Health Care Reform - Why Are People So Worked Up?

Fri, 09/13/2019 - 11:02

coli3x.me - Health Care Reform - Why Are People So Worked Up? Why are americans so labored up about wellness care reform? Statements equivalent to "do not touch my Medicare" or "each person must have…

Category: Health

Julian Castro To Joe Biden: ‘Are You Forgetting What You Said Two Minutes Ago?’

Fri, 09/13/2019 - 10:07

dailycaller.com - 2020 candidates Julian Castro and Joe Biden scuffled over the topic of health care during Thursday’s third Democratic primary debate in Houston. Castro called out Biden for flipping…

Category: World

FDA, EU Probing Carcinogen Detected in Versions of Zantac

Fri, 09/13/2019 - 09:40

bloomberg.com - Health officials in the U.S. and Europe are looking into the popular heartburn medication Zantac and its generic versions after a carcinogen was found in the drugs, the same…

Category: Science

The company blamed for starting the opioid epidemic has a lot to thank Rudy Giuliani for

Fri, 09/13/2019 - 09:12

businessinsider.com - According to The New York Times, Giuliani "used his clout with the Justice Department to press the federal authorities to offer a less onerous punishment to the company after…

Category: Politics

Exposing trans people to conversion therapy ‘doubles the odds of a suicide attempt’

Fri, 09/13/2019 - 08:10

pinknews.co.uk - Transgender ‘conversion therapy’ has been proven to cause serious psychological harm to those who undergo it, according to the medical journal JAMA Psychiatry. A study published on…

Category: Science

HSE wins global award for tackling sepsis amid Savita reforms

Fri, 09/13/2019 - 05:46

irishtimes.com - The Health Service Executive has won an international award for its efforts to tackle sepsis after showing it had cut the death rate from the condition by five percentage points. The…

Category: Science

New drugs for cystic fibrosis patients in Scotland

Fri, 09/13/2019 - 02:35

bbc.co.uk - Two "life-changing" cystic fibrosis drugs are to be made available to about 400 patients in Scotland - a month after their use was rejected by the NHS. Pharmaceutical company Vertex has…

Category: Science

Antibiotic use before cancer treatment cuts survival time – study

Fri, 09/13/2019 - 02:17

theguardian.com - Taking antibiotics in the month before starting immunotherapy dramatically reduces a cancer patient’s chances of survival, according to a small but groundbreaking study. Scientists…

Category: Science

Julian Castro’s attack on Joe Biden falls flat

Fri, 09/13/2019 - 00:51

politifact.com - One of the most explosive moments of the Democratic debate in Houston was the face-off between former cabinet secretary Julian Castro and former Vice President Joe Biden over health…

Category: World

Opinion | Uninsured rate rose for the first time in a decade. Thanks, Trump.

Thu, 09/12/2019 - 19:32

washingtonpost.com - (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) By Paul Waldman Paul Waldman Opinion writer covering politics Email Bio Follow Opinion writer September 11 at 3:17 PM As we have a vigorous…

Category: Business