Category: pharma

Healthcare Jargon: The 10 Most Confusing And Unhelpful Words And Phrases

Healthcare jargon often stands in the way of the best answer to many problems in healthcare.

#Boatjumping Trends On TikTok, Here Are The Dangers

The hashtags #boatjumping and #boatjump have included videos of people jumping from moving boats into the water. Here are the dangers of doing such things

Prime Therapeutics Hires New CEO To Lead Pharmacy Benefit Combination With MagellanRx

Prime Therapeutics, a pharmacy benefit manager owned by several Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurers, promoted Mostafa Kama to succeed the retiring Ken Paulus, ,…

July 3 Was The Hottest Day Ever Recorded Worldwide

The average temperature globally hit the 17.01 degrees Celsius mark, which translated to 62.62 degrees Fahrenheit.

Study Finds Iron Deficiency In Over 38% Of Teen Girls, Young Women

Routine screening, based on current recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), may have missed 83.6% of these cases of iron deficiency.

What Hot Elephant Testicles Can Tell Us About Fighting Cancer

Elephants may have a lower risk of cancer than many smaller animals, an observation that has been dubbed Peto’s paradox. One key may be the TP53 gene complex.

How The Air Quality Index Determines Wildfire Smoke Risk, Here Are AQI Limitations

The EPA’s AQI ranges from 0 to 500 and represents the measurement of these five different major pollutants regulated by the Clean Air Act.

Data Democracy! ‘Dr. Google’ (2023) Vs. ‘Every Man His Own Physician’ (1767)

“Every Man His Own Physician,” by Dr. John Theobald, bore an impressive subtitle: ” Being a complete collection of efficacious and approved remedies for every disease”

Despite Rising Costs, Big Health Insurers Should Do Just Fine

Rising medical costs are hitting health insurer stocks lately but these diversified companies should be just fine when they report earnings in the coming weeks.

CDC: Cyclosporiasis Has Left 210 Sick, 30 Hospitalized Across 22 States

The cause of cyclosporiasis is a parasite called Cyclospora cayetanensis. Here’s how to prevent and treat this illness that can cause explosive diarrhea.