Universal Health 2030 Solving Complex Health System Problems
October 2019 DW; Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Paris on Sunday in protest to a government bill which allows single women and lesbians to become pregnant with fertility treatments. If passed, the women would receive access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and related fertility procedures. The demonstration began outside …
Read More »Countries must invest at least 1% more of GDP on primary health care to eliminate glaring coverage gaps
September 2019 WHONews; Countries must increase spending on primary healthcare by at least 1% of their gross domestic product (GDP) if the world is to close glaring coverage gaps and meet health targets agreed in 2015, says a new report from the World Health Organization and partners on the eve …
Read More »USA:Illinois patient’s death may be first in US tied to vaping
August 2019 Yahoonews;( Health officials said Friday that an Illinois patient who contracted a serious lung disease after vaping has died and that they consider it the first death in the United States linked to the smoking alternative that has become popular with teens and young adults. The Illinois Department …
Read More »USA:US to set up plan allowing prescription meds from Canada
July 2019 YahooNews; The Trump administration said Wednesday it will create a pathway allowing Americans to legally and safely import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada for the first time, reversing years of opposition from federal health authorities amid a public outcry over high prices for life-sustaining medications. The move is …
Read More »Drug for loss of sexual desire in women approved
June 2019 thestandard;The US drug regulator on Friday approved Palatin Technologies and Amag Pharmaceuticals’ drug to restore sexual desire in premenopausal women, the latest attempt to come up with a therapy that some have dubbed as “female Viagra”.The therapy, Vyleesi, will compete in a market which has seen previous attempts …
Read More »CVS just laid out a big reason why health companies are worried about Amazon
June 2019 cnbc; When word spread that Amazon would move into health care in 2017, health-care executives had a ready answer: We are not afraid. “I honestly don’t believe that Amazon will be interested in the near future in the next few years in this market,” Walgreens’ CEO Stefano Pessina told investors …
Read More »This doctor is recruiting an army of medical experts to drown out fake health news on Instagram and Twitter
June 2019 CNBC; The antidote to fake health news? According to Austin Chiang, the first chief medical social media officer at a top hospital, it’s to drown out untrustworthy content with tweets, pics and posts from medical experts that the average American can relate to. Chiang is a Harvard-trained gastroenterologist …
Read More »World not delivering quality maternal health care to poorest mothers – UNICEF
June 2019 UNICEF; More than 5 million families across Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean spend over 40 per cent of their non-food household expenses on maternal health services every year, UNICEF said today in a new analysis on maternal health. Nearly two-thirds of these households, or around 3 …
Read More »USA: Florida lawmakers OK sweeping changes to crack down on deadly cosmetic surgery facilities
May 2019 Yahoo News; If signed by the governor, the new law would allow the state for the first time to punish dangerous plastic surgery facilities and shut down the worst offenders. The legislation passed after years of no regulation in Florida, where private investors opened high-volume, discount clinics that became magnets …
Read More »When It’s Time For A Mammogram, Should You Ask For 3D?
April 2019. ;When women get a mammogram they may be offered one of two types. The older type of mammogram takes a single straightforward X-ray image of the breast. The newer 3D takes pictures from many angles. Now, more evidence shows that 3D mammography offers a more thorough picture of …
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