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Most Distracted Drivers in the US
Getting behind the wheel of a car and driving off into the sunset is one of life's most fulfilling treasures. Operating a vehicle gives you an enormous sense of freedom because you aren't constrained by the limitations and schedules of others and don't have to be at...
Dangerous Roads in California
According to the National Safety Council, tens of thousands of people die in traffic-related crashes and accidents every year. A high number of related fatalities in California often cause the state to rank on lists about the nation's most dangerous roads. The...
Anavex Life Sciences Reports Advances for Oral Alzheimer’s Disease Medication in Phase IIb/III Trial
Anavex Life Sciences Corp. has announced promising results from its Phase IIb/III clinical trial of blarcamesine (ANAVEX®2-73), an oral Alzheimer's disease medication, at the 2024 Alzheimer's Association International Conference. The study demonstrated that...
Modesto Car Accident Study
A recent study analyzed the car accidents in the city of Modesto and the surrounding cities in Stanislaus County. The findings give in sight to the most dangerous days and times to drive in the Modesto area. They also serve as a warning to all drivers. Traffic...
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The Supreme Court Case That Could Slow Generic Drugs
Note: “An Arm and a Leg” uses speech-recognition software to generate transcripts, which may contain errors. Please use the transcript as a tool but check the corresponding audio before quoting the podcast. Dan: Hey there– Dr. Anmol Gupta is a resident physician at...
She Survived 2 Shootings. Research Helps Explain Why Her Pain Persists Years Later.
In 2019, Mia Tretta, then a high school freshman at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, was struck in the stomach by a round from a .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun fired by a schoolmate. Two students were killed during the attack, including her best...
HHS’ Healthy Food Agenda Puts Hospitals on Notice About Patients’ Meals
Complaints about hospital food are certainly not new, and Jell-O and fruit juice are often the butt of related jokes. But the Trump administration has recently upped the ante. It is urging the public to report hospitals and nursing homes that serve sugary drinks,...
NHS cancer jab could mean patients spend hours less in hospital
Thousands of patients will be offered a new injectable form of an immunotherapy drug that takes minutes. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
What death doulas can teach us about dying
Marian Krawczyk, researcher in end-of-life care at the University of Glasgow and founder of the End-of-Life Doula International Research group, says end-of-life care has to evolve, because the way people die has changed, with fewer people having short infectious...
Delays in Visa Program Threaten Placement of Hundreds of Doctors in Underserved Areas
Hundreds of foreign doctors about to complete training in the U.S. will have to leave the country if the federal government doesn’t rapidly process their visa waiver applications, which have been languishing since the fall and winter, immigration attorneys say. Use...
The struggle to get hold of medication in England is set to get worse
Olivier Picard, chair of the National Pharmacy Association, who also runs a pharmacy, says the current system is broken: "I lose money on over 300 medications, and they are standard everyday items like blood thinners, blood pressure meds and painkillers - the...
The Peculiar Politics of Hospitals
The Host Republicans and Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee had strong words for hospital CEOs about their prices at a hearing this week. But it remains unclear whether they will follow up their words with actions to force prices down. Meanwhile, in a...
‘Amazing’ moment for communities given right to buy for the first time
Ministers say the new law in England gives power to local people who want to help others. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Women can wait years for an endometriosis diagnosis. New tech could change that
A new scan technique could spot areas of endometriosis missed by conventional scans, scientists say. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Claimants in Johnson & Johnson talcum powder case rise to 7,000
The case, which opened in the High Court on Wednesday, originally involved 3,000 claimants and is set to become the largest product liability case in UK history. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Saving Lives by Changing Lives: The Next Frontier in Suicide Prevention
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Someone in America dies by suicide every 11 minutes. It’s that common. But not normal. Humans have evolved over centuries to...