FDA Invited Google and Facebook to a Summit to Discuss Tackling the Opioid Crisis
Jun 28, 2018 02:16 am UTC| Technology Health
The opioid crisis has reached a seemingly never-ending crescendo in the U.S., with more and more Americans dying of overdoses and related illnesses as a result. In an effort to curb these incidents, the Food and Drug...
Most people don't benefit from vaccination, but we still need it to prevent infections
Jun 09, 2018 01:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
A recent article in The Conversation questioned whether we should all get flu vaccinations, given 99 people would have to go through vaccination for one case of flu to be prevented. But this position ignores the purpose...
Paramedics need more support to deal with daily trauma
Jun 06, 2018 05:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Among all emergency service workers, paramedics have the highest rate of PTSD, with an estimated prevalence of 14.6%. This compares to 7.3% among firefighters and 4.7% for police. While all emergency service personnel...
US fertility is dropping. Here's why some experts saw it coming
May 30, 2018 23:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The Centers for Disease Control reported this month that the number of births in the U.S. is down 2 percent the lowest number in 30 years. These reports were met with surprise and alarm. ScienceAlert, for example, led...
Does cannabis cure cancer? We asked an expert
May 24, 2018 07:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
For thousands of years people have used cannabis for recreational, ritualistic and medicinal purposes. In the modern era, the latter property excites a lot of people, and there is no shortage of wild claims about the...
A clinical trial wants your DNA – what should you do?
May 22, 2018 15:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
On May 6, the All of Us study started enrolling participants. This national study will be one of the largest ever examining the connection between genetics, behavior and medical outcomes, with a goal of 1 million or more...
Osteopathy can be used to treat mental health related to back pain – new study
May 13, 2018 09:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Millions worldwide suffer from chronic musculoskeletal back pain (lasting more than three months). The problem is so big that in the UK alone, it is estimated that 116m days of work are lost, a million hospital...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects