A Guide To Following The Health Debate In The 2020 Elections
Posted onAs the Democratic primary campaign nears pivotal voting, important aspects of health care policy are being overlooked.
Month: January 2020
Health Canada sets new cyanide limit to mitigate risks associated with eating apricot kernels
Posted onProduct: Apricot kernels
Diagnosed With Dementia, She Documented Her Wishes. They Said No.
Posted onAcross the U.S., people with early dementia are signing new advance directives to confirm their end-of-life wishes while they still have the ability to do so. But doctors say the documents may offer a false sense of security.
Pharmascience Inc. recalls one lot of prescription antifungal drug PMS-Nystatin Oral Suspension: Product may pose a choking risk
Posted on Summary Product: PMS-Nystatin Oral Suspension 100,000 units/mL (DIN 00792667), Lot 681044, Expires 30-11-2021. Issue: Product may contain clumps or jelly-like material, which may lead to choking. Newborns, infants and people with difficulty swallowing are particularly at risk. What to do: If, even after the product is shaken well, your product still contains clumps greater than 1 millimetre in size or jelly-like material, return it to your pharmacy for safe disposal and to obtain a replacement. 
Family Doctors In Rural America Tackle Crisis Of Addiction And Pain
Posted onFor rural physicians, the burden of responding to the opioid epidemic falls squarely on their already loaded shoulders. For one doctor in a small Wisconsin village, there was no question that she wanted to rise to the challenge.
Reduce Health Costs By Nurturing The Sickest? A Much-Touted Idea Disappoints
Posted onNearly a decade ago, Dr. Jeffrey Brenner and his Camden Coalition appeared to have an answer to remake American health care: Treat the sickest and most expensive patients. But a rigorous study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows the approach doesn’t save money. “We built a brilliant intervention to navigate people to nowhere,” Brenner tells the “Tradeoffs” podcast.
5 Things To Know As California Starts Screening Children For Toxic Stress
Posted onCalifornia now will pay pediatricians to screen Medi-Cal patients for traumatic events known as adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs. The program is based on research showing that children who endure chronic stress have an increased risk of developing serious health problems. Here are five things to know about the new program.
Watch: Behind The Troubling Rise Of Uninsured American Kids
Posted onKaiser Health News senior correspondent Sarah Varney and PBS NewsHour producer Jason Kane report from Tennessee, where the rate of uninsured kids has soared.
Extending ‘Healthspan’: Brain Scientists Tap Into The Secrets Of Living Well Longer
Posted onNew thinking about aging spins on how to stay free of chronic illnesses and cognitive decline later in life.