Nation’s Top Doc Wants The Overdose Antidote Widely On Hand. Is That Feasible?
(By Shefali Luthra and Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) When Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued an advisory calling for more people
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Emerging Health Issues
In a bid to promote stem cell therapies, health officials open a new door for promising contenders
HOUSTON — When someone experiences a severe head injury, it’s not just the initial blow that batters the brain. The
Read MoreWhy America’s physician shortage could top 120k by 2030: 5 things to know
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The U.S. could face a shortage of more than 121,000 physicians by 2030,
Read MoreUnitedHealth’s Optum throws support behind at-home lab test startup in $12M funding round
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Optum Ventures, an independent venture capitalist fund of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, led a $12 million
Read MoreFDA Launches Criminal Investigation Into Unauthorized Herpes Vaccine Research
(By Marisa Taylor for Kaiser Health News) The Food and Drug Administration has launched a criminal investigation into research by
Read MoreScientists report our brains continue to make hundreds new neurons a day even after we reach our 70s
Scientists from Columbia University recently published a report showing new evidence that our brains continue to make hundreds of new
Read MoreCVS Health new initiative to focus on kidney disease and home dialysis
CVS Health announced a new initiative focused on early identification of kidney disease and expansion of home dialysis in order to
Read More‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Stalk U.S. Hospitals
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention detected more than 220 cases last
Read MoreCustom meals could help curb hospital stays for people with chronic disease
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) Good food isn’t just good for the body — it might also curb hospital stays
Read MoreScientists find mini gastrointestinal tract growing inside tumor
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) Embedded in a lung cancer tumor, scientists have found a gastrointestinal tract in miniature. Continue
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