Medical Properties Trust, the country’s largest hospital landlord, said it would record about $350 million of write-downs related to its largest tenant, which had fallen behind on its rent, and hired a well-known restructuring adviser. MPT, which had long supported Dallas-based Steward Health Care System, said more write-downs are possible. The news, released Thursday after … Read more
Listen to article (2 minutes) What if the best way to treat your chronic back pain is by retraining your brain? That’s the premise of a novel approach to chronic pain. Many people feel pain even after a physical injury has healed or when doctors can’t find a physical cause. The approach, called “pain reprocessing … Read more
By Rolfe Winkler and Brianna Abbott Dec. 16, 2023 9:00 pm ET Matthew Perry’s death from the effects of ketamine brought new scrutiny to the booming business to prescribe the powerful anesthetic to patients in clinics and online. Perry was receiving ketamine infusions for depression and anxiety before he was found unresponsive in the pool … Read more
Updated Nov. 8, 2023 3:43 pm ET Amazon.com is turning to Prime members to bolster its healthcare business, an industry where the company has sought to expand for years. The tech giant on Wednesday revealed plans to offer its millions of Amazon Prime subscribers a low-cost annual membership to One Medical, the primary-care business Amazon … Read more
When a cold or flu strikes, choosing among hundreds of products can be overwhelming. But to clear up a stuffy nose, doctors and pharmacists say consumers should choose medicine wisely. A key ingredient found in many over-the-counter medicines—oral phenylephrine—just doesn’t work, according to a finding last month by advisers to the Food and Drug Administration. … Read more
Listen to article (2 minutes) Doctors, researchers and patient advocates are excited about a new blood test that promises to detect cancer early. They disagree about whether you should actually use it yet. The $949 Galleri liquid biopsy can screen for more than 50 types of cancers. It works by looking for a shared cancer … Read more
How old am I, really? I spat in a tube, swabbed the inside of my cheek and pricked my finger to find out. I mailed my samples to three companies that promised to tell me my “biological age” based on chemical modifications of my DNA. The results, the companies said, would be based not on … Read more
Veterinarians Confront a Human Problem: Anti-Vaxxers The Wall Street Journal A Lot of Pet Owners (Wrongly) Think Vaccines Are Bad for Dogs Gizmodo Many dog owners have ‘canine vaccine hesitancy,’ about the rabies shot : Shots – Health News NPR View Full Coverage on Google News Source link credite
Is the Eye the Window to Alzheimer’s? – WSJ The Wall Street Journal Is the Eye the Window to Alzheimer’s? | Mint Mint View Full Coverage on Google News Source link credite
America’s Food Giants Confront the Ozempic Era The Wall Street Journal Source link credite