As the Supreme Court appears poised to return abortion regulation to the states, recent experience in Texas illustrates that medical care for miscarriages and dangerous ectopic pregnancies would also be threatened if restrictions become more widespread. One Texas law passed last year lists several medications as abortion-inducing drugs and largely […]
A new study, published in JAMA, has found that robotic surgery reduces the chance of readmission by half (52 per cent), and revealed a "striking" four-fold (77 per cent) reduction in prevalence of blood clots (deep vein thrombus and pulmonary emboli) – a significant cause of health decline and morbidity […]
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab sample from a person during mass testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid an outbreak, at a makeshift testing site in Chaoyang district of Beijing, China May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas SuenBEIJING (Reuters) – Mainland China reported 1,227 new […]
The pandemic put a spotlight on mental health and burnout within health care professions, but emerging research reveals these issues have been affecting health care workers for years, with suicide rates notably high among physicians and nurses. But until now, less was known about the mental health of pharmacists. In […]
In our fast-paced, work, work, work driven world, where hustle culture still reigns supreme, every minute, we’re told, counts. And if we’re not filling each of our minutes, in each of our 24 hours in a day, the right way, we’re failing. We worry about the time we’ve wasted, take […]
Like most new moms, Freida Pinto has had her share of anxiety and insecurity regarding her new role. But 5 months into her parenting journey, the actress isn’t afraid to speak up about what she does know — as son Rumi-Ray’s mother, as a partner, and as an advocate for […]
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Why being married and working for yourself can help to ward off the manopause (…. that’s the menopause for chaps! Are you feeling tired and irritable, sleeping badly, with reduced sex drive, breast discomfort and occasional hot flushes or sweats? These symptoms are typical of women going […]
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials on Friday announced a $119 million settlement with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors over their role in the opioid addiction crisis. Republican Gov. Brad Little and Republican Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said it’s the second-largest consumer settlement in state history, trailing […]
In a recent study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, researchers determined the evolution of health outcomes in individuals hospitalized due to acute severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in Wuhan, China. They also tracked the recovery status of these coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors for up to […]