Everyone Was Wrong About Antipsychotics
Next, Parker wondered how general this effect is. Most antipsychotics developed over the past 70 years stick to dopamine receptors, but a new generation binds to other sites, like acetylcholine …
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Chronic Illness TikTok Through the Eyes of a Doctor
One of my assignments in my third year of medical school was to ask a clinic patient if I could visit him at home. The point of the exercise (slightly …
This Prosthetic Limb Actually Attaches to the Wearer’s Nerves | WIRED
Over the course of several months, each fascicle would grow into the muscle, resupplying it with nerve signals. By placing an electrode into the little muscle-nerve bundle, scientists could record …
Aussie surgeons reconstruct Senri Tengata’s hand after he picked up unexploded bomb
Senri Tangata was just 11 years old when he picked up a bomb one afternoon while playing near his village in the Solomon Islands. In 2021, Tangata stumbled across the …
A Patient May Be Free of HIV, Thanks to This Drug
A sixth person, dubbed the “Geneva patient,” may be free of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant intended to treat another disease—his cancer. The man, who was diagnosed with …
Perth man slapped with $700 bill after bout of ‘Bali belly’ shocked by cost
An Australian who sought medical help during a bout of “Bali belly” was shocked to receive an eye-watering bill for his treatment on Saturday. The Perth man, 52, was travelling …
Pure Oxygen Speeds Up Learning. Can It Help Stroke Survivors Recover?
As a physical therapist in Shanghai, Zheng Wang worked with people recovering from strokes after their brains had been damaged by oxygen deprivation. They usually followed a predictable recovery pattern, …
HCF to give customers $136 million cash back
Australian health insurance company HCF is giving back $136 million in health insurance claims savings to members. Private health insurer HCF previously announced it would give back $130 million in …
Newborn severe combined immunodeficiency screening tests could have saved Hunter’s life – but they weren’t available in Australia
When Johanna Kelly fell pregnant in 2017, she and her husband Cameron were living in New York – so they flew home to Australia to have their child here because …
Doctors on Bikes Prevented a Humanitarian Catastrophe in Ukraine
As the war rolled on, organizations responding to the crisis came to realize that they had to be flexible and think beyond fixed, brick-and-mortar health care infrastructure. They needed to …