The opioid epidemic in 6 charts
Oct 05, 2017 03:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Drug overdose deaths, once rare, are now the leading cause of accidental death in the Unites States, surpassing peak annual deaths caused by motor vehicle accidents, guns and HIV infection. As a former public health...
Drug resistance: how we keep track of whether antibiotics are being used responsibly
Oct 02, 2017 05:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
While we know increasing numbers of bacteria all over the world are becoming more resistant to existing antibiotics, we need to learn more about how antibiotics are being used in healthcare settings. We know overuse and...
How investing in public health could cure many health care problems
Oct 02, 2017 05:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Now that the Cassidy-Graham bill has been pulled, its a good time to think about concrete ways to improve health and health care in our country. Despite advances in medicine, U.S. health care spending grew to US$3.2...
Don't take opioids off the market - make it harder to abuse them
Oct 02, 2017 05:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
How can we combat the opioid epidemic? One of the governments most recent suggestions is to take Opana ER, an opioid indicated for very severe pain, off the market. The request, filed by the U.S. Food and Drug...
An ethical dilemma for doctors: When is it OK to prescribe opioids?
Sep 25, 2017 07:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Law
Americas opioid crisis is getting worse. The role of prescription opioids has both the medical establishment and the government justifiably worried. In response, the National Academies of Science, Engineering and...
Hundreds Of Dead Babies Caused By Flint Lead Water, Study Suggests
Sep 25, 2017 06:29 am UTC| Science Health
The Flint, Michigan water crisis is making waves yet again as a recent study shows how Lead in the water caused numerous fetuses to die and the birth rate to decline in the area. This is a problem that researchers have...
Clock running out on health program for 9 million kids
Sep 22, 2017 03:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Health
Since the inauguration of President Trump, health care has been front and center in American politics. Yet, attention has almost exclusively been focused on the Affordable Care Act, most recently in the form of...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects