Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
RSV is everywhere right now. What parents need to know about respiratory syncytial virus
This winter, we're having to get our heads around another respiratory virus—RSV.
Jul 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
FDA advisory panel says steroid shots for back pain can continue
(HealthDay)—An expert advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided on Tuesday not to recommend the agency issue a strong warning against the general use of steroid injections for back pain.
Nov 25, 2014
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Medications
New online tool helps industry identify drug interactions
Drug interactions and drug side effects occur all-too-often in patients' lives. Now there's a new online resource to help guide pharmaceutical developers as they endeavor to improve testing for potentially harmful drug interactions ...
Sep 5, 2012
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Health
Fiscal standoff could cause financial pain for health care
(HealthDay)—"Sequestration" is Washington-speak for the approximately $85 billion in annual federal spending cuts mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011. Those cuts were originally set to take effect on Jan. 1, but ...
Feb 28, 2013
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Medications
Over-the-counter contraceptive pill could save the health system $96 million a year
For many young women who take the contraceptive pill and don't experience any side effects, seeing a doctor to renew your prescription each year is a nuisance.
May 30, 2019
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Medications
FDA weighs target population for Amgen cholesterol drug
Federal health regulators said Monday a highly-anticipated, experimental drug from Amgen significantly lowers bad cholesterol. But officials have questions about who should take the drug and whether to approve it based on ...
Jun 8, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC compiles new guidelines to help organizations reopen
Businesses should close break rooms. Restaurants should consider disposable menus and plates. Schools should have students eat lunch in their classrooms.
Apr 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Data shows Americans couldn't resist Thanksgiving travel
Americans couldn't resist the urge to gather for Thanksgiving, driving only slightly less than a year ago and largely ignoring the pleas of public health experts, who begged them to forgo holiday travel to help contain the ...
Dec 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Is it COVID, flu or RSV? New at-home test may tell
Americans will soon be able to self-test at home to find out whether they have COVID-19, the flu or another common germ, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
May 18, 2022
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Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic
Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tuesday in the most comprehensive look yet at the ravages of COVID-19 ...
Jun 22, 2021
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