The shift toward remote and hybrid work in healthcare is no longer a temporary adjustment—it's a lasting transformation. In fact, data indicates that last year, 60% of medical group leaders planned to maintain their current share of remote and hybrid jobs, while 22% expected to increase them.
Understanding and categorizing the various types of tubulointerstitial responses in acute kidney injury (AKI) may lead to the development of new treatments for the condition, according to a new Yale School of Medicine study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
While Food-as-Medicine (FAM) appears to reduce healthcare costs by preventing and managing diseases, challenges include individual differences in food response and the difficulty of measuring health benefits. For FAM to succeed, a shift towards health-promoting foods must be encouraged, and technologies and supply chains must adapt accordingly.
The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow, with 24 new cases confirmed over the last five days, according to data published Tuesday. Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or in individuals whose vaccination status is unknown, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Severe, possibly life-threatening strep infections are rising in the United States. The number of invasive group A strep infections more than doubled from 2013 to 2022, according to a study from the CDC published Monday in the JAMA. Before that, rates of invasive strep had been stable for 17 years.
Health officials across the nation are increasingly concerned that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sowing confusion about the effectiveness of the measles vaccine amid an outbreak that has left two unvaccinated children in Texas dead. On Sunday, in a post on X disclosing the latest death, Kennedy wrote that 'the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine' marking his clearest endorsement of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to date.