the author describes how the family’s nightmare unfolded. She said she and her husband “spent three chickenpocked nights trying to dodge her hurtlings, trying to comfort and contain… Read More »
Students applying to graduate schools can take the GRE, the LSAT and other tests at home this year because of the risks of gathering in an exam room for hours during the pandemic. But applicants sitting for the longest and arguably most grueling graduate entrance exam, the Medical College Admission Test, do not have that… Read More »
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital margins, volumes and revenue performance have all experienced a brutal couple of months. In May, there were signs of financial improvement — significant, in some cases — but margins are still below 2019 levels, and still below budget, according to the latest Kaufman Hall Flash Report. The improved margins… Read More »
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