Study: Vitamin D-Rich Diet Helps Stave Off Dementia
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STAT Plus: Catalyst loses lawsuit accusing the FDA of unfairly approving a rival rare disease drug
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Fitness Blogs: Fact or Fiction?
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STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Biden getting more pharma donations than Trump; FDA safety plan not ‘well suited’ for opioids
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STAT Plus: Drug industry CEOs will testify this week about some of pharma’s most controversial medicines
The House Oversight Committee will hold two days of hearings this week with six drug…
Opinion: Increase transparency at the FDA: We need sunlight to fight the pandemic
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As insurers move this week to stop waiving telehealth copays, patients may have to pay more for virtual care
Starting Oct. 1, several private health insurers will no longer fully pay for virtual visits…
STAT Plus: An FDA safety program is failing to stem the opioid crisis — and manufacturers are mostly to blame
A mandated safety program regulators rely on to minimize opioid abuse and misuse is not…
STAT Plus: With a new law, California becomes the first state to pursue its own line of generics
In a groundbreaking move, California adopted a law Monday to allow the state to develop…
Alternative Medicine: Astaxanthin, COVID-19 and immune response – Citrus County Chronicle
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Think 1 Drink Won’t Harm Your Unborn Baby? Think Again
Alcohol use during pregnancy causes problems with the baby’s brain as it develops, according to…
When Your Kids Feel Too Sick To Eat
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Kangaroo Care: Babies, Parents Benefit from Skin-To-Skin Contact
Babies who were snuggled with direct skin-to-skin contact showed a “dampened” response to pain, compared…
At Your Service: Dogs Providing Life-Changing Help
Organizations often invest upwards of $30,000 to train service dogs. But those dollars can help…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Operation Warp Speed is more Army than science; J&J’s Covid-19 vaccine moves forward
Good morning, one and all. Damian Garde here, filling in for Ed Silverman at the…
Opinion: Global investors must support pharma solidarity and collaboration in the response to Covid-19
The prospect of having the first supplies of at least a few effective Covid-19 medicines…
Opinion: Pregnant and lactating women should not be excluded from Covid-19 drug, vaccine trials
Citizens of the world are holding their collective breath while awaiting vaccines and therapies to…
STAT Plus: The 8 most important leaders of Operation Warp Speed
Below are the eight most important people leading Operation Warp Speed. It is based on…
A layperson’s guide to how — and when — a Covid-19 vaccine could be authorized
In a U.S. pandemic response dominated by missteps, the effort to develop vaccines to prevent…
New document reveals scope and structure of Operation Warp Speed and underscores vast military involvement
WASHINGTON — When President Trump unveiled Operation Warp Speed in May, he declared that it…
Complementary And Alternative Medicine Market Analysis by Size, Growth Rate ,Trends by 2027 | Top Leading Key Players – Herb Pharm, Columbia Nutritional, Herbal Hills, Helio USA, Deepure Plus, Nordic Naturals, Pure encapsulations – The Daily Chronicle
Complementary And Alternative Medicine Market Analysis by Size, Growth Rate ,Trends by 2027 | Top…
Plants over pills: Non-traditional medicine growing in popularity, especially in Colorado’s mountain towns – Aspen Times
Plants over pills: Non-traditional medicine growing in popularity, especially in Colorado’s mountain towns Aspen Times Read…
Republicans blasted Obama’s use of an obscure Medicare law. Now Trump’s using it on $200 drug coupons — and the GOP is silent
WASHINGTON — The last time a president used an obscure law to spend billions of…
Mom or Dad Not Eating? Here Are Some Tips
If you’re worried about how your parents are eating, here are some tips that may…
Black Licorice Is Tasty, But Don’t Overdo It, Says FDA
If black licorice is on your Halloween shopping list, this FDA update warns that a…
High BP Can Lead to More Nosebleeds – and More Emergency Dept Visits
Do you have spontaneous nosebleeds? Do you know what your blood pressure is? If you…
STAT Plus: ‘The largest application we can imagine’: Illumina and Grail CEOs defend their deal to investors
Shares of Illumina, the leader in DNA sequencing, have dropped 13% since news leaked last…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: In political ploy, Trump promises drug coupons to seniors; N.Y. plans its own Covid-19 vaccine reviews
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Opinion: Personalized medicine is the future of health care. Two Trump administration proposals could stymie it
“It is more important to know what kind of patient the disease has than to…
Opinion: Kids’ heart rates are rising as the pandemic drags on
In mid-March, schools across the country shut down. My 7-year-old son took it well; life…
STAT Plus: Medical AI systems are disproportionately built with data from just three states, new research finds
Late last year, Stanford University researcher Amit Kaushal and a collaborator noticed something striking while…
Pharmacies are bracing for a surge in demand for flu shots amid the Covid-19 pandemic
With flu season fast approaching, and the Covid-19 pandemic raging on, hospitals and pharmacies across…
Among people of color asked to join Covid-19 vaccine trials, worries about inequities run deep
While presenting the Covid-19 vaccine study she’s running, Susan Little was asked for a promise…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market New Business Experts Ideas By The Healing, Columbia Nutritional, Pure Encapsulations, Quantum Touch – The Daily Chronicle
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Market New Business Experts Ideas By The Healing, Columbia Nutritional, Pure…
Plants over pills: Non-traditional medicine growing in popularity, especially in Colorado’s mountain towns – Vail Daily News
Plants over pills: Non-traditional medicine growing in popularity, especially in Colorado’s mountain towns Vail Daily News…
Dane County announces $300,000 for mental health crisis center, an alternative to jail – Madison.com
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Salisbury dispensary Peninsula Wellness has big plans for new, larger store – Baltimore Business Journal
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Shasta County Health Officer allows mask alternative to flu vaccine requirement for healthcare workers – Action News Now
Shasta County Health Officer allows mask alternative to flu vaccine requirement for healthcare workers Action News…
Trump promises seniors $200 prescription drug gift certificates, but questions abound
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday pledged to send $200 prescription drug coupons to 33…
Listen: A road map for Covid-19, the gold rush in health tech, & D.C.’s pandemic unrest
Is superspreading an Olympic event? Will Covid-19 forever change health tech? And what are the…
FDA Now Requires “Boxed Warning” Label for Benzodiazepines
The FDA is requiring a “boxed warning” label for benzodiazepine medicines, such as the prescription…
Therapeutic Properties of CBD: A Potential New Alternative for Seniors?
More and more people are discovering the potential benefits of this natural relief alternative for…
COVID-19 Product Scammers: Be FDA Aware
Some COVID-19 products don’t always match their advertising claims. Since the pandemic started in March,…
Brainiacs, not birdbrains: Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primarily human attribute
Whether crows, ravens, and other “corvids” are making multipart tools like hooked sticks to reach…
Opinion: We can’t tackle the pandemic without figuring out which Covid-19 vaccines work the best
We may have a vaccine for Covid-19 by late this fall. By winter, we could…
STAT Plus: Not by the numbers: Former Aceto controller is charged with insider trading
File this under ‘What was he thinking?’ After spending nearly 17 years as controller at…
Affordable Care Act at Risk, Many May Lose Coverage
If the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is overturned, almost every American will feel the effect…
Another Salmonella Food Recall: Shirakiku Dried Fungus
One lot of dried fungus, also known as Black Fungus or Kikurage, has been recalled…
Drug Recall: Metformin Extended-Release, for Type 2 Diabetes
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. has voluntarily recalled one lot of RIOMET ER™ (metformin hydrochloride for…