For every life lost, the ripple effects continue outward, often creating distinct suicide clusters, which account for as many as 5% of all suicides. Breaking this cycle is essential to preventing thousands of tragedies each year. The post Suicide Is Contagious appeared first on MedCity News.
Research shows that medical residents of all specialties are avoiding states that ban abortion. This was discussed during a panel discussion at Engage at HLTH on Sunday in Las Vegas. The post How the Dobbs Decision Impacts Medical Practice Beyond Just OBGYNs appeared first on MedCity News.
The availability of safe, effective covid vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year history of vaccination, seemingly heralding an age of protection against infectious diseases. Now, after backlash against public health interventions culminated in President-elect Donald Trump’s nominating Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the country’s best-known anti-vaccine activist,…
DENVER. — Hace siete años, Erica Green se enteró a través de Facebook que le habían disparado a su hermano. Corrió al hospital, uno gerenciado por Denver Health, el sistema de seguridad social de la ciudad, pero no pudo obtener información de los trabajadores de la sala de emergencias: se quejaron de que ella estaba…
By MIKE MAGEE “What did they know, and when did they know it?” These are the questions Americans have become accustomed to asking of their leaders, dating back to Nixon and extending to Trump, and all Presidents in between. But now the same questions have surfaced, to the extreme discomfort of conservative Justices, as death…
Dupixent, a Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals drug, is now approved for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive lung disease prevalent in smokers. It’s the sixth FDA-approved indication for the blockbuster drug. The post Sanofi and Regeneron Biologic Drug Dupixent Notches a New FDA Approval in COPD appeared first on MedCity News.
Cardiovascular disease drugs in development intended to reduce lipoprotein (a) are mostly injectable medications, though Eli Lilly also has both oral and injectable drugs in the clinic. AstraZeneca aims to hit that key protein target with an oral small molecule licensed from CSPC Pharmaceutical Group. The post AstraZeneca Expands Cardiovascular Disease Prospects, Paying $100M for…
BRANCHLAND, W.Va. — Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road. “I’m comfortable here, but I’m having health issues,” said the 68-year-old, who retired from her job as a school cook several years ago after having a stroke. “Things are failing me.” Her…
I was a little surprised that in the days of limitless content, AI, and all types of medical information being online a company could raise $15m to create a platform where actual doctors could answer specific questions that patients might have. Vikram Bhaskaran, the CEO is ex Pinterest and knows the consumer world well. Rohan…
George Boghos is CEO of Imagine Pediatrics, a company founded out of former CMS Innovation head Adam Boehler’s Rubicon Partners fund. Imagine is a wraparound tech-based service helping some of the sickest kids in America–think kids on feeding tubes, cancer, mental health conditions, autism and more. They provide telehealth and on the ground services (like…