A highly experimental implant that delivers electrical stimulation to the spinal cord has substantially improved mobility for one man with advanced Parkinson’s disease, according to a report published today in Nature Medicine.
This summer, Sophia Machado packed her bags and left her home in Oregon to move to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where her sister lived and where, Machado had heard, residents were friendlier to their transgender neighbors and gender-affirming healthcare was easier to get.
Cutting-edge "precision medicine" has great potential to advance the diagnosis, treatment and ultimate prevention of different forms of diabetes, an international coalition of scientists reports in a sweeping assessment of the state of the field around the world.
New Mexico has a severe shortage of healthcare workers, particularly in the state's rural and frontier areas, where a third of the state's 2.1 million people live. Lawmakers invested millions to close the gap earlier this year, but advocates say it fell short.
Transforming healthcare in the safety net. That's the goal of the Chicago-based non-profit Medical Home Network, which is now a year into a unique partnership with the Chicago Fire Department.
Hospital-acquired infections, which became substantially more common during the pandemic, have returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from the Leapfrog Group.