Drug Shortages Aren’t New. The Tripledemic Just Made You Look
[ad_1] Shortages persist because of complex structural problems. Take, for instance, one that the pandemic briefly made visible: the reality that many American medications are manufactured somewhere else, at the end…
Would You Sell Your Extra Kidney?
[ad_1] When we were teenagers, my brother and I received kidney transplants six days apart. It wasn’t supposed to be that way. He, two years older, was scheduled to receive…
Digital Health Tools Need a New Benchmark
[ad_1] During the Covid-19 pandemic, digital health technologies transformed the way that many of us received health care, supercharging the uptake of digital tools such as telehealth platforms, mobile symptom…
The UK Is Enduring an Onslaught of Scarlet Fever. Is the US Next?
[ad_1] It’s that backdrop of cases—rising to historic heights with no clear explanation why—that reinforces the alarm over scarlet fever now. The World Health Organization said last week that the health…
How the UN’s ‘Sex Agency’ Uses Tech to Save Mothers’ Lives
[ad_1] Toward the end of 2020, on a work trip to Chocó, Colombia, Jaime Aguirre came across a girl—perhaps 11 or 12 years old—holding a newborn. “Is this your baby?”…
This Low-Cost Test for Hearing Loss Lives on a Smartphone
[ad_1] Inside the snug confines of the human ear lies a bony structure, curly and shaped like a seashell. This structure, called the cochlea, contains little hairy cells that vibrate…
Amazon’s Creep Into Health Care Has Some Experts Spooked
[ad_1] Smith told WIRED that Amazon keeps patient health information confidential and secure in compliance with federal law and regulations, and in line with industry standards; Amazon Clinic customer data…
Apple Won’t Let Staff Work Remotely to Escape Texas Abortion Limits
[ad_1] Rebecca was getting ready to start her work day at Apple this June when she heard that the US Supreme Court had overturned Roe v. Wade. The decision would trigger laws…
They Wanted a Baby, Then Twitter Fired Them
[ad_1] Jane—not her real name—has wanted a baby for years. The Twitter employee, whose identity has been protected because she is unable to speak to the press under the terms…
Midwives Are an Overlooked Climate Solution
[ad_1] What’s keeping midwives from making a larger dent in the fight against climate change? To start with, there are not enough of them. The United Nations reports that there’s…
Telehealth Sites Put Addiction Patient Data at Risk
[ad_1] Lisa McLaughlin, co-CEO of WorkIt Health, says her company “is committed to creating a safe place for our members to receive discreet and accessible virtual care.” A representative for…
The Best Veterinary Telemedicine Services for Your Pet (2022)
[ad_1] If you already use Blue Buffalo products, you can redeem points—earned by doing basic things in the app, like setting up a pet profile or speaking with a Pet…
Scientists Have Discovered a New Set of Blood Groups
[ad_1] The unborn baby was in trouble. Its mother’s doctors, at a UK hospital, knew there was something wrong with the fetus’s blood, so they decided to perform an emergency…
Why Therapy Is Broken | WIRED
[ad_1] Even for people who have the time and money to choose, it’s hard to know what to look for. In the absence of a referral or personal recommendation, many…
How to Find Your Vaccine History—and Store It Safely
[ad_1] If you want to update an incomplete IIS record, you can request vaccination records from prior health care providers, local (city or regional) health departments, or your state health…
What Abortion Pill ‘Reversal’ Really Accomplishes
[ad_1] The American antiabortion movement is on a full-court press to remake the nation in its image. In June, its decades-long campaign to install sympathetic Supreme Court justices paid off…
For Some Patients, Long Covid Symptoms Mask Something Else
[ad_1] It was overuse of acetaminophen that finally led to Nic Petermann’s cancer diagnosis. For months, the then 26-year-old had been contending with exhaustion, night sweats, recurring fevers, and abdominal…
At Some Colleges, the Fall of Roe Will Weaken Student Health Care
[ad_1] What then, is the best recourse for activists and aid organizations? In both access-friendly states and those with bans, campus activists are pressuring university administrators to support students: to…
Babylon Disrupted the UK’s Health System. Then It Left
[ad_1] Rideout says about 7,000 patients had signed up to the RWT service. “It’s just not generating sufficient funds for us to be able to justify the expenditure or system…
The Unintended Consequences of OTC Hearing Aids
[ad_1] I have nearly 98 percent hearing loss in both ears. For over 30 years, I’ve spent thousands of dollars on my hearing aids, costs that were partially subsided by…
A Flaw in the VA’s VistA Medical Records Platform May Put Patients at Risk
[ad_1] Though the United States Department of Veterans Affairs runs some interesting technology programs, it’s not known for being a flexible and nimble organization. And when it comes to electronic…
What to Ask Your Doctor If You’re Getting Medical Tech Implanted
[ad_1] Three years ago, I walked from my office in a hospital to meet my boss, a neurosurgeon. On the way, I felt my entire body slow down. After two…
The Fall of Roe Makes Complex Pregnancies Even Riskier
[ad_1] Doctors who care for pregnant people often have to make time-sensitive decisions when lives are on the line. But in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision,…
There’s a Monkeypox Testing Bottleneck
[ad_1] But while a monkeypox test already existed, it required lab workers to do each step by hand, Morice says. Federal guidelines say testing should be done only by swabbing…
California Wants to Make Cheap Insulin. Here’s How It Could Work
[ad_1] Insulin was first discovered in 1921, and the following year, a 14-year-old boy suffering from diabetes became the first person treated with it. The medical breakthrough won a Nobel…