Opinion: Listen: Will opioid settlement money actually go to opioid prevention? Here’s hoping
As states begin to receive money from the multitude of lawsuits and settlements the opioid…
Category: Life Sciences
Missouri Senate race shows just how hard it is to campaign on abortion in the heartland
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – If any Senate race should be a referendum on abortion access…
FDA panel asks for improvements in pulse oximeters
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel suggested Tuesday that the agency improve how it regulates…
Online requests for medication abortions spiked after the Dobbs decision
There was a staggering increase in requests for abortion pills through telemedicine in the months…
Twitter has spent years trying to combat health misinformation. Will Musk’s takeover make that harder?
In the years since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, many health-care professionals have turned…
Opinion: Exclude race from medical school admissions and students, patients, and the entire health care system lose out
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in two cases that could eliminate…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Pfizer maternal RSV vaccine meets pivotal study’s goal; Lilly cuts its annual profit forecast
Tumble out of bed and stumble to the kitchen, pour myself a cup of ambition,…
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Pfizer says vaccine to prevent RSV in newborns is effective
Pfizer’s maternal vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus reduced the rate of severe illness in…
Watching And Listening To Birds May Benefit Mental Health
“These improvements were evident not only in healthy people but also in those with a…
Watch: How pulse oximeters work, and why they sometimes do not
Pulse oximeters, which measure oxygen levels in blood, are one of the most widely used…
Opinion: Biopharma innovation needs to harness lessons learned from Covid-19
The pandemic is a prime case study of what can be accomplished when science delivers….
With Republicans on the verge of congressional control, science is on the line
WASHINGTON — In this year’s midterms, the future of federal science policy is in Republicans’…
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Pulse oximeters and their inaccuracies will get FDA scrutiny today. What took so long?
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee Tuesday will take up the issue of whether…
How A New COVID Vaccine Type Could Eliminate The Need For Boosters
Scientists are reportedly working on a new vaccine that could eliminate booster shots. Read Original…
Legal and Ethical Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Interventions in Oncology – The ASCO Post
Legal and Ethical Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Interventions in Oncology The ASCO Post Read…
Consider Alternatives for MRI-Guided Breast Biopsy Grid Plates – FDA.gov
Consider Alternatives for MRI-Guided Breast Biopsy Grid Plates FDA.gov Read Original Article: Consider Alternatives for MRI-Guided…
Reuse Tracheostomy Tubes or Switch to Alternatives During Shortage – FDA.gov
Reuse Tracheostomy Tubes or Switch to Alternatives During Shortage FDA.gov Read Original Article: Reuse Tracheostomy Tubes…
Johnson County creating mental health court as jail alternative – Shawnee Mission Post
Johnson County creating mental health court as jail alternative Shawnee Mission Post Read Original Article: Johnson…
Opinion: Inconsistent clinical practices thwart wider use of personalized medicine
The promise of personalized medicine — safer and more effective treatments tailored to each individual’s…
STAT+: Advanced practice clinicians slightly more likely to take industry funding than doctors
A slightly larger share of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other advanced practice clinicians accept…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA advisers vote down pediatric brain cancer drug; AbbVie drops out of psoriasis partnership
Good morning, and welcome to a spooky edition of Pharmalittle. It’s Jason Mast here, filling…
Where to Get Online Hormone Replacement Therapy & Testosterone Replacement Therapy
Hormone Replacement Therapy and Testosterone Replacement Therapy may improve your hormone balance, increase your libido,…
Opinion: Hospitals need to make their websites as accessible as their physical spaces
It would be anathema for a health care facility in the U.S. to have a…
In a year it was supposed to flare, polio-like syndrome in kids doesn’t, adding to mystery
Physicians who treat children who develop a strange polio-like syndrome known as acute flaccid myelitis…
STAT+: Private equity’s Welsh Carson, casting itself as a noble force, relentlessly pursues profits in health care
Before the allegations of neglect, before the lawsuits, before the government investigations, the health care…
Flu Season 2022 Hospitalization Rate The Worst In More Than A Decade: Report
The flu season has ramped up early in the U.S., leading to disastrous early hospitalization…
Did Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug Contribute To Study Participant’s Death?
