Medical research
Misreporting the science of lab-made organs is unethical, even dangerous
I work in the field of bioprinting, where the aim is to build biological tissues by printing living cells into 3-D structures.
May 28, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Research shows low patient comprehension of terms commonly found in electronic health information
When the 21st Century Cures Act went into effect in April 2021, health care organizations began releasing electronic health information (EHI) to patients immediately.
Aug 4, 2022
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Health
Consumer Reports warns of mercury in canned tuna
Canned tuna is known to contain low levels of mercury, but a new Consumer Reports investigation has found spikes of the neurotoxin in some cans.
Feb 10, 2023
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Health
Media overrepresent drug treatments for chronic pain
Media reports on chronic pain are focusing on treatments involving opioids and cannabis at the expense of best practice non-drug treatments, researchers have found.
Jan 16, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC frees up drug that fights brain-eating amoeba
(HealthDay)—Miltefosine, a potentially life-saving experimental drug to treat people infected with a rare but deadly brain-eating amoeba, is now available to U.S. doctors directly from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Aug 22, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Link between obesity and COVID-19 may not be what it seems
Obesity is frequently cited as a risk factor for severe COVID-19, but the role of weight bias and discrimination in that risk demands further investigation, according to Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, an associate professor of family ...
Jun 28, 2021
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Medications
FDA investigating hospitalizations linked to counterfeit Ozempic
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received at least three reports of people being hospitalized after taking counterfeit versions of the wildly popular weight-loss drugs known as semaglutides.
Nov 8, 2023
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Medical economics
Many hit hard by pandemic now swamped by medical debt
(HealthDay)—The coronavirus pandemic has left plenty of Americans saddled with medical bills they can't pay, a new survey reveals.
Jul 19, 2021
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