Category: healthcare

Study Finds Covid A Leading Cause Of Death Among Children And Adolescents. Here’s How To Stay Safe

Covid was the third leading cause of death among all age groups in the U.S. between 2020 and 2022.

A Pharmacist Shortage Has Caused CVS, Walgreens And Walmart To Cut Pharmacy Hours—Here’s What We Know

Major drugstore chains have announced they will be reducing hours in March following labor shortages.

Pandemic Nears ‘Transition’ Point—But It’s Still A Global Health Emergency, WHO Warns

A leading agency member said “we’re in a far better situation now” compared to a year ago.

Canadian Leaders Finally Waking Up To The Horrors Of Single-Payer Health Care

Hopefully Americans will look at the human tragedies unfolding in Canada and Great Britain—and make clear to progressive lawmakers that they have no interest in Medicare for All here.

Viagra And Heart Disease

The general population of men who had taken ED drugs had a 13% lower rate of MACE, 25% lower rate of mortality and 39% lower rate of CV mortality when compared to men who had not been exposed to ED drugs.

Longevity Startup VitaDAO Raises $4.1m, Backed By Pfizer, Balaji Srinivasan

The web transformed life as we know it, allowing new ways of working, solving problems, and distributing currency.

Samsung Products May Soon Offer Telehealth

The consumer electronics giant is increasing its footprint in healthcare.

Djokovic, Sabalenka Win 2023 Australian Open After Tournament Slammed By Extreme Heat

Novak Djokovic won his 22nd Grand Slam title while Aryna Sabalenka won her first.

U.K. To Offer More Home Care As Emergency Care Crisis Persists

Health officials in England have announced they will expand virtual wards and community response teams to keep more patients out of hospitals.

Patients Flagged For Behavioral Issues Wait Longer, Get Less Care, New Study Shows

Labeling patients as difficult can be harmful, especially when those labels not equitably applied. A new study shows which which patients are most likely to be flagged.