Walgreens will open a new office for 1,800 technology and digital employees in Chicago’s downtown Old Post Office building in 2019.
Category: Forbes
New Drugs Promise Hope This World Sickle Cell Day
This year brings a bit of good news regarding the drug pipeline for sickle cell disease, but pain management is a growing problem.
An Immigrant And An Immigrant’s Son Saved Americans From Polio
If Jonas Salk’s mother and Albert Sabin did not immigrate to the U.S., American children would continue to be paralyzed for life by polio.
Have Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering Students Solved The Nuisance Of Nasal Congestion?
A team of five biomedical engineering undergraduates at John Hopkins University (JHU) plan to manufacture and sell a device that they say would achieve the same effect as nasal reconstructive surgery for sufferers of chronic nasal obstruction – a condi…
Kellogg’s Recalls Honey Smacks Cereal: Now 10 Salmonella Outbreaks In 2018
If you bought these cereal boxes with a “best if used by” date from June 14, 2018 through June 14, 2019, you may want to replace that date with a “never” until further notice.
The Share Cost: You + Your Family Members + Shared Genetic Data
Should you get to choose if you share your genetic testing information with your relatives, or should your medical center and/or genetic testing company make that decision for you? And how would you feel if your relative shared your personal health an…
Giant Hogweed: What To Do About This Plant That Can Burn, Blind You
Even just brushing up against this plant (which has become established in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Northwest Regions of the U.S.) can cause serious burns.
Female Sex Drive Booster Addyi Is Back, But Will Second Time Around Be Different?
Sprout Pharmaceuticals Inc. is relaunching Addyi (flibanserin), the first-ever approved drug for low libido, or hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD). Addyi’s sales success will depend on whether the modest benefits are considered adequate in relati…
More Doctor Pay Tied To Patient Satisfaction And Outcomes
More physicians are earning bonuses and higher pay based on value-based metrics such as patient satisfaction and outcome measures.
Facilitated Communication Has Been Called An Abuse Of Human Rights. Why Is It Still Around?
The University of Northern Iowa is hosting a conference promoting Facilitated Communication, a thoroughly debunked practice that has led to false charges of child abuse and other harms. FC has been called an abuse of human rights. Why is UNI sponsoring…
