According to a recent survey released by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, hospitals will buy back door drugs in times of desperation. Amidst rising drug prices, hospital purchasing…
Matthew Scheidt apparently thought he had everyone fooled at a Florida hospital when he posed as a physician’s assistant and even went so far as to perform CPR, physical examinations, and accessed…
I don’t drink his coffee much, but I have to agree with the recent ad/open letter that Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz, had published in the New York Times and USA Today. Addressed to his Fellow…
If you’ve ever overheard teenagers and other young adults talking about their hundreds of Facebook friends, it’s probably not suprising to you that they will send a friend request to just about…
Mental illness affects millions of people across the world and is listed second in the burden of disease rankings, coming in just behind cardiovascular conditions. Additionally, mental illness can…
Deciding to get a flu shot is probably a good idea to keep yourself from getting sick during the peak flu season or if you have a compromised immune system. But what if it wasn’t a choice and what…
If you’re planning on having a C-section soon, you will want to make sure that your doctor straps special inflating boots onto your legs that could lower your risk of a blood clot. These compression…
In what doctors are calling appalling negligence, five patients in Taiwan were given organs from a donor infected with HIV. The five patients are now being treated with anti-viral drugs, but experts…
Brett Bowden filled a special place in the hearts of the students and their families at Hobbton High School in North Carolina. As an honorary member of the football team, Bowden, who has Down…
You may already log hours in the gym training your body, but soon you may also spend as much time training your brain. According to recent reports, brain-training is the newest exercise craze that…
Recently, ALS researchers announced some promising news that could help them find an effective treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease. Until now, scientists weren’t sure of the exact disease process…
In a policy paper released this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that movies in which characters are shown smoking should receive restrictive adult ratings. If fewer…