Medications
Purdue pharma pleads guilty over role in U.S. opioid epidemic
(HealthDay)—Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty to three criminal charges linked to the Oxycontin maker's role in the nation's opioid epidemic.
Nov 26, 2020
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Vaccination
That's a wrap: Protein 'burritos' stabilize vaccines
Half of vaccines are wasted annually because they aren't kept cold. Chemical engineers have discovered a way to stabilize viruses in vaccines with proteins instead of temperature.
Nov 11, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Understanding the spread of infectious diseases
Scientists worldwide have been working feverishly on research into infectious diseases in the wake of the global outbreak of the COVID-19 disease, caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. This concerns not only virologists, ...
Nov 4, 2020
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Medications
Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to criminal charges over opioid sales
US drugmaker Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty to three criminal charges over its production and sales of the prescription opioid Oxycontin, which stoked a nationwide addiction crisis, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
Oct 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus: Hard choices over ventilator shortages shouldn't put doctors at legal risk
Across Canada, the coronavirus pandemic is increasing the demand for already scarce critical care resources. In the coming weeks, there is a very real chance that there won't be enough ventilators and critical care beds for ...
Apr 14, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds presence of another person diminishes fear responses in women
A team with several members from the University of Wurzburg and one from Peking University has found that women respond less strongly to aversive sounds if there is another person nearby. In their paper published in the journal ...
Oncology & Cancer
Comparing cancer costs is challenging, despite new price transparency rules
Comparison shopping for airfare, a TV or a car can be straightforward online. The same cannot be said for checking what hospitals charge for a standard radiation treatment for prostate cancer, according to a report published ...
Jan 16, 2020
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Medical economics
Patients are overpaying for air ambulance services because of a market failure within the industry
Talk about feeling airsick. The charges for air ambulance services in 2016 hovered between 4.1 and 9.5 times the rate allowed by Medicare, according to a study led by Carey Business School researcher Ge Bai. Publicly insured ...
Jan 3, 2020
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Immunology
What protects killer immune cells from harming themselves?
White blood cells, which release a toxic potion of proteins to kill cancerous and virus-infected cells, are protected from any harm by the physical properties of their cell envelopes, find scientists from UCL and the Peter ...
Nov 27, 2019
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Medications
Drugmakers, distributors facing federal opioid probe
At least a half-dozen companies that make or distribute prescription opioid painkillers are facing a federal criminal investigation over whether they violated federal law as they shipped more drugs amid the growing nationwide ...
Nov 27, 2019
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