Health-care providers say CDC’s opioid guidelines are harming pain patients
Lenny Bernstein March 6 at 8:20 PM More than 300 health-care experts told the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday that the agency’s landmark guidelines for the use of opioids against...
View ArticleGender bias in health care is hurting women
Anita Layton is the Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematical Biology and Medicine and professor of applied mathematics and pharmacy at the University of Waterloo. Imagine someone having a heart...
View ArticleState agency looks to more logging, improved forest health
HELENA, Mont. — Montana’s forestry agency is working with federal, local and private organizations to increase logging on national forests to improve forest health and decrease the risk of disease and...
View ArticleWhen it comes to 5G health risks, what we don’t know might hurt us
Open this photo in gallery A staff member works next to a 5G logo at the Xiaomi booth on day two of the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2019 on Feb. 26, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. David Ramos/Getty Images...
View ArticleAmy Klobuchar Talks Health Care, Israel and, Yes, That Comb
In the rest of the interview, Ms. Klobuchar and Ms. Swisher had wide-ranging discussions on health care, technology, foreign policy and other issues. Ms. Klobuchar expressed support for several...
View ArticleCancer: Does mental health influence a person’s outlook?
New research that now appears in the British Journal of Cancer suggests that a person’s history of mental health issues may raise their risk of dying from cancer following diagnosis. Mental health can...
View ArticleFinland’s government resigns over failed healthcare reform
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Sipila announced his government’s resignation in Helsinki on Friday Finland’s entire government has resigned over its failure to achieve a key policy goal on...
View ArticleAn Unvaccinated Boy Got Tetanus. His Oregon Hospital Stay: 57 Days and $800,000.
Parents who do not vaccinate their children have expressed worries about side effects, concerns over cost, moral or religious objections, and fears that vaccines lead to autism — an idea that has been...
View ArticleWhy I’m optimistic Ontario’s new health-care strategy can foster innovation...
Open this photo in gallery The St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto’s west end, is photographed on Dec. 6, 2018. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail Huda Idrees is founder and CEO of Dot Health Ontario has...
View ArticleUnder Penn, Jefferson’s shadow, can Temple Health, a de facto public...
Daniel J. Hilferty, CEO of Independence Health Group, said he envisions a collaboration that could become a national model for improving the health of people in such poverty-stricken areas as North...
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