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Number Of Nurse Practitioners Surpasses 270,000

The number of licensed nurse practitioners has eclipsed 270,000, an nine percent increase from just 10 months ago, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners said.

How Much Sleep You Get May Influence How Much Pain You Feel, Study Suggests

If sleep is lacking, you may find that your response to pain during the day is more intense. New research looked into the brain to find out why, with results suggesting that sleep is essential for keeping our pain response on the right neural rails.

Cindy Crawford Is Helping People Keep Their New Years Resolution With Ladder

Cindy Crawford founded a lifestyle brand, Ladder, with Lebron James, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lindsey Vonn to help keep people healthy all year round.

Judge Okays $52M Sale of Shopko Pharmacy Assets To Chains Led By Walgreens

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge approved the $52 million sale of bankrupt retailer Shopko’s pharmacy assets to more than 20 drugstore chains led by Walgreens Boots Alliance, CVS Health and the big grocer Albertsons.

How Is Telepsychiatry Revolutionizing Care

Socio-economic barriers including stigma around mental health, cost of psychiatric care and access to competent psychiatric clinics prevent effective delivery of psychiatric care. Telepsychiatry promises to solve these real-world barriers without a fur…

Expert Dr. Whitney Bowe Shares How To Glow While On The Go

The alliance between your gut, brain, and skin is at the soul of achieving a healthy glow. Renowned dermatologist and media expert Dr. Whitney Bowe shares tips on how to glow while on the go.

How Industrial Production Makes Modern Life Possible

American manufacturing, by making once-luxury items affordable and available, has given America’s working class a standard of living that would be the envy of any Rockefeller or Carnegie.

The Deadly Consequences Of Financial Incentives In Healthcare

Financial incentives always change physician behavior, but rarely produce the desired behavior. Dr. Pearl offers two examples of this axiom. One made doctors angry. The other killed 20,000 patients.

Based On Sales Forecasts For 2018 FDA Approved Drugs, Big Pharma Not Just Focused On Blockbusters

What is driving these companies to develop drugs with poorer sales prospects than were previously deemed essential?

Big Pharma Should Accept Cap On Drug Price Increases

By capping price increases to inflation levels, PhRMA can show it cares about patients, drug costs and accessibility of its breakthroughs.