
Nawaz’s health concerns: Two hospitals express inability to provide specialised ambulance
Fri, 08/23/2019 - 00:31
dawn.com - LAHORE: Two government hospitals have denied a specialised cardiac ambulance facility for emergency medical cover to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the Central Jail. The Punjab…
Category: World
dawn.com - LAHORE: Two government hospitals have denied a specialised cardiac ambulance facility for emergency medical cover to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the Central Jail. The Punjab…


Marijuana access is associated with decreased use of alcohol, tobacco and other prescription drugs
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 16:29
thehill.com - A significant amount of data has been generated in recent years showing that cannabis access is associated with reduced levels of opioid use and abuse. But emerging data also indicates…
Category: Science
thehill.com - A significant amount of data has been generated in recent years showing that cannabis access is associated with reduced levels of opioid use and abuse. But emerging data also indicates…

I work in A&E. I see the brutal reality of the UK's homelessness crisis every day
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 13:53
theguardian.com - Sam’s in his mid-20s, give or take a couple of years, and has attended the hospital where I work six times in the last four months. He’s alright, he reckons, but he’s got a skin…
Category: Health
theguardian.com - Sam’s in his mid-20s, give or take a couple of years, and has attended the hospital where I work six times in the last four months. He’s alright, he reckons, but he’s got a skin…

Vaping Associated Pulmonary Injury (VAPI) - EMCrit Project
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 11:52
emcrit.org - Currently there is a cluster of cases of VAPI under investigation by the Centers of Disease Control. Salient features of these cases include the following: Additional information about…
Category: Science
emcrit.org - Currently there is a cluster of cases of VAPI under investigation by the Centers of Disease Control. Salient features of these cases include the following: Additional information about…

Lessons from the Pioneers of Health Care Price Transparency | RealClearPolicy
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 08:38
realclearpolicy.com - Hospitals are complaining about the Trump administration’s latest proposed rule requiring disclosure of the prices they have negotiated with private payers. They say the burden…
Category: Business
realclearpolicy.com - Hospitals are complaining about the Trump administration’s latest proposed rule requiring disclosure of the prices they have negotiated with private payers. They say the burden…

OPINIONISTA: The National Health Insurance Bill is a blueprint for disaster
Thu, 08/22/2019 - 01:48
dailymaverick.co.za - The latest iteration of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill was tabled in Parliament on 8 August 2019. The government’s dream is to create a free universal healthcare…
Category: Business
dailymaverick.co.za - The latest iteration of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill was tabled in Parliament on 8 August 2019. The government’s dream is to create a free universal healthcare…


How Pill Middlemen Like CVS Are Bilking the Health Care System
Wed, 08/21/2019 - 23:56
theamericanconservative.com - The outrage mob was at it again last week. This time, the target of their ire was, of all things, CVS Pharmacy. The fracas was the result of some clever antagonistic…
Category: Business
theamericanconservative.com - The outrage mob was at it again last week. This time, the target of their ire was, of all things, CVS Pharmacy. The fracas was the result of some clever antagonistic…