Medicine

Lawmakers plan to introduce medical marijuana legislation early in session

Lawmakers plan to introduce medical marijuana legislation early in session

Leave a Comment / Medicine / By

Share this post or save it for later At penultimate medical marijuana committee meeting, lawmakers express cautious optimism TOPEKA — After months of meetings, compiling data and listening to research, lawmakers say they are ready to take another shot at legalizing medical marijuana. Sen. Rob Olson, R-Olathe, and chairman of the 2022 Select Committee on …

Lawmakers plan to introduce medical marijuana legislation early in session Read More »

How Your Phone's SIM Card Could Make Medicines Cheaper | Digital trends

How Your Phone’s SIM Card Could Make Medicines Cheaper | Digital trends

Leave a Comment / Medicine / By

Electronic gadgets are a potpourri of expensive and rare items, but the majority of them end up accumulating in an electronic waste landfill instead of being recycled. It’s not because we don’t have the technology to recycle it, but because of factors like cost management and process efficiency. SIM cards are among the parts of …

How Your Phone’s SIM Card Could Make Medicines Cheaper | Digital trends Read More »

Woman speaks out after her ex-husband 'drugged his food with dog meds'

Woman speaks out after her ex-husband ‘drugged his food with dog meds’

Leave a Comment / Medicine / By

Joanne Ferneyhough has spoken out after her ex-husband launched a ‘sinister’ campaign against her which she says involved drugging her food with dog medicine and sleeping pills. (SWNS) A mother-of-two has opened up about the ‘sinister’ campaign her ex-husband waged against her after he tried to end their relationship, saying it included drugging her food …

Woman speaks out after her ex-husband ‘drugged his food with dog meds’ Read More »

A photo of a Makena auto-injector pen laying on a shelf in a medicine cabinet.

Reviews | Why is Makena staying on the market?

Leave a Comment / Medicine / By

In late October, an FDA advisory committee voted forcefully against continuing FDA approval of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC; Makena), a drug indicated to reduce the risk of preterm labor in pregnant women. In documents prepared by FDA scientists ahead of the committee hearing, the conclusion was that the drug “should be taken off the market.” Similarly, …

Reviews | Why is Makena staying on the market? Read More »

Turkish doctor invents app to detect anemia in 2 seconds

Turkish doctor invents app to detect anemia in 2 seconds

Leave a Comment / Medicine / By

Director of Emergency and Disaster Medicine at Brown University, Dr. Selim Suner has developed a medical app that can measure anemia intraocularly in just two seconds without taking a blood sample from the patient. Using Suner’s artificial intelligence-based eMoglobin app, a patient’s level of anemia can be instantly measured using a square photograph taken with …

Turkish doctor invents app to detect anemia in 2 seconds Read More »

Advocates for people with mental illnesses protest New York City Mayor Eric Adams' plan to force people from the streets and into mental health treatment, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

With NYC’s plan for the mentally ill, hospitals face a complex task

Leave a Comment / Medicine / By

Advocates for people with mental illnesses protest New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to force people off the streets and into mental health treatment, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, in New York City. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Julia Nikhinson PA NEW YORK New York City’s latest plan to keep people with mental illness from languishing in …

With NYC’s plan for the mentally ill, hospitals face a complex task Read More »

Study finds anticoagulant treatment recommended for COVID patients

Study finds anticoagulant treatment recommended for COVID patients

Leave a Comment / Medicine / By

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 public domain The AustralaSian COVID-19 Trial (ASCOT) has identified the most effective level of anticoagulant treatment needed for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, in a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine Evidence and presented today at the American Society for Hematology conference. The global COVID-19 pandemic remains a major public health …

Study finds anticoagulant treatment recommended for COVID patients Read More »

The story of the Chinese love for canned peaches

The story of the Chinese love for canned peaches

Leave a Comment / Medicine / By

[Photo from web] With the development of the epidemic situation, various suggestions and advice began to appear on social media. Amidst all the comments, one voice stood out in particular: “It is suggested that canned yellow peaches be included in health insurance”. It comes from a Norse “superstition” that may not be well understood by …

The story of the Chinese love for canned peaches Read More »

Simply Wall St

Raily Aesthetic Medicine International Holdings (HKG:2135) shareholders rose 46% last week, but are still in the red over the past year

Leave a Comment / Medicine / By

Over the past month, the Raily Aesthetic Medicine International Holdings Limited (HKG:2135) was much stronger than before, rebounding 62%. But that doesn’t change the fact that returns over the past year have been less than pleasing. In fact, the price is down 42% in one year, below the returns you could get from investing in …

Raily Aesthetic Medicine International Holdings (HKG:2135) shareholders rose 46% last week, but are still in the red over the past year Read More »