When the catastrophic Los Angeles fires broke out, John Volckens suspected firefighters and residents were breathing toxic air from the burning homes, buildings, and cars, but it was unclear how much risk the public faced. So, the professor of environmental health at Colorado State University devised a plan to get answers. Volckens shipped 10 air…
Here’s why we need stricter oversight, independent third-party testing, more rigorous research and a cultural shift in how we think about ‘natural’ remedies. The post I Trusted A Popular Supplement — It Shut Down My Liver appeared first on MedCity News.
KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony took a reporting trip to the small southeastern Missouri city of Sikeston and heard a mention of its hidden past. That led her on a multiyear reporting journey to explore the connections between a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police killing there — and what they say about…
By KIM BELLARD A year ago I wrote about disturbing news from the Pew Research Center that trust in science, and in scientists, had fallen since the pandemic. I am slightly relieved to report that a new follow-up study by Pew indicates that trust is up slightly – but still way below where they were…
German medical device company seca released the first portable body composition scanner designed for primary care. The scanner seeks to give primary care providers a more accurate picture of their patient’s health, as well as help them spot certain conditions — such as sarcopenia, obesity and metabolic disorders — earlier. The post Seca Launches First…
Through a new partnership, Zocdoc’s technology has been embedded within Blue Shield of California’s “Find a Doctor” feature. Members can now log in and find real-time availability of providers in their network and book appointments within a 90-day window directly through the insurer’s website. The post Blue Shield of California, Zocdoc Partner To Help Members…
Eliza Brader worries she soon will need to prove she’s working to continue receiving Medicaid health coverage. She doesn’t think she should have to. The 27-year-old resident of Bloomington, Indiana, has a pacemaker and a painful joint disease. She also has fused vertebrae in her neck from a spinal injury, preventing her from turning her…
Novo Nordisk’s new Denmark site will produce drugs for rare diseases, such as hemophilias. Separately, the pharma giant said all regulatory conditions have been met for Novo Holdings’ acquisition of Catalent, which will bring to Novo Nordisk three manufacturing sites for GLP-1 medications. The post Novo Nordisk Adds to Manufacturing Capacity, Pumping Billions Into New…
On his way to an Ultimate Fighting Championship event, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stopped by the home of podcaster Gary Brecka. The two spent time in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber and tried some intravenous nutrition drips that Brecka, a self-avowed longevity and wellness maven, sells and promotes on his show,…
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley and Representatives Diana Harshbarger and Jake Auchincloss introduced the Patients Before Monopolies Act on Wednesday. It aims to prohibit the parent company of a PBM or insurer from owning a pharmacy business. The post Senators, Representatives Introduce Bill That Would Ban Joint Ownership of PBMs and Pharmacies appeared first…