The company behind the experimental drug insisted other possible factors could have led to the…
Can Nose Picking Lead To Alzheimer’s Disease? Study Has Shocking Answer
Researchers said the simple act of picking the nose could increase the risk of Alzheimer’s…
From the Pages of Psychiatric Times: October 2022 – Psychiatric Times
From the Pages of Psychiatric Times: October 2022 Psychiatric Times Read Original Article: From the Pages…
The Week in Review: October 24-28 – Psychiatric Times
The Week in Review: October 24-28 Psychiatric Times Read Original Article: The Week in Review: October…
What To Do If You’ve Been Exposed To COVID-19
The CDC strongly recommends isolating immediately, but there are other things you should know. Read…
‘Science is just rocketing forward’: A Q&A with former NIH director Francis Collins
LOS ANGELES — Francis Collins stepped down from his position as head of the National…
What To Do If You Got Exposed To COVID-19
The CDC strongly recommends isolating immediately, but there are other things you should know. Read…
Yoga, Pilates, tai chi, qigong — what’s best for me? – CNN
Yoga, Pilates, tai chi, qigong — what’s best for me? CNN Read Original Article: Yoga, Pilates,…
What is mucoid plaque and do you need to remove it? – Medical News Today
What is mucoid plaque and do you need to remove it? Medical News Today Read Original…
Vermixin capsule per infezioni parassitarie: ingredienti,prezzo, farmacia
Vermixin è un integratore da assumere per aiutare a combattere i parassiti intestinali. Questa condizione…
With hospitalizations ticking up, flu season appears off to an early start
There are increasing signs that flu season is off to a very early start in…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Drugmaker raises price of old chemo med 10-fold amid shortages; Alnylam cites drug-price law in halting trial
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Why Feeling Sick After Getting Your COVID Booster Is A Good Thing
A strong immune response after getting jabbed is a good sign that the booster is…
This Is The Best Age To Give Up Smoking, Study Finds
The study found people, who gave up smoking between ages 35 and 44, had a…
TB Firmly On The Rise After Years Of Decline: WHO
TB, which was overtaken by Covid-19 during the worst of the pandemic as the world’s…
Opinion: How motivational interviewing can improve health workforce well-being
The National Academy of Medicine launched its National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being in early…
STAT+: How experts think we can put health data back ‘in the hands of the patient’
Two decades ago, the Bush administration threw a wrench in health data privacy, making it…
Opinion: STAT+: The need for regulatory grade evidence: Are you in the stadium or the sandbox?
As real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE) continue to share the limelight in pharmacoepidemiologic…
STAT+: Death of patient in closely watched Alzheimer’s trial raises concern about risk for some groups
The experimental Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab, hailed after it slowed patients’ cognitive decline in a clinical…
The Doctor’s Death Diagnosis – Released October 24, 2022 – PR Web
The Doctor’s Death Diagnosis – Released October 24, 2022 PR Web Read Original Article: The Doctor’s…
STAT+: Drugmaker raises the price of an old chemo medicine tenfold amid persistent shortages
Amid sporadic shortages of a drug that is essential in preparing patients for lifesaving, cancer-fighting…
Listen: Anti-science at the polls, a biotech odd couple, & the stakes of the midterms
Can Covid denialism get you elected? How is the music business like biotech investing? And…
STAT+: A new suite of RNA-sensing tools could help scientists target cancerous cells, and much more
Sure, you’ve heard of CRISPR. But it’s 2022. The acronym you need to know now…
Ivermectin For COVID-19: What’s The Final Verdict?
The horse dewormer is not effective against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Read Original Article: Ivermectin For COVID-19:…