Sending your health care provider a message through the patient portal can be a great option for patients. You can do things like request a medication refill, get a referral for a condition you’ve already brought up in an appointment, or report a new side effect. It’s more direct than leaving a message with the office staff, and you can skip the hassle of scheduling a follow-up.
But with the pandemic shift towards telehealth patient messaging increased by 50%. And already-overwhelmed providers weren’t getting compensated for time spent typing responses. So many hospital systems have started charging for receiving medical advice by portal message. But does it really make sense to bill per email? Some say burnt-out doctors with overflowing inboxes are a sign that the traditional fee-for-service model of health care is due for an overhaul. Find out what this may mean for you and how you communicate with your doctor.
Scientists estimate that over 20% of people who get COVID never have any symptoms, and some don’t even know they were infected. A new study published in Natureconcludes their genetics might be why the virus didn't make them ill.
Researchers sampled DNA from almost 30,000 people. Participants also recorded their COVID test results and symptoms in a mobile app over time. They found that people who were infected but didn’t experience symptoms were much more likely to have a particular variant of a type of gene called HLA, which is active in the immune system. They think that after people who have this variant were exposed to common cold viruses, their immune systems adapted to identify and defend their bodies from similar viruses – including SARS-CoV-2.
Scientists including Dr. Eric Topol, who wasn’t involved in the study, say this discovery is a big deal – and it could lead to treatments that protect more people from getting sick from a COVID infection. Learn why.
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Does your family have any weird constipation remedies? Mine does. Well really just one family member in particular. When this person is constipated, they find it productive to talk to their sister on the phone.
As fun as it is to talk about poop with your family, you know who else has constipation hacks? Gastroenterologists! And physical therapists too. The good folks at NPR’s Life Kit did us all a solid and spoke with a few such digestive experts about how best to unclog the internal plumbing. Here’s everything you need to know: Including toilet timing, yoga poses, and how different laxatives work.
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