Semaglutide improved taste sensitivity, changed gene expression in the tongue that’s responsible for taste perception, and changed the brain’s response to sweet tastes, according to research presented Saturday at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Boston, Mass. Jensterle Sever and colleagues designed a proof-of-concept study on the impact

Augmented reality (AR) is a fairly new technology that has gained significant attention in medical education and training. This technology is based on the integration of digitally generated three-dimensional (3D) representations with real environmental stimuli.1 By offering more realistic experiences and remote learning opportunities, AR has gained considerable popularity among medical

The long term effects of COVID-19 As of April 2022, SARS-CoV-2 infected over 80 million individuals and caused over 970,000 deaths in the United States. Long-term health consequences of COVID-19, which are collectively referred to as long-COVID, have been widely reported. Real-world evidence shows that people with long-COVID can experience

In early 2020, with reports of covid-19 outbreaks making dire headlines, Trever Schapers worried about her father’s safety in a nursing home in Queens. She had delighted in watching her dad, John Schapers, blow out the candles on his 90th birthday cake that February at the West Lawrence Care Center

Radon gas Exposure to radon gas is considered to be the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. Although radon occurs naturally in an outdoor environment, concentrated levels of the gas associated with uranium deposits can be harmful. In particular, people who live or work in an environment that is

How do nursing factors affect HCAHPS scores? The researchers analyzed Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores for 540 hospitals in four states (California, Florida, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) for the year 2016. Developed by the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the HCAHPS survey assesses