May 3, 2023 – With the blockbuster type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic as popular as ever, people with diabetes and those wanting to use it for weight loss have been struggling to get their hands on it amid widespread shortages. There are over 4…
Year: 2023
May 3, 2023 — What happens when a chatbot slips into your doctor’s direct messages? Depending on who you ask, it might improve outcomes. On the other hand, it might raise a few red flags. The fallout from the COVID-19…
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Overdose deaths in the United States tied to the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl soared 279% from 2016 to 2021, health officials reported Wednesday. With the nation reeling from…
May 2, 2023 – Popular nutritional supplements could be behind your allergic reactions if no other answer seems clear. Allergens may be hidden in a range of supplement products, from colorings in vitamin C powders to some vitamins used in…
May 2, 2023 — Lizzy P., a 77-year-old retired nurse from Delaware, has been taking Adderall for about 10 years. “The doctor started me on it for many reasons,” she said. “I get tired easily — it’s a stimulant, so…
“When you turn the corner / And you run into yourself / Then you know that you have turned / All the corners that are left.” ~Langston Hughes Nearly two years ago I left a long-term controlling and abusive relationship….
May 2, 2023 – A new study gives people at risk of heart problems a good reason to keep an eye on the daily air quality warnings often included in weather reports. Researchers found a direct relationship between air pollution…
May 2, 2023 – Your kidneys may be hailing the “COVID-19 diet.” Some patients prone to kidney stones lowered the amount of sodium and calcium they consumed in 2020 as they switched to home cooking during the pandemic lockdowns, and…
BY KIM BELLARD I’ve been thinking about writing about Bluesky ever since I heard about the Jack Dorsey-backed Twitter alternative, and decided it is finally time, for two reasons. The first is that I’ve been seeing so many other people…
Health Tech For a while now Innovaccer has been aggregating data from different databases around health systems (think different EMRs). They have been overlaying information over that data to clinicians and providers for thinks like care gaps. Now they are…