The former FDA Deputy Commissioner under George W. Bush also vowed to maintain the FDA’s gold standard on research and development. Democrats, however, were skeptical about his ability to withstand political pressure from President Trump. Powered by WPeMatico
Healthgrades said 134,568 patient safety events could have been avoided if all hospitals performed like the winners did. Powered by WPeMatico
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With as many as 20 veterans committing suicide a day, officials expect REACH VET to root out at-risk patients so doctors can intervene immediately. Powered by WPeMatico
Washington Post FDA nominee says nation’s opioid crisis is as serious as Ebola, Zika threatsWashington PostScott Gottlieb, the physician andentrepreneur who is President Trump’s nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration, told senators Wednesday that the nation’s opioid crisis is a “public health emergency on the order of Ebola and Zika” and requires …Only a ...
First Coast News Things that have happened while we’ve waited for April to give birthFirst Coast NewsHARPURSVILLE, N.Y. – You may love her, you may hate her, but by now the entire world has come to know April the Giraffe. Over a course of a few hours April became, arguably, one of the most popular ...
wwlp.com Hospital workers accidentally eat pot brownieswwlp.comCHARLOTTE, NC (CNN) – Six employees at Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville were treated in the emergency room after eating cookies and muffins that had been laced with pot. “These days and times, nothing hardly surprises me anymore,” said …Statesville hospital employees treated after eating cookies laced with marijuanaWRAL.comHospital ...
BBC News Antibiotic ‘link to bowel cancer precursor’BBC NewsPeople who take antibiotics for a long time are more likely to develop growths on the bowel which can be a precursor to cancer, a study suggests. Researchers say this adds to emerging evidence that the diversity of bugs in the gut could have role in …Long-term ...
CDA News Kindergartner loses leg after strep throat leads to dangerous infectionABC NewsAn Ohio girl is recovering after a rare complication from strep throat led to a dangerous infection, which required amputation of one leg. Tessa Puma, 6, was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, an infection by what is commonly called flesh-eating …6-year-old dancer loses leg ...
CBS News Birth defects strike 1 in 10 US pregnancies affected by ZikaCBS NewsOne in 10 pregnant U.S. women with confirmed Zika infection in 2016 had a baby with virus-related birth defects, federal health officials reported Tuesday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last year received reports from 44 states of …Zika birth ...
