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Time to end drug company distortion of medical evidence
A huge proportion of medical research is funded by industry even though studies show company-sponsored studies tend to overstate benefits, playdown harms.
How to end the HIV epidemic
Test. Treat, Prevent: A national plan to end the HIV epidemic. The goal is to reduce new HIV infections by 90% by 2030.
EMS Crews Brought Patients to the Hospital With Misplaced Breathing Tubes. None Survived.
In the world of emergency medicine, an unrecognized esophageal intubation is a “never event,” meaning that it shouldn’t happen under any circumstances.
A Misplaced Breathing Tube Can Be Fatal.
EMS performs intubations to help restore breathing to cardiac arrest patients. New studies show patients fare as well or better with less-invasive alternatives.
Medical Device Failures Brought To Light Now Bolster Lawsuits And Research
For almost 20 years, malfunctions and injuries linked to 108 medical devices were funneled into an FDA database that few knew existed.
Candidates Are Betting Big On Health. Is That What Voters Really Want?
24% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents said they want to hear the candidates discuss health care.
‘I Feel Like I’m In Jail’: Hospital Alarms Torment Patients
Tens of thousands of alarms shriek, beep and buzz every day in every U.S. hospital. All sound urgent, but few require immediate attention or get it.
Human evolution is still happening – possibly faster than ever
Some genes are evolving rapidly. but we still don’t fully understand why fast evolution happens to some genes but not others.
COFA offers coverage for some Pacific Islanders
COFA islanders include people from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated State of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
Sixty percent of fake healthcare news read online is considered credible—and trust in such claims increases if a story is seen multiple times.
Risk ongoing in multi-state outbreak of E.coli linked to romaine lettuce
Two cases in Washington State have now been linked to multi-state outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli linked to romaine lettuce from Salinas, California.
Nothing To Sneeze At: The $2,659 Bill To Pluck Doll’s Shoe From Child’s Nostril
The doctor was able to remove the shoe in less than a second. His bill: $926.98.
More Kids on Medicaid to Get Health Care in School
Dozen states are finally taking advantage of a five-year-old federal policy change that would make it easier for schools to provide health care.
E. coli cases may be linked to Evergreens restaurants
So far, testing indicates the strain of E. coli is different from that causing the outbreak associated with romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California.