Sharing the facts about Covid Vax inside ICE detention, one detainee at a time
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FDA Summary: March 15, 2022
For immediate release: March 15, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration provides an…
More than just CDC opioid guidelines need to change – Pain News Network
By Roger Chriss, PNN ColumnistThe CDC’s preliminary revisions to its 2016 opioid guideline are generally…
Third-party physicians prescribe more antibiotics via telehealth than hospital-affiliated physicians
During the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for telemedicine has skyrocketed – a 63-fold increase among Medicare…
Connecticut Reaches $6 Billion Settlement With Purdue Pharma In ‘Historic Recovery’, Says Attorney General
HARTFORD — Connecticut will settle its longstanding lawsuit against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its…
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The saturation of public health services favors the expansion of low-cost private medicine
The medical imaging department is one of the most requested at Asembis, according to its…
A Tech Solution to Drug Diversion: What to Do When a Supplier Steals a Patient’s Medication
Imagine that you are injured in a car accident and you go to the hospital.…
Carriage for London Junk Food Advertising
Restricting outdoor advertising of foods and drinks high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) on…
New partnership members in January
The Greater Houston Partnership welcomed 27 new corporate members in January. The Partnership strives to…
Tilray consolidates its global medical offering in Tilray Medical
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on January 25 and has been updated to…
Unregulated and synthetic vaping use is increasing among children
A person smokes an electronic cigarette. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The FDA insists it is…
The conundrum of counterfeiting
KARACHI: The threat of counterfeit drugs is a global phenomenon. But the situation in developing…
The Prescription Opioid Ecosystem: A New Approach to the Crisis
We are overwhelmed with crises: environmental, political and even contagious. While these may have pushed…
Kansas bill to require certain drugs for COVID
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The number of COVID-19 cases is declining regionally, but discussion about…
N95 masks will be distributed for free in Illinois starting next week. Here’s What You Need to Know – NBC Chicago
In an effort to curb the omicron variant COVID, which continues to actively spread nationwide,…
Asthma, antibiotic prescriptions dropped from 2019 to 2020, Finnish study finds
A national study in Finland showed that the number of antibiotics and asthma medications dropped…
Government response letter to ACMD on CBPM in humans (accessible version)
The Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Probation 2…
10 benefits of tracking your medical history | Health, Medicine and Fitness
Keeping track of your medical history can seem overwhelming. Especially for those dealing with complicated…
Explained: How two newly WHO-recommended drugs work against Covid
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended two drugs, baricitinib and sotrovimab, for the treatment of…
Medical Marijuana Advances With Mississippi Senate Vote
Sen. Kevin Blackwell, R-Southaven, chief negotiator, answers a lawmaker’s question about Mississippi’s medical cannabis law…
Medical cannabis patients forced into the illicit drug market
CANNABIS-BASED drugs, including whole plant cannabis flower and oil, are life-changing drugs for many. They…
Possibilities of dietary supplements for muscle health
Editor’s Note: This article is one of a three-part series. Part one discussed the interconnected…
Governor’s Office | This week in New Jersey: January 7, 2022
GOVERNOR MURPHY LEADS THE RESPONSE TO WINTER STORMS Governor Murphy led the state’s response to…
EXPLANATION: Where are the COVID-19 tests promised by Biden? | Health, Medicine and Fitness
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ZEKE MILLER – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden…
Current supplies from Pfizer, Merck and more
Indiana has received nearly 7,000 courses of new drugs designed to treat COVID-19, heads of…
REI’s Director of Advocacy Marc Berejka on COVID, Outdoor Equity and Mental Health
For many Americans, 2020 was the year of the family walk. Daily walks replaced other…
Rapid Tests Can Save Christmas, If You Can Find Them
As terrifying as the rapidly spreading omicron variant is, fewer Americans are expected to have…
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US clears Pfizer’s COVID-19 oral treatment, first for home use
Dec. 22 (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday cleared Pfizer Inc’s (PFE.N) COVID-19 antiviral…
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As a nurse, researcher, and educator at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes at the…
Unnecessary drugs: deprescribing is a way forward
Melbourne: Millions of drugs given to patients each year can be unnecessary and even potentially…
Only Dummies Would Not Consider Gender in Design | Marketing
For decades, heart attacks in women have been severely underdiagnosed and undertreated because doctors were…
Pennsylvania Deserves Better Than Dr Oz
I just can’t drive away the fear that one day, in the not-so-distant future, we…
Medical experts discuss COVID-19 booster injections for 16 and 17 year olds
To print Saturday 11 December 2021Kim Dacey, WBAL-TV 11 Some experts told 11 News they…
Vaping Doubles Risk of Erectile Dysfunction in Men 20+, Study Finds
(CNN) – Healthy men aged 20 to 65 who vape nicotine daily were more than…
Mixed reaction from doctors to COVID-19 booster injections for 16 and 17 year olds
The country’s top health officials are expanding access to COVID-19 vaccine booster shots. || COVID-19…
Democrats Introduce Bill to Remove Insurance Barriers for HIV Prevention Medicine / LGBTQ Nation
Senate Democrats are trying to make it easier for communities at risk of HIV transmission…
Over-consumption of antibiotics: “With resistance to 1st and 2nd line antibiotics, doctors are forced to use reserve drugs”
Sir Alexander Fleming in his Nobel Lecture in 1945 said: “The time may come when…
Growing demand for hand sanitizers; false mushrooms
With a billion doses of vaccine already circulating in the Indian system, this is just…
Drugs show it’s time to pivot in our approach to COVID-19
We can update our response to the pandemic and start treating COVID-19 infections with new…
Medicaid scale-up could reduce death toll, study finds
In 2010, the new Affordable Care Act – also known as Obamacare – required states…
Camping, Healthcare, and Oregon Senate Bill 844
The “non-application” of the camping ban is a jokeOn November 9, while I was walking…
Talking About Fentanyl With Teens – PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER
With the first few months of school now behind us and the kids more used…
Pharmacy benefit managers increase costs to patients and healthcare system, new report shows
WASHINGTON–(COMMERCIAL THREAD) – The PBM Accountability Project today released a new report that sheds light…
As US overdose death toll rises, guard calls for better drug storage
Securing Medicines at Home Can Help Families Fight AddictionSACRAMENTO, California., 23 November 2021 / PRNewswire…
Diabetes can be controlled. But there is no medicine for some people who need it.
The burden of diabetes is increasing globally. There are approximately half a billion people around…
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video: The American Thoracic Society’s 16-episode series draws attention to innovative multidisciplinary partnerships and cutting-edge…
China approves sale of traditional medicine products to treat Covid-19
The agency used a special approval process to give the green light to the three…
FDA Expands Enforcement Discretion Policy for Certain Regenerative Medicine Products
Read the article The United States Food and Drug Administration extends the Enforcement Discretion Policy…