An algorithm that learned from tens of thousands of nutrition prescriptions for premature babies could reduce medical errors and better identify what nutrients the smallest patients need.
In an era where healthcare is becoming increasingly transactional and impersonal, I see concierge medicine emerging as a solution to this broken system.
Measles, one of the most contagious viruses in the world, has been confirmed in 17 states and counting as outbreaks multiply around the country. As of last week, the CDC said at least 378 cases of the virus have been confirmed in 2025 – and that number is expected to keep rising.
A lawsuit filed earlier this month seeks to stop Atrium Health from taking control of organ donation services at partner hospital Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. For 40 years, Wake Forest Baptist relied on HonorBridge, an independent organ procurement organization that serves 75% of North Carolina, to handle the hospital's life-saving organ donations and get them to transplant recipients. But after joining the Atrium Health system, Wake Forest Baptist petitioned the federal government to switch to LifeShare Carolinas, Atrium's in-house organ procurement service.
While many people are fortunate enough to ignore Covid or try to put as much distance between themselves and the life altering pandemic, others, including people throughout Long Island, are battling long Covid symptoms that affect the quality of their lives.
U.S. measles cases grew by 25% in a week to reach 378 this year, adding to an outbreak that has already outpaced last year's total. The CDC reported 77 new confirmed cases on Friday. The outbreak has now spread to 17 states. Last year's total cases were 285. Texas reported 30 additional cases on Friday, bringing its total to 309. West Texas is home to the epicenter of the US outbreak, and had the first confirmed measles death in the US in more than a decade. New Mexico, the next hardest-hit state, reported four new cases on Friday, bring its total to 42.