Thinkquest – The what can go wrong with cardiovascular system system – how blood gets around the body. Until recently, the only oral anticoagulant was warfarin, a drug that can have significant food and drug interactions, hence requiring frequent blood testing to monitor its control. Therefore genetic abnormalities that adversely affect the function of either… Read More »
Just as the Trump administration is planning to let states import prescription drugs from Canada, the United States’s northern neighbors have grown impatient with their own high drug prices. Canada is enmeshed in a drug pricing war. Canadians are paying among the highest prices in the world for drugs, prompting lawmakers to consider a major… Read More »
While there is buy of anecdotal evidence to suggest that CBD is helpful for appetite suppression — where do emotions register in the brain? CBD may be helpful for people looking to lose weight, overactivation of the CB1 receptors in the system tissue throughout the body could contribute to obesity and metabolic risks. Someone with… Read More »
One of Northern California’s largest health systems is paying $ 575 million to settle claims that it used anti-competitive practices to bump up costs for patients By DON THOMPSON Associated Press December 20, 2019, 10:58 PM 4 min read SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One of Northern California’s largest health systems will pay $ 575 million to… Read More »
The Department of Veterans Affairs is still working on implementing a new information technology system that fully supports services for family caregivers of post-9/11 veterans, as required by law. The Family Caregiver Program’s current IT system—the Caregiver Application Tracker (CAT)—has limited reporting capabilities and cannot provide system-wide data, according to the Government Accountability Office. As… Read More »
Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, which was established in 2009 and part of the Catholic Medical Centre (CMC), recently announced that it has been operating a digital pathology system that aids in the diagnosis of cancer since last month. The system, known as the Philips IntelliSite Pathology Solution, allows the hospital’s pathology team to obtain accurate… Read More »