Category: health

[ad_1] E-cigarettes sold in kiosks, on social networks, and on the Internet can have filler liquids including “Nice Guy” and the psychoactive drug THC, Israel’s Health Ministry warned in its second official warning about electric cigarettes containing substances that could endanger public health. Synthetic drugs called ADB-BUTINACA and MDMB-4en-Pinaca, both part of the Nice Guy […]

[ad_1] The governor and our current Legislature have failed to protect public health in the state of Iowa. One day when the focus changes to safeguard our public health, I’ll drink to that. David E. Drake  |  Guest columnist What’s an Iowa doctor to do? Recently I was invited with a group of other physicians […]

[ad_1] Medical professionals are getting closer to developing a risk biomarker that will let them know which of their paediatric stem cell transplant patients are most likely to have sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS), a potentially lethal side effect. Risk biomarkers can anticipate severe adverse effects of stem cell transplant: Study(Pixabay) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} A […]

[ad_1] Elisabeth Rosenthal’s May 18 Thursday Opinion essay, “Denials of health-insurance claims are rising — and getting weirder,” hit the nail on the head. As a rheumatologist, I see many patients who struggle to keep up with their daily activities and depend on access to necessary treatments to manage their chronic pain. Insurers’ prior-authorization policies […]

[ad_1] For all the progress made in helping people with mental health struggles, for all the years spent improving our understanding — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, after all — one of the persistent challenges is that people’s perceptions of mental health treatment haven’t evolved enough from the days of sanitariums and straitjackets. “There’s […]

[ad_1] Sierra Leary of Fitchburg. (COURTESY SIZER SCHOOL) FITCHBURG — The decision to attend Mount Wachusett Community College in the fall was an easy one for Sizer Senior Sierra Leary. “I chose the Mount as my college because I knew that going there first would really help me begin my path. Also, my amazing mom currently […]

[ad_1] Pain is synonymous with sports and a common complaint seen among athletes as it is frequently associated with a sports injury where pain and injury both interfere with peak performance. When injured athletes look for medical attention their main goal is to go back to their exercises and tournaments as quickly as possible. Pain […]