Why I’m grateful I was forced to receive mental health treatment | Mental Health Perspectives – The Seattle Times
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STAT+: A new mom’s illness led to the first diagnosis of a rare condition after childbirth
Figuring out the right medical diagnosis for patients can be a tricky process. The recent…
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STAT+: FDA approves first treatment for ultra-rare bone disease
U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved the first treatment for an ultra-rare disease that causes people…
Appeals court upholds limits to abortion pill
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone…
STAT+: Schizophrenia gene found to be linked to energy dysfunction in brain cells
The heritable nature of schizophrenia has been known for about a century. But researchers are…
The latest recall of Philips ventilators reveals one death, two injuries
In March, Philips recalled more than 73,000 ventilators that absorbed dust and dirt into breathing…
STAT+: In a rare move, FDA threatens to fine a company for failing to report clinical trial results
For only the fifth time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently threatened to fine…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Chinese drugmakers develop copycat weight loss drugs; SEC eyes supplier of research monkeys
Rise and shine, everyone. The middle of the week is upon us. Have heart, though….
STAT+: With an age cutoff for a new gene therapy, families and doctors scramble to treat kids before their 6th birthday
In mid-July, Kristen Secrist hopped on a call with her 5-year-old son’s doctor, who had…
Opinion: Why it’s so difficult to count the number of heat-related deaths
In late July, as parts of the southern U.S. approached 30 days of temperatures exceeding…
Opinion: The CDC faces $1.5 billion in budget cuts. Layoffs will almost certainly follow
The nation’s health faces a dual threat — one anticipated, the other, self-inflicted. Covid-19 has…
Why drug shortages are having an outsize impact on ovarian cancer patients
Sarah Evans considers herself a lucky ovarian cancer patient, though she is dealing with the…
Stand Outside Barefoot for Better Health? ‘I Feel Like an Oddball … – The Wall Street Journal
Stand Outside Barefoot for Better Health? ‘I Feel Like an Oddball … The Wall Street Journal…
VUMC receives state grant to evaluate innovative models of nursing … – VUMC Reporter
VUMC receives state grant to evaluate innovative models of nursing … VUMC Reporter Read Original Article:…
Counterpoint: In defense of physicians who treated COVID with … – Star Tribune
Counterpoint: In defense of physicians who treated COVID with … Star Tribune Read Original Article: Counterpoint:…
Veteran mental health care goes beyond talk therapy – El Paso Matters
Veteran mental health care goes beyond talk therapy El Paso Matters Read Original Article: Veteran mental…
STAT+: FDA warns AstraZeneca over misleading promotional materials for a COPD drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration scolded AstraZeneca for making misleading claims about the effectiveness…
STAT+: SEC wants to know if key supplier of research monkeys bribed foreign officials
A U.S. government probe into a monkey-smuggling operation emanating from Cambodia has gone in a…
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America’s ERs struggle with timely care for stroke patients
In the world of stroke care, time is everything. At stroke onset, a clot or…
YouTube cracks down on misinformation on cancer treatment
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Amazon Pharmacy offers insulin discounts; DOJ blasts industry attempt to delay Medicare drug-price talks
Hello, everyone, and how are you today? A steely gray sky is hovering this morning…
Radiation, a mainstay of cancer treatment, begins a fade-out
Every year, doctors get better tools to fight cancer. Engineered cancer-killing cells, immunotherapies, targeted drugs,…
STAT+: BMS, looking to build a market for a heart drug, turns to a Viz.ai algorithm to detect disease
As Bristol Myers Squibb works to build its treatment for a heart condition that can…
Patient advocates warn FDA proposal on salt intake could do fatal harm to people with kidney disease
WASHINGTON — Patient advocates are warning that a recent proposal from the Food and Drug…
Opinion: Home blood pressure machines are often wrong. The FDA must speak up
Hypertension is considered to be the No. 1 risk factor for death globally. So it’s…
STAT+: From drug shortages to high prices, U.S. system’s shortcomings have deep roots
American medicine is a tragic paradox. An example: Cancer patients are likely dying as a…
Opinion: The best way for the NIH to reduce drug prices is to address drug spending
As STAT reported recently, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) has…
Short on amoxicillin, physicians reach for alternatives to treat ear … – Healio
Short on amoxicillin, physicians reach for alternatives to treat ear … Healio Read Original Article: Short…
STAT+: Not-for-profit CommonSpirit Health paid its CEO $35 million in 2021
CommonSpirit Health, the massive not-for-profit health system formed through a 2019 merger, paid its former…
Mishmash of how U.S. heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms
PHOENIX — Postal worker Eugene Gates Jr. was delivering mail in the suffocating Dallas heat…
Long-term exposure to particulates from wildfire smoke linked to dementia risk, new study finds
Smoke permeates everything and impacts everyone. The visible stew of carbon and particulates typically from…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: White House drug-shortage panel is MIA with lawmakers; Ultragenyx sued by Lacks family
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
STAT+: What’s behind the recent surge in Apellis’ stock price? Growing confidence in the safety of its eye treatment
Shares of Apellis Pharmaceuticals are rebounding, driven by a growing belief among some investors that…
STAT+: In the case of a devastating disease, the FDA weighs an experimental drug’s muddled data and a desperate need
Emma Albee knows the experimental drug she takes is not a cure. It won’t allow…
STAT+: After Optum Health’s lowest profit margin in a decade, UnitedHealth makes changes
Just weeks after the division of UnitedHealth Group that provides care to patients posted its…
STAT+: Hospitals are dialing back on venture capital investing
Hospitals once dove headfirst into venture capital with splashy headlines and attention-grabbing numbers. Now, in…
Listen: How Long Island became the ‘eugenics capital of the world’
The study of eugenics wasn’t born on Long Island — it’s closer to say it…
Opinion: I’m a dentist. I’m begging people not to give up on aspartame
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC, an entity within the World Health Organization)…
Snake venom and frog medicine: Alternative healing in Howell – Daily Press & Argus
Snake venom and frog medicine: Alternative healing in Howell Daily Press & Argus Read Original Article:…
Opinion: Health care for the benefit of businesses, not patients – The Gazette
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University students pursue research on TCM to introduce alternative … – Longview News-Journal
University students pursue research on TCM to introduce alternative … Longview News-Journal Read Original Article: University…
GLOBALink | University students pursue research on TCM to … – Xinhua
GLOBALink | University students pursue research on TCM to … Xinhua Read Original Article: GLOBALink |…
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Philippine expert hails TCM in promoting people’s health along BRI – Longview News-Journal
Philippine expert hails TCM in promoting people’s health along BRI Longview News-Journal Read Original Article: Philippine…
Low energy, burnout, pain: How these alternative medicine … – Tatler Taiwan
Low energy, burnout, pain: How these alternative medicine … Tatler Taiwan Read Original Article: Low energy,…
STAT+: More hospital pharmacists are rationing drugs due to increasing shortages
Nearly every hospital pharmacy across the U.S. is experiencing shortages of prescription drugs. And the…
STAT+: White House drug shortages task MIA with lawmakers while Congress works on fixes
WASHINGTON — A White House task force created to work on drug shortage reforms has…
Kim Kardashian sparks debate on the benefits of full-body MRI scans
The last time Kim Kardashian posted about medical imaging, it was to prove her butt…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Supreme Court halts Purdue bankruptcy plan; what to know about compounded obesity drugs
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
Bird flu researchers turn to Finland’s mink farms, tracking a virus with pandemic potential
HELSINKI — It was the quiet that stood out to Tarja Sironen at the fur…