October 17, 2018
(STAT News) – For the first time, a study has confirmed that using the HIV-prevention pill can effectively thwart the virus in uninfected men by a significant amount, a finding that patient activists argue should spur public health officials to … Read More
October 17, 2018
(NPR) – In some ways, it can be harder to be a doctor of animals than a doctor of humans. “We are in the really unenviable, and really difficult, position of caring for patients maybe for their entire lives, developing … Read More
October 16, 2018
(Mosaic) – Although recent figures are scarce, it is estimated that approximately half of psychiatrists and 1 in 5 psychologists in the USA experience a patient dying by suicide. In the UK last year there were 5,821 suicides registered: 10 … Read More
October 16, 2018
(STAT News) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expressed frustration and concern Tuesday about a puzzling surge in cases of polio-like paralysis, mostly in children, being reported across the country this year. The agency said 127 cases of … Read More
October 16, 2018
(NPR) – Hospitals and health plans are increasingly using the huge amount of medical data they collect for research. It’s a business worth billions of dollars, and sometimes those discoveries can be the foundation of new profit-making products and companies. … Read More
October 15, 2018
(The Guardian) – When I worked on Nauru as a medical officer for refugees and asylum seekers, I never saw myself as part of the problem. But since I returned to Australia I have increasingly come to question my role … Read More
October 12, 2018
(Kaiser Health News) – While gun violence data is scarce, a Kaiser Health News investigation with PBS NewsHour published in June uncovered over 100 cases across the U.S. since 2012 in which people with dementia used guns to kill themselves or … Read More
October 12, 2018
(New York Times) – It was not hard to tell when the doctor was in at the Staten Island office of Carl Anderson. Noisy crowds of people, some with visible signs of drug addiction, stood in long lines at all … Read More
October 12, 2018
(BBC) – Doctors’ use of Caesarean section to deliver babies has nearly doubled in 15 years to reach “alarming” proportions in some countries, a study says. Rates surged from about 16 million births (12%) in 2000 to an estimated 29.7 million … Read More
October 12, 2018
(UPI) – Researchers found 746 over-the-counter supplements contained potentially harmful and undeclared ingredients not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The study analyzed data from a tainted supplements database maintained by the FDA for trends in adulterated dietary … Read More
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