March 31, 2023
(NPR) – Mental illness can be part of the story of how a person ends up homeless — or part of the price of survival on the streets, where sleep and safety are scarce. Unsheltered residents in Portland die thirty … Read More
March 31, 2023
(Axios) – ADHD med prescriptions for U.S. adults increased by more than 10% during the first year of COVID as telehealth’s popularity and awareness of the condition grew, per a new government study. Why it matters: The CDC’s report out … Read More
March 31, 2023
(STAT News) – The most immediate concern with regard to the end of the public health emergency centers on changes to telehealth practices that could impact trans men and others who may take testosterone. During the pandemic, telehealth providers were … Read More
March 30, 2023
(BBC) – Facial recognition firm Clearview has run nearly a million searches for US police, its founder has told the BBC. CEO Hoan Ton-That also revealed Clearview now has 30bn images scraped from platforms such as Facebook, taken without users’ … Read More
March 29, 2023
(New York Times) – Young women who received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine made by AstraZeneca might have been more likely to die of a heart problem in the 12 weeks after their vaccination, according to an … Read More
March 29, 2023
(Wall Street Journal) – Cannabis use can create particular risks for older people. It can interfere with other medications, which is tricky for seniors because they are often on multiple prescription drugs. Marijuana can also raise the risks of injuries, … Read More
March 29, 2023
(Wall Street Journal) – But like a couple of creative obstetricians, Israeli filmmakers Ruthie Shatz and Adi Barash have instead delivered “Emergency NYC,” a healthy, bouncing, eight-part spinoff that looks at the medical system not only from the perspective of … Read More
March 28, 2023
(Axios) – The Food and Drug Administration is eyeing policy changes that could make drugmakers conduct more stringent trials to win fast-track approvals of cancer drugs. Why it matters: The agency’s accelerated approval process has drawn fire for the way … Read More
March 28, 2023
(STAT News) – At first glance, the race to create stronger, more advanced overdose-reversal tools seems like a win-win: a case study in American pharmaceutical companies saving countless lives and turning a profit along the way. A new STAT examination, … Read More
March 28, 2023
(STAT News) – Today, though, research has led the way to a new generation of depression drugs, seemingly more effective and quicker to action than any of their predecessors. These advances have come in the form they always have in … Read More
