Healthcare
Beyond The Nasty Needle: Trying To Make Vaccines More Comfy And Convenient
News this summer of a flu vaccine patch sparked a lot of chatter. Could getting vaccinated be as easy as putting on a bandage? Could there be fewer, or at least smaller, needles in our future? Some companies and academic labs are working to make those things happen. They’re refining technologies that involve tiny needles,…
The Caregiver’s Perspective on Alzheimer’s In Our Community
When Elaine and Jose Belardo discovered he had Alzheimer’s disease, their lives seemed to stand still. “Once you get the diagnosis, it’s destabilizing, you lose vision because everything is so dizzying,” Elaine said, “Once I got a new vision, I could orient myself for what could be done.” In that instant, Elaine became not only…
Artificial Sweeteners Don’t Help People Lose Weight, Review Finds
It’s easy to think that artificial sweeteners are a health win. But a review of research finds that there’s no evidence they help people lose weight, and they may be associated with other problems.
Rural Health Care Group In Leawood Says Senate Plan Will Hit Rural Hospitals Hard
The health care plan unveiled last month by the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate met with fierce opposition from hospital, doctor and patient advocacy groups. Among them was the National Rural Health Association, which is based in Leawood, Kansas, and represents doctors, nurses and hospitals in rural areas nationwide. It says the Senate plan would spell trouble…
Forget Freud: Dreams Replay Our Everyday Lives
Thanks to Sigmund Freud, we all know what it means to dream about swords, sticks and umbrellas. Or maybe we don’t. “For 100 years, we got stuck into that Freudian perspective on dreams, which turned out to be not scientifically very accurate,” says Robert Stickgold, a sleep researcher and associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard…