Supplementation may help reduce the elevated risk by Kate Kneisel, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today September 13, 2017 Action Points • Vitamin D deficiency may help identify whether a woman is at long-term risk for multiple sclerosis, with an increase in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin [...]
by Eric Sagonowsky | FierceHealth Sep 13, 2017 3:12pm Marking a big step in its march toward potential approval, GlaxoSmithKline’s shingles vaccine Shingrix won the support of an FDA panel as experts touted its strengths over Merck’s Zostavax. The shot, slated [...]
Common measure missed many serious infections in febrile infants by Molly Walker, Staff Writer, MedPage Today September 11, 2017 Action Points • Complete blood count was a poor predictor of serious bacterial infections, such as bacteremia or bacterial meningitis, in very young [...]
This year's influenza A (H1N1) strain differs from 2016-2017 vaccine by Molly Walker, Staff Writer, MedPage Today September 05, 2017 Recommendations for the 2017-2018 influenza season remain largely unchanged, with FluMist left off the recommended influenza vaccinations for the second year [...]
by Jamie Metzgar The Federalist As the GOP’s latest, half-hearted effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act crashed and burned this summer, the Left celebrated. President Obama’s signature policy lives. Still, it’s not at all certain that it won’t soon succumb [...]
Regulations often require that nurses do simple tasks like administer eyedrops. By Paul Osterman – Wall Street Journal Sept. 12, 2017 6:53 p.m. ET As baby boomers age into long-term care facilities, Medicaid costs will go through the roof. Americans already spend—counting [...]
Three studies of Kardia Mobile suggest accuracy, ease-of-use by Greg Von Portz September 12, 2017 AliveCor recently announced results from several independent studies that showed how one of their flagship products, Kardia Mobile, may improve outcomes for patients with atrial fibrillation. [...]
Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 9:23 pm - Hamodia Last Thursday, the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, dismissed a case filed by three terminally ill patients who sought a court order protecting their doctors if they prescribed [...]
New research from Princeton’s Alan Krueger suggests link between falling workforce participation and rising painkiller prescriptions Ben Leubsdorf - The Wall Street Journal New research suggests a significant portion of the post-1990s decline in labor-force participation among Americans in their prime [...]
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 [...]