The pandemic has upended the conventional wisdom that the health care sector is largely immune from recessions. In fact, nearly half the decline in overall US economic activity in the first quarter can be attributed to health care, as states required hospitals to postpone elective procedures and patients avoided visits to doctors and dentists. Health… Read More »
News Consumer News FDA OKs Farxiga for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for Farxiga (dapagliflozin) oral tablets to treat adults with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, the agency announced Tuesday. Farxiga is the first approved sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor… Read More »
While the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has halted the cadence of everyday life for just about everyone, the world is now beginning to adjust. We’re all handling the challenges of social distancing and self-isolation differently—but that doesn’t mean that we have to go it completely alone in every sense. At Men’s Health, we’re using this period… Read More »
Doctors use trigger point injections to treat chronic muscle pain and other issues that affect the musculoskeletal system. Muscle pain can develop for a variety of reasons, from sleeping in the wrong position to tearing large muscle groups during an intense weightlifting session. Although many types of muscle pain resolve after a few days of… Read More »
After his surprise removal from the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)—a key agency partnered with pharma companies on COVID-19 drugs, vaccines and diagnostics—former Director Rick Bright is alleging whistleblower retaliation by HHS leadership. In an 89-page complaint published by The New York Times, Bright says he was “involuntarily… Read More »
Members of New Horizon Athletics, a CrossFit box in rural Fentress County, Tennessee. Courtesy of New Horizon Athletics For years, Dannette Wheeler felt uncomfortable in her own skin. “I was embarrassed of how much weight I’d gained,” says the 48-year-old nurse, who is 5’7” and at one point weighed just over 250 pounds. Once a… Read More »
Dr. Lee S. Cohen, Director of the Ammon-Pinizzotto Center for Women’s Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital, recently shared his insights on practicing reproductive psychiatry amidst the COVID-19 pandemic with Ob.Gyn.News on April 29th, 2020. When last I wrote this column, I was preparing for travel to professional meetings in the spring, planning a presentation… Read More »
Years ago, I was camping in the Badlands of South Dakota, unaware of how low the temperature would drop at night. I woke up at 3:00 am with a deflated air mattress on the cold ground, shivering and in need of a toilet. I walked to the restroom, where I found a line of women… Read More »