When I told my family and friends about my recent hysterectomy, their response was unanimous: “You should have done it sooner!” It’s not a coincidence that the word “patient” in medicine has its root in the Latin verb “to bear.” It seems like a patient must endure their circumstances as long and as stoically as … Read more
Google The patient was treated at University Hospital Coventry A cancer patient has spent more than 14 years receiving unnecessary chemotherapy, hospital bosses have admitted. Lawyers representing the man claim they know of 12 more patients – all in Coventry – saying his case is the “tip of the iceberg”. NHS Guidelines recommend the chemotherapy … Read more
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BBC Olimata felt like “a shell of a human”, when she had anorexia, as a teenager Lives are being lost and families torn apart because of “woefully inadequate care” for people with eating disorders, according to a group of MPs. The “alarming” rise in disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, over the past decade, has … Read more
The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) on Dec. 5th, 2023. NYSE Group A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. I’m back in New York City after spending nearly a … Read more
The American Cancer Society’s annual trend report is out with some mixed results. Cancer deaths are down but cases among certain groups are up. Jamil Rivers, a South Jersey mother of two, was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer when she was 39. “When I heard those words, cancer was devastating because my youngest was in … Read more
More than 130 people used the UK’s first drug consumption clinic in the facility’s first week. The Safer Drugs Consumption Facility in Glasgow opened on 13 January, letting people take substances under supervision. Cllr Allan Casey, the city convener for addiction services, said it had been an “intense first week” for staff, with 131 users. … Read more
More than a dozen cats have been killed or sickened by bird flu that is spreading in raw food products, the Food and Drug Administration says, prompting a federal probe into how the virus got into the pet food supply chain. “The FDA is aware of reports of death or illness associated with uncooked food … Read more
This photo provided by Janssen Global Services shows Spravato nasal spray. Janssen Global Services via AP The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Johnson & Johnson‘s nasal spray to be used alone in adults with a major depressive disorder that is difficult to treat, as sales of the drug grow. The spray, called Spravato, … Read more
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). “Oooh, that’s a big one,” the newly inaugurated US president said as he approved the document after arriving back at the White House. It was one of dozens of executive actions he … Read more