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Mumps In Houston: Here’s Another Vaccine Preventable Disease To Worry About

The mumps virus has infected at least seven people at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Houston

In Medicare For All Battle, Insurers Tout Democratic Allies

The health insurance industry is touting bipartisan Congressional support of private Medicare Advantage as some Democrats tout a single-payer version of Medicare for All.

President Trump’s Annual Physical Exam: What Was Interesting About The Statement

The statement by Sean Patrick Conley, DO, the Physician to the President, after a team evaluated President Donald Trump’s health included this sentence. Here are the issues.

Goop Enters Netflix Deal: Has Pseudoscience Found A New Platform?

Here is what the new docuseries needs to do to not peddle pseudoscience.

U.K. Could Be Kicked Out Of Newly Launched Pharma Tech Security System Because Of Brexit

Today, Saturday, February 9, 2019, sees the launch of the European Union (EU) Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) but the U.K. could be kicked out of newly launched pharma tech security system if it fails to reach a Withdrawal Agreement with the EU res…

How The Boiling Water Challenge Can Land You In The Hospital

The polar vortex has inspired another hot social media challenge.

Youth Culture’s Will To Subversion and Technologies Of The Body

As smoking products have shifted from the traditional cigarette to the vaporizer, youth culture is still being examined as to why it rebels through such substances. Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions and need to understand new smoking tech withi…

Finally, An EHR That Goes From Time Killer To Time Saver

Clinician-centricity may be a key to fixing the the problems with the current electronic health record.

A Man On A Mission: How One Patient Journey Can Change The Course Of A Hereditary Cancer

Lynch syndrome is a hereditary cancer estimated to affect 1 in every 279 Americans – meaning it isn’t rare. But the staggering number of those who may be carriers and not know it is what sets Lynch syndrome apart. Carriers are often diagnosed at younge…

So What It’s Warmer? – Climate Change Messaging Must Evolve Now

Another warming record broken but a new narrative on climate change is urgently needed.