Nearby Nature Does Not Protect Against Early Childhood Eczema
Exposure to coniferous, mixed forests and agriculture areas associated with elevated eczema risk
Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen for Subcutaneous Allergen Immunotherapy
Black, Hispanic patients have lower rates of initiation than White patients
Chatbot Generates Quality, Empathetic Responses to Patient Questions
Chatbot generates higher proportion of responses rated as good or very good quality and empathetic or very empathetic than physicians
Other Countries Rate Half of Top-Selling Drugs in Medicare as Low Added Benefit
These low added therapeutic-rating drugs accounted for $19.3 billion or one-third of Medicare annual net spending in 2020
Many Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Reveals
Older Americans think they take too many medicines, and a sizable percentage said they have cut back
Biden to Nominate Head of National Cancer Institute to Run NIH
A new leader for the U.S. National Institutes of Health could put a fresh focus on efforts to cut cancer death rates
Universal Masking in Health Care No Longer Seems Appropriate
Maintaining masking may offer marginal benefit in terms of reducing transmission, but impedes communication
Cancer Risk Found to Be Higher in Asthma Patients
However, inhaled steroids may offer protective effect
About 100,000 U.S. Nurses Left Workforce During Pandemic
Results of a new survey lay bare the pandemic's impact on nursing
Biden to Expand Access to Health Care for Immigrants Brought Illegally to U.S. as...
DACA participants have not had the opportunity to obtain health insurance as they do not meet the definition of having 'lawful presence' in the United States