Purdue Issues Ad Campaigns Aimed at Battling Opioid Crisis
Purdue Issues Ad Campaigns Aimed at Battling Opioid Crisis
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Amputee’s Third Attempt at Holding Medical Personnel Responsible Pays Off
Amputee’s Third Attempt at Holding Medical Personnel Responsible Pays Off
Some Say Supervised Injection Sites Will Help Curb Opioid Crisis
Some Say Supervised Injection Sites Will Help Curb Opioid Crisis
Are Hospital Patients Less Likely to Survive Cardiac Arrest After Hours?
Did you know hospital patients who experience a cardiac arrest might “be more likely to die if it happens in the middle of the night or on a weekend than if it occurs on a weekday” during regular business hours? That’s what one U.S. study is suggesting. After examining data on “more than 151,000 adults who had a cardiac arrest at 470 U.S. hospitals between 2000 and 2014,” researchers determined that cardiac arrest patients had a better chance of living if the potentially fatal medical emergency occurs during the day, Monday through Friday.
Assisted Living Home Administrator Sentenced in Abuse Case
Assisted Living Home Administrator Sentenced in Abuse Case
Mother Horrified by Footage of Mentally Ill Daughter Improperly Discharged
Mother Horrified by Footage of Mentally Ill Daughter Improperly Discharged
FDA Recalls and U.S. Food Supply Safety
The Food Safety Modernization Act became law in 2011, but did it help the FDA improve our food supply safety? A House subcommittee asked, the FDA answered.
J&J Still Battling Talc Powder Cancer Claims
Johnson & Johnson has been hit with numerous lawsuits by victims of mesothelioma, a rare asbestos-related cancer that tends to show symptoms years after exposure. The controversy over J&J baby powder is not new—rather, it’s decades old. In the early 1970s, a company official posed the question: If J&J Baby Powder contained 1 percent asbestos,
Monsanto Weed Killer Still Banned in Arkansas
Monsanto Herbicide Still Banned in Arkansas
Senate Finance Committee Advances President’s Health Secretary Nominee
Earlier this week members of the Senate Finance Committee approved the advance of Alex Azar’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). According to reports, members of the committee voted “largely along party lines,” with 15 Republicans voting in favor of President Trump’s nomination and 12 Democrats voting against it. Now that the nomination is being advanced, the next step will be for Azar’s nomination to “head to a what appears to be an easy confirmation vote on the floor before the full Senate.”