Nano drug delivery system heralds safer era for drug development

December 18, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A team of University of Melbourne researchers from the Caruso Nanoengineering Group has created an innovative drug delivery system with outstanding potential to improve drug development. The team has pioneered

Study shows drop in use of antiviral medications in young children with influenza

December 18, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Despite national medical guidelines supporting the use of antiviral medications in young children diagnosed with influenza, a recent study reports an underuse of the treatment. “Antiviral Use Among Children Hospitalized

How a Duty To Spend Wisely on Worker Benefits Could Loosen PBMs’ Grip on Drug Prices

December 18, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Ann Lewandowski knows all about pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, the companies that shape the U.S. drug market. Her job, as a policy advocate at drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, was

Rage Has Long Shadowed American Health Care. It’s Rarely Produced Big Change.

December 18, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Among the biggest-grossing films in America in February 2002 were a war drama about American troops in Somalia (“Black Hawk Down”), an Arnold Schwarzenegger action movie (“Collateral Damage”), and a

New Colorado Gun Law Aims To Shore Up Victim Services

December 18, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Colorado’s new voter-approved gun initiative has a target unlike those of previous measures meant to reduce gun violence. The tax on guns and ammunition is meant to generate revenue to

‘Hospital’s failures led to woman’s death after she became trapped in window’

December 18, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Family Handout Jessica Powell died after staff did not adequately supervise and secure her therapy room An inquest has found a woman, who died while trying to abscond from a

Strangulation survivors welcome new Sentencing Council guidelines

December 18, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

BBC Sophie Henson says she wishes the guidance had been introduced in her case earlier this year WARNING: This article contains description of crimes which some readers may find upsetting

New guidance on use of physician associates

December 17, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Getty Images A leading medical royal college says physician associates (PAs) should only be supervised by senior doctors, and not doctors in training, in guidance issued to members. The Royal

Vaccine misinformation distorts science – a biochemist explains how RFK Jr. and his lawyer’s claims threaten public health

December 17, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Vaccinations provide significant protection for the public against infectious diseases and substantially reduce health care costs. Therefore, it is noteworthy that President-elect Donald Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a

Trump’s Picks for Top Health Jobs Not Just Team of Rivals but ‘Team of Opponents’

December 17, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s candidates for federal health agencies have promoted policies and goals that put them at odds with one another or with Trump’s choice to run the