Medtronic Warns of Battery Problem With Insulin Pumps
In a recent letter to users of MiniMed 600 and 700 series insulin pumps, the company recommends carrying backup batteries and replacing them promptly when the "low battery pump" alert…
Your Solution For Puffiness, Dark Circles, And Fine Lines
Under-eye patches are a popular solution for treating concerns such as dark circles and puffiness by delivering active ingredients directly to the skin beneath the eyes. These gel or fabric-based…
Where Trump & Harris Stand on Payers, AI, Drug Pricing and CMS
The 2024 presidential election is approaching, bringing potential changes to the U.S. healthcare system regardless of whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump wins. During a recent webinar, experts discussed how…
General Practitioner, Keadue, Co. Roscommon
HSE West and North West have 5 General Practitioner positions available, including one in Keadue, Co. Roscommon. The GMS Panel Size for this position is approximately 360. The closing date…
Physician empathy and patient pain
A new study shows that a doctor's empathy can significantly reduce a patient's experience of pain. The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the…
LIVE From KFF: Health Care and the 2024 Election
The 2024 presidential campaign has been vague on policy, but health issues like abortion and reproductive health care are key. The fate of the Affordable Care Act depends on the…
High dose of novel PD gene therapy linked to improved outcomes at 26 weeks
Topline results from a phase 2 clinical trial of an investigational gene therapy for Parkinson's disease showed that high doses of the medication improved disease-specific and quality of life measures…
FDA signals flexibility in evaluating smoking cessation therapies
The Food and Drug Administration is showing increased flexibility in its evaluation of new therapies for smoking cessation. In collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, the FDA has labeled…
Achieving a smoke-free country—a best buy for the UK chancellor
Nick Hopkinson, Sanjay Agrawal, Ranee Thakar, Charmaine Griffiths, Ian Walker, and J Robert Branston are among the 200 organizations and individuals urging the UK government to invest in creating a…
Children with multiple long-term conditions hospitalized with COVID are almost three times more likely to die
A systematic review and meta-analysis of over four million COVID-19 patients found that individuals with multiple long-term conditions are two and a half times more likely to die from the…