THCB Sep 30, 2021 It has been WAY too long and for too many reasons (conferences, travel, a hurricane flooding out 4 East Coast guests) we haven’t got together but #THCBGang is back. Joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) will be fierce patient activist Casey Quinlan (@MightyCasey); THCB regular writer Kim Bellard (@kimbbellard); ; medical historian Mike… Read More »
THCB Sep 29, 2021 It has been WAY too long and for too many reasons (conferences, travel, a hurricane flooding out 4 East Coast guests) we haven’t got together but #THCBGang is back. At 1pm PT – 4pm ET tomorrow September 30, joining Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) will be fierce patient activist Casey Quinlan (@MightyCasey); THCB… Read More »
That’s how Dr. Olivier Joannes-Boyau, head of the intensive care unit at University Hospital in the southwestern city of Bordeaux, describes the resurgence of Covid-19 in France. After young French people took advantage of the lifting of lockdown and summer months to socialize freely, Covid-19 hospitalizations have risen in large cities like Paris, Bordeaux and… Read More »
Source: SmileDirectClub SmileDirectClub is bracing for a windfall of cash. The company, which provides invisible teeth-straightening devices, is looking to sell up to $ 1 billion in stock in an initial public offering, three people with knowledge of the matter said. SmileDirectClub is currently on file confidentially and aiming to flip its IPO prospectus to… Read More »
It’s been another busy week at talkhealth but that hasn’t prevented us from monitoring news from the world of health. Our topics this time include sleep, allergies and weight loss. We always welcome your views so why not air them in the Comments field at the bottom? Cardiovascular risk of poor sleep Greek researchers who… Read More »
September has kicked off with a variety of interesting stories from the world of health. Here we feature a few which you might find helpful. What’s your heart age? You may have already read or heard that the NHS and Public Health England are urging the public to take an online test to assess the… Read More »