CDC: Counterfeit drugs from online pharmacies pose considerable danger
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HealthDay News
Oct 03, 2024
The victims include people of all ages and occupations and from all 50 states.
FDA approves Dupixent for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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HealthDay News
Oct 01, 2024
The approval is the first in the United States for a biologic for the condition.
One in 14 hospitalized patients face harmful diagnostic errors
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HealthDay News
Oct 03, 2024
The majority of harmful diagnostic errors were tied to delays, with more than half resulting in severe harm.
One in nine primary care visits is for a mental health issue
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HealthDay News
Oct 04, 2024
Only musculoskeletal conditions accounted for a greater share of visits.
Omnicare parent CVS Health to lay off almost 3,000 employees
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 01, 2024
CVS Health, the parent company of long-term care pharmacy Omnicare, is planning to lay off approximately 2,900 employees as it faces “continued disruption, regulatory pressures and evolving consumer...
Cluster of 8 possible human bird flu cases now reported in Missouri
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HealthDay News
Sep 30, 2024
If cases of bird flu among these healthcare workers are confirmed with antibody testing, it could mean the virus may be starting to spread among humans. Worldwide, most cases have come from close contact...
Event-free survival extended with long-term finerenone in heart failure
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HealthDay News
Sep 30, 2024
For every starting age between 50 and 80 years, the projected mean event-free survival was numerically greater with finerenone versus placebo.
1999 to 2020 saw decline in menopausal hormone therapy use
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HealthDay News
Sep 30, 2024
Decreases were seen for women aged younger than 52 years, 52 to <65 years and 65 years and older, and for Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic white women.
Cancer incidence rates in 2021 indicate return to prepandemic levels
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HealthDay News
Sep 30, 2024
A recovery incorporating the delayed diagnoses from 2020 was not seen for overall cancer incidence.
Body roundness index trajectory tied to risk for cardiovascular disease
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HealthDay News
Sep 30, 2024
In a longitudinal cohort, middle-aged and older Chinese people with moderate-stable and high-stable body roundness index had an increased risk for cardiovascular disease.