John MacArthur, a well-known evangelical preacher, passed away at 86. He spent over half a century leading Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, Los Angeles. The church honored his dedication, noting his 56 years of service. MacArthur's health had been declining, and he was recently hospitalized with pneumonia. Despite his struggles, he remained committed to his min...

Pregnant women face higher risks from influenza, including severe outcomes like hospitalization. Yet, during the COVID-19 pandemic, only about half of pregnant women got the flu shot. This gap highlights a need to understand their choices better. A study looked into why pregnant women decide to get or skip the flu vaccine. They used a theory that says people's actio...

The COVID-19 pandemic has come and gone, but the lessons learned about self-medication are still important. People took all sorts of medicines to prevent getting sick, but not much research has been done on whether these actually work. A recent study looked into this by focusing on market vendors in Peru's Central Highlands. Researchers compared vendors who tested p...

The COVID-19 pandemic changed how we think about vaccines. Now, researchers are using a method called discrete choice experiments to figure out what makes people pick one vaccine over another. This review looks at many studies that used this method to understand what influences people's decisions about COVID-19 vaccines. People's choices about vaccines are not rando...

People were unsure about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. This made it hard to plan and use resources well. A study looked at how well online surveys could predict who would actually get the vaccine. They asked over 5, 000 people from 13 countries if they planned to get vaccinated. Later, they checked if these people actually got the vaccine. The surveys were pretty go...

Ayurveda, the old-school Indian medicine, is still going strong in India. It's not the new kid on the block like allopathy, but it's not going away either. The problem? It's not backed by the same science and rules as modern medicine. The Ministry of AYUSH is trying to give Ayurveda a boost, but it's not smooth sailing everywhere. Then came COVID-19. Suddenly, every...

Life near the border can be tough. Tak and Mae Hong Son (MHS) provinces in Thailand know this well. These areas share a boundary with Myanmar. Many people cross over for work or medical help. But things have gotten harder lately. The COVID-19 pandemic hit these regions hard. It wasn't just a health crisis. Myanmar's political problems made things worse. This double ...

Health workers are under a lot of stress. This stress can affect their decisions and how they care for patients. One big factor is their beliefs about health and their choices about COVID-19 vaccines. Burnout is a big problem. It can make health workers less effective and even impact public health. So, it's important to understand what makes them more likely to burn...

In many wealthy nations, doctors use avoidable hospitalizations (AHs) as a way to check how good primary care is. But in places like China, this method isn't used much. The COVID-19 pandemic brought big changes to healthcare. Yet, there's not much research on how AHs shifted before and during the pandemic. This makes it hard to say if AHs are a good way to measure pr...

People in Latin America and the Caribbean have been getting fewer vaccines lately. This is a big problem. It is not just about one thing. Many factors are at play. Politics, culture, and money all have a role. The COVID-19 pandemic made things worse. It spread false information. It also made people more divided. Some people started to believe crazy ideas. All of this...