During a 12-month period from May 2020 to April 2021, over 100,000 people died of drug overdoses in the U.S. That was a 28.5% increase from the prior 12-month period.
Category: pharma
CVS Taps Pharmacy Leader To ‘Enhance’ HealthHub Store Formats
CVS Health has created a new chief pharmacy officer position to oversee the drugstore chain’s “omnichannel pharmacy strategy” that includes an “enhanced version” of the company’s fast-growing HealthHub locations.
CDC: Monkeypox Virus Case Confirmed In Maryland, Second In U.S. In 2021
The patient caught this rare but potentially deadly virus while traveling in Nigeria and is currently under isolation.
Too Many Blood Pressure Pills—Here’s A Time When Treatments Go Too Far
Physicians need to be more cautious about adding new blood pressure medicines to treat hypertension in hospitalized patients. Rising blood pressures in such circumstances might simply be an artifact of acute illness.
Bird Flu Spreading: Here Are The Avian Influenza Outbreaks In Europe And Asia
Governments in Belgium, France, and the Netherlands have ordered poultry lockdowns.
CDC: Avoid Travel To These 3 New Destinations Due To Covid-19 Risk
The CDC has just moved Iceland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary up to Level 4, meaning that the Covid-19 risk is very high.
Puerto Rico Is Taming Covid-19 By Applying Force, Reducing Friction
As mainland Americans sit on a massive surplus of vaccine doses—and with the death count now exceeding 760,000—there are important lessons to learn from Puerto Rico’s two-pronged approach to taming Covid-19. For starters, U.S. leaders should acquire a …
FDA: Hand Sanitizer Recall Due To Contaminants With Cancer Concerns
ArtNaturals is voluntarily recalling ten manufacturing lots of its Scent-Free Hand Sanitizer.
Mr. T Tweets About The Covid-19 Vaccine Booster, Here’s The Reaction
Mr. T was trending on Twitter this weekend after tweeting that he’s gotten the Covid-19 vaccine booster and is maintaining face mask wearing and social distancing.
Broken Heart Syndrome Has Risen Since 2006, Especially Among Women
A study showed how the incidence of broken heart syndrome, otherwise known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or stress-induced cardiomyopathy, has risen from 2006 to 2017.
