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Teladoc Health announced a new virtual care model for employers and health plans designed to provide a more tailored and personalized approach to members while tying payments to clinical and financial outcomes. The model, called Teladoc One, was built to replace fragmented symptom-specific medical programs with integrated services that dynamically support an individual’s entire health needs, rather than addressing just one disease at a time, company executives said. As part of the model, Teladoc Healthcare teams work with members’ local providers to deliver and coordinate care across a virtual environment. “Teladoc One is fundamentally a new care model that changes…

The Men’s Health Act, a bipartisan bill that would create an Office of Men’s Health within the Department of Health and Human Services, is scheduled to be introduced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday by Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), co-sponsored by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.). The bill, which mirrors a bipartisan bill introduced in the House this year, would require the Government Accountability Office’s findings on the health of men in the United States to be submitted within a year of enactment. Following this report and incorporating its findings, the Office will coordinate existing and new research to raise awareness…

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a giant exoplanet hidden in one of the Milky Way’s most studied planetary systems. The nearby young star Beta Pictoris was already known to have two giant planets, Beta Pictoris b and Beta Pictoris c. Beta Pictoris b was one of the first exoplanets to be imaged directly. The newly identified Beta Pictoris d increases the number of known planets in this system to three, making Beta Pictoris only the second planetary system known to contain at least three imaged planets. However, astronomers did not initially recognize Beta Pictoris d as a bright…

STAT co-published this article by The War Horse., An award-winning nonprofit news organization that educates the public about military service and veterans.. When a COVID-19 vaccine was released in 2020, Daniel Pendergast was intrigued. “Honestly, at first I thought it was kind of original,” he said. STAT+ exclusive story Already have an account? Log in This article is exclusive to STAT+ subscribers Subscribe to STAT+ for this article and daily updates on Capitol Hill and the life sciences industry. Already have an account? Log in Individual plan Group plan See all plans To read the rest of this story, subscribe…

Lizzy leads STAT’s FDA coverage. Her story explores the relationship between politics and science at the FDA, its influence on industry, and the agency’s ability to protect and promote public health. Sensitive information can be sent on Signal at lizzylaw.53.A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee is scheduled to meet Thursday and Friday to discuss changes to make peptides more accessible as more Americans experiment with synthetic peptides despite warnings about unproven benefits and potential risks. At issue is whether compounding pharmacies will be allowed to manufacture seven types of peptides that are currently designated as unsafe to manufacture. The…

NASA is preparing for a future astronaut landing on the moon with a major orbital rehearsal planned for 2027. During the Artemis III demonstration mission, space crews and teams on Earth will practice rendezvous and docking operations between the Orion spacecraft and a commercially developed lunar lander. Information collected during Artemis III, along with data from future unmanned demonstrations near the moon, will help NASA improve astronaut safety and reduce risk ahead of manned moon landings starting in 2028. Two civilian landing craft join Artemis III NASA has partnered with SpaceX and Blue Origin to develop a human landing system…

A newly developed dental gel has the potential to rebuild damaged tooth enamel, potentially creating a new approach to preventing cavities and repairing worn teeth. Scientists from the University of Nottingham’s School of Pharmacy and School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering have created a material that mimics the biological processes that naturally form enamel. Their findings were; nature communicationssuggests that the gel may help repair enamel weakened by mineral loss and erosion, strengthen enamel that is still healthy, and protect teeth from future damage. Gel that recreates natural enamel growth Dentists can quickly apply the gel using a process similar…

An ancient molecule that existed long before the evolution of blood circulation systems has been found to support cancer immunotherapy. Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan found that the complement C3 protein acts within tumors to prevent the accumulation of immunosuppressive cells, but only when produced within the tumor. C3 circulating in the blood did not affect treatment results. Published in nature communicationsthe findings suggest that replicating this effect artificially could help patients with tumors that don’t naturally produce enough of this protein. The C3 protein is evolutionarily very old and is present in simple organisms such as sponges and…

Spermidine has attracted scientific interest in everything from cell recycling to cognitive aging, but the evidence needed for routine human use has not yet emerged. Research: Gerontological insights into the natural metabolite spermidine in aging and age-related diseases. Image credit: Corona Borealis Studio / Shutterstock In a recent “Article in Press” review published in the journal npj agingResearchers considered mechanistic, preclinical, and clinical evidence to evaluate spermidine’s anti-aging properties. Spermidine is a ubiquitous natural polyamine and a calorie restriction mimic that is essential for cell proliferation and tissue homeostasis. The review results highlighted that while spermidine may partially restore autophagic…

Thymus-derived peptides reduced inflammatory immune activity and improved immunotherapy responses in aged mice, suggesting a potential strategy to address age-related barriers to cancer treatment. Research: Thymulin suppresses age-related myeloid inflammation and enhances cancer immunotherapy. Image credit: Lightspring Recent research published in journals nature communications Our results suggest that the thymus-derived peptide thymulin may suppress age-related bone marrow cell inflammation and enhance the response to anti-programmed death ligand 1 (anti-PD-L1) immunotherapy in older mice bearing mammary tumors. The researchers found that pro-inflammatory myeloid cells were significantly enriched in the mammary tumor microenvironment of older mice, with a higher proportion of myeloid…