By JANE E. BRODY SEPT. 4, 2017 – NY TIMES Last month, a White House panel declared the nation’s epidemic of opioid abuse and deaths “a national public health emergency,” a designation usually assigned to natural disasters. A disaster is indeed [...]
Arterial stiffness increased immediately after vaping session by Salynn Boyles, Contributing Writer September 10, 2017 Action Points • Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary [...]
Cite 'fear of malpractice' as top reason for unnecessary care by Debra Beaulieu September 10, 2017 Despite years of emphasis on curbing costly and potentially harmful unnecessary care, physicians believe that overtreatment remains an ongoing problem, according to research from Johns [...]
Letter cites complaints that device doesn't work in emergencies by MedPage Today Staff September 08, 2017 The FDA sent a warning letter to a Pfizer manufacturing unit that makes EpiPens for Mylan, saying the company failed to properly investigate "serious product [...]
Plant-based Mediterranean diet with alkaline water tops PPIs in laryngopharyngeal reflux by MedPage Today Staff September 08, 2017 A plant-based, Mediterranean diet plus alkaline water may be an effective alternative to meds for laryngopharyngeal reflux symptoms, a new study found. Proton [...]
Largest price increase in at least a decade, AARP study finds by Matt Wynn, Staff Writer, MedPage Today September 08, 2017 Drug prices are higher than ever and getting worse, a new study confirms. Retail prices for some of the most [...]
Lower rates of hospitalization for respiratory illness vs standard doses by Molly Walker, Staff Writer, MedPage Today July 20, 2017 Action Points • Nursing homes whose residents received the high-dose influenza vaccine had fewer hospital admissions for respiratory illnesses compared to those [...]
But analysis doesn't address harms from screening and subsequent treatment by Molly Walker, Staff Writer, MedPage Today September 04, 2017 Prostate cancer screening resulted in a lower risk of prostate cancer death for older men, according to pooled data from two [...]
Doubled risk of amputations appears to be affecting usage by Cheryl Clark, Senior Staff Writer inewsource/MedPage Today September 02, 2017 Some physicians and their hospital-affiliated medical groups are scurrying to take patients off of the diabetes drug canagliflozin (Invokana), after results [...]
Paula Span THE NEW OLD AGE SEPT. 1, 2017 In April, Nancy Niemi entered Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, N.C., with cardiac problems. She stayed four nights, at one point receiving a coronary stent. Then she went home, but felt faint [...]