Prior exposures to specific types of seasonal influenza viruses promote cross-reactive immunity against the H5N1 avian influenza virus, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 were found to be more likely to have antibodies that bound to the H5N1 avian flu virus.
A majority of the more than 200 resident physicians at Hennepin Healthcare announced their intent to unionize on Wednesday, joining a wave of organizing campaigns by doctors and advanced health care providers across the country.
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 139, now Act 232, which amends the state's non-compete statute to provide that non-compete covenants that "restrict the right of a physician to practice within the physician's scope of practice" are void. The term "physician" includes any person authorized or licensed to practice medicine under the Arkansas Medical Practice Act and any person licensed to practice osteopathy under Arkansas law. The Act will take effect 90 days after adjournment of the current legislative session, likely resulting in a mid-July 2025 effective date.
The urinary tract infection (UTI), has become the medical bogeyman that will not go away, a default but often incorrect diagnosis that seems to come up every time an older person has some ill-defined health presentation but still lacks the most reliable symptom of painful urination.
To ensure growth, there are key aspects of telemedicine that still need improvement: eliminating regulatory barriers, achieving reimbursement parity, better technical interoperability, more data-based performance analysis, and expanded specialty care.
Workplace culture plays an integral role in the successful adoption of lifestyle medicine programming within health systems, according to a new study published in BMJ Open.