In a Q&A, Brian Wojeck, MD, MPH, discusses how weight and sleep impact each other and how discovering connections between diabetes, obesity, and sleep disorders can lead to better treatment.
Iowa patients would receive credit toward their health insurance deductible by paying for health care services in cash under a bill state lawmakers advanced Monday.
Funded by Tampa General Hospital and The McNamara Foundation, the indoor structure is a clinic-in-a-box that can be installed anywhere there is an outlet. It allows residents to have real-time consultations with a licensed clinician via high-definition audio-video capabilities and a comprehensive suite of medical devices.
University of Missouri researchers and collaborators have developed a new chemical tool that could help lower the cost of prescription medications. The tool, called AshPhos, is a ligand, or molecule, that makes it easier to create special carbon-nitrogen bonds. These bonds are the backbone of more than half of all medicines on the market today.