Category: healthcare

Peloton Shares Fall After Major Outage Temporarily Hits Bikes And Treadmills

The outage lasted just over an hour before getting resolved, but shares fell on the news.

GSK’s Consumer Healthcare Business Rebrands As Haleon Ahead Of Spin-Off

The new name is derived from the old English word “Hale,” which means “in good health,” and the Greek word “Leon,” which means “strength.”

Amazon’s Growth In Healthcare Is Unparalleled

Amazon has repeatedly proven its might in disrupting legacy industries. Healthcare will be no different.

Global Health Pioneer Paul Farmer Dies

Global health pioneer and founder of Partners in Health Dr. Paul Farmer “unexpectedly passed away” Monday.

Teen Suffers Finger, Leg Amputations After Eating Leftover Noodles Gave Him Sepsis

Neisseria meningitidis contamination gave him “purpura fulminans.” Here’s what this condition is.

WHO: Here Are The 16 ‘Best Buys’ To Tackle Non-Communicable Diseases

Investing just $0.84 per person per year could yield around $230 billion in economic gains, seven million lives saved, 10 million heart attacks and strokes averted, and 50 million healthy life years gained.

Protection In The Present From The Deep Past

A recent paper shows that many defense mechanisms developed by our bacterial ancestors are employed by the human body’s immune system today.

Positive Effects Of Alcohol On The Heart A “Myth” Says New Study

The study also found that even moderate drinking is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease.

You’re Being Duped. Don’t Fall For It.

Quacks and populist politicians are two manifestations of the same type: the con artist. Don’t fall for their lies.

Finnish Skier Remi Lindholm Suffers Frozen Genitals At 2022 Winter Olympics

The Beijing, China, games wasn’t the first time his privates had been subject to such a deep freeze.