A federal judge Friday afternoon floated the possibility that state law making medication for transgender youth illegal could go into effect on Sunday without a ruling on a motion from families of transgender youth and physicians seeking to block the law. But U.S. District Judge Liles C. Burke said he and his staff […]
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McGraw Hill Publishes the 21st Edition of Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine
Trusted reference source is used by millions of medical students, faculty, and physicians around the world to continue their learning NEW YORK, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — McGraw Hill today announced the publishing of the 21st edition of Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, the foremost, leading medical reference worldwide for […]
A surgeon’s lawsuit highlights gender disparities and workplace discrimination in medicine
The surgeon faced a dilemma: continue an operation that could kill an extremely sick patient on the operating table or sew the patient up, extending their life by only a few painful days at most. Dr. Deborah Keller, a second-year attending colorectal surgeon at the time at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving […]
Homeless Americans Are Costing Us Millions Each Year. Street Medicine Would Help
On a recent night this winter, I stood under Chicago’s Dan Ryan Expressway and watched my coworker examine a foot abscess the size of a golf ball. The patient shivered in pain. “I just kept ignoring it for weeks ’cause I thought it’d go away,” he said. We were a […]
AstraZeneca boss calls for UK to provide new Covid-19 medicine to the vulnerable | AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca boss Pascal Soriot has called on the government to provide access to its Covid-19 medicine Evusheld, saying it’s a “sad situation” that Britain is one of the few developed nations not to have ordered the drug, designed for those with poor immune systems. His comments came as the company […]
Genome Insight Draws $23 Million in Series B Funding to Open the Whole Genome Era for Transforming Precision Medicine
Funds will be allocated to accelerate rapid production and high-end curation of whole genome sequences for its clinical application SAN DIEGO, April 30, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Genome Insight, a global leader in Whole Genome Sequence analysis and interpretation, announced $23 million in Series B funding. Dunamu & Partners led the financing with […]
Current, former directors of athletic medicine at UO testify about Doug Brenner’s treatment amid January 2017 rhabdomyolysis
EUGENE — Two more current members and the former head of the University of Oregon’s athletic medicine staff testified in the civil trial brought by former Ducks offensive lineman Doug Brenner against UO, former football coach Willie Taggart, former strength coach Irele Oderinde and the NCAA. Neither Dr. Craig Davidson, […]
‘The Color of Care’: Oprah Winfrey reveals own health scares
Oprah Winfrey will never forget first reading about Gary Fowler. The television icon had been voraciously consuming news of COVID-19 and people who were losing jobs or dying from the deadly virus. But seeing Fowler’s face in USA Today, alongside the story of his experience going to multiple hospitals in […]
At MSU, isotope center opens to unlock universe, revolutionize medicine
“This is the nuclear physics equivalent of the launch of the Webb Space Telescope,” Sherrill said, referring to the 2021 launch of the most powerful telescope ever placed in space. “That’s a new tool that astronomy never had to look at the atmospheres of planets and stars and distant galaxies. […]
The Health Benefits of Acupuncture
When the opioid addiction crisis began to surge in the U.S. about a decade ago, Dr. Medhat Mikhael spent a lot of time talking to his patients about other ways to heal pain besides opioids, from other types of medications to alternative treatments. As a pain management specialist at MemorialCare […]