MEDICINE AND RX

CVS Warns Of More Than 1,000 Layoffs Around New England Headquarters

KFF HEALTH NEWS – In letters to the respective states warning of the upcoming layoffs, CVS signaled its plans to cut more than 630 jobs at it's Woonsocket, Rhode Island, headquarters. Another 416 employees of the pharmacy giant's Aetna subsidiary in Hartford, Connecticut, will also be laid off. The Boston Globe: CVS To Cut More Than 630 Jobs Based At Rhode Island Headquarters CVS Health is expected to cut more than 630 employees who report to...

Are you taking pills the wrong way?

Experts explain the best ways to take a pill.

Millions are Taking a Drug that Falls Short of its Promise to Lower Risk of Heart Attack

MEDCITY NEWS – While fibrates are proven to lower triglyceride levels, which can serve as a biomarker for cardiovascular disease risk, several major clinical studies from the past 20 years have failed to show a benefit of fenofibrates over and above statins in further reducing heart-related events. For the past century, heart disease has remained the leading cause of death in the United States. Fortunately, as our understanding of the disease has evolved over time, we...

FTC sues insulin middlemen, saying they pocket billions while patients face high costs

Over the last two decades, the cost of insulin drug shot up 600% — forcing many Americans with diabetes to ration their medication and jeopardize their health.

Nearly half of doctors are sexually harassed by patients. Why is it so hard to protect them?

EURO NEWS – Many doctors and health workers are sexually harassed by patients, but they often don’t report the incidents or know how to protect themselves. Workplace aggression is a well-known problem in health care, with doctors, nurses, and other medical staff frequently facing violence and verbal abuse from their patients. But a specific form of abuse often flies under the radar: just how many health workers are subjected to sexual harassment, which can range from...

High doses of ADHD drugs linked to a greater risk of psychosis

NBC NEWS – Taking a high dose of ADHD drugs is linked to more than five times greater risk of developing psychosis or mania, according to a new study published Thursday in the American Journal of Psychiatry. The research is among the first to find a relationship between escalating doses of the drugs — amphetamines, in particular — and a greater likelihood of psychotic symptoms. The drugs include Adderall, Vyvanse and generic amphetamines, such as dextroamphetamine. The...

With TV Drug Ads, What You See Is Not Necessarily What You Get

KFF HEALTH NEWS – Triumphant music plays as cancer patients go camping, do some gardening, and watch fireworks in ads for Opdivo+Yervoy, a combination of immunotherapies to treat metastatic melanoma and lung cancer. Ads for Skyrizi, a medicine to treat plaque psoriasis and other illnesses, show patients snorkeling and riding bikes — flashing their rash-free elbows. People with Type 2 diabetes dance and sing around their office carrels, tipping their hats to Jardiance. Drugs now come...

PETA-Linked Committee Targets Fast Food Outlets Located Near Medical Schools

News Release, Sep 4, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C.—A new survey by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine reveals that 69.2% of U.S. hospitals affiliated with a medical school host at least one fast-food restaurant. The five most common fast-food restaurants located in hospitals were Starbucks, Subway, Chick-fil-A, Au Bon Pain, and McDonald’s. “Making fast food like cheeseburgers and fried chicken available in hospitals is hazardous to the health of patients,...

Mayo Clinic Q and A: When is it time for a knee replacement?

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis. When is a knee replacement appropriate? ANSWER: Osteoarthritis is an extremely common condition affecting over 500 million people worldwide. The knee is the most frequently affected joint. Knee osteoarthritis occurs when protective cartilage in the knee wears down leading to inflammation and pain. Commonly, patients will have bone spurs, and the normal shape of their knee is disrupted. Symptoms of knee osteoarthritis may develop slowly, or in some patients it...

The staggering death toll of scientific lies

Millions of surgeries were conducted across the US and Europe during the years from 2009 to 2013 fraud-based guidelines were in place.

Nearly half of online pharmacies are selling weight loss drugs illegally

Buying drugs online without a prescription exposes patients to unregulated, risky products, experts say.

Online portals deliver scary health news before doctors can weigh in

“There is just a moral imperative here, which is for patients, this is their information. They ought to be able to access it whenever they want,” said Micky Tripathi, the national coordinator for health information technology whose office crafted the requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services. “They also pay for it. They ought to be able to get things they pay for.”

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