In 2013, Medicare started paying doctors for helping patients after they leave the hospital. This is called transitional care management (TCM). We wanted to find out how this has affected patients. We studied the records of many patients and compared the care given by different groups of doctors. So
Mitochondria are like tiny power plants inside our cells. They make most of the energy our cells need, called ATP, through a process called oxidative phosphorylation. This process uses the electron transport chain (ETC) to pump protons and create an energy gradient, which is then used to make ATP. H
Recent studies have been all over the place when it comes to how well digital health interventions work in getting college students to be more active. While there's been plenty of focus on these tools, research specifically targeting college students is thin on the ground. A systematic review and m
Imagine you’re a service provider, and your customers are a bit too confident about how much they'll use your services. This overconfidence can mess with your pricing strategy. Traditional pricing models assume customers are rational, but we all know that’s not always the case! Overconfident custome
FX Networks chief, John Landgraf, has a message for the entertainment industry after years of big budget productions: traditional TV shows are still a hit with viewers. Despite the industry's shift towards streaming and high-stakes content spending, old-fashioned TV shows like procedural dramas and
Think about a group of 65 people who couldn't get their high blood pressure under control, even with lots of medication. They decided to try something different: a procedure called renal denervation. This isn't a new movie plot; it's real life. These people had their blood vessels near the kidneys t
You might think a computer science professor has no business running a theatre. But David Malan, a big name at Harvard, is stepping into this role at Arlington's Regent Theatre. The theatre, which has been around for over a century, was previously run by Richard Stavros. He retired recently, and now
Norway has just released a new way to measure health and happiness. They've combined data from two different methods to create what's called an EQ-5D-5L value set. This value set helps understand how Norwegians feel about their health. Researchers talked to a diverse group of adults in Norway to ga
Colon cancer is a big deal in both China and the United States. But how do these two countries compare when it comes to who gets it, where it hits, and how well people survive? Let's dive in. Over a decade, from 2006 to 2019, the US saw more new cases of colon cancer than China. In China, the cance
Logan Paul, the well-known social media star, recently faced some heat over his cryptocurrency deals. The BBC had been trying to chat with him about allegations that he made profits by promoting crypto projects without disclosing his interests. But instead of sitting down for an interview, Logan sen
