Medications - Page 56

March 27, 2022

Former nurse guilty of homicide in medication error death

Former Tennessee nurse is found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of a patient who was accidentally given the wrong medication.

March 18, 2022

HHS secretary warns about future without COVID-19 funding

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra warned Thursday about the United States' future without COVID-19 funding. 

March 17, 2022

South Korea omicron deaths surge

Officials in South Korea tried to calm public fears amid concerns about a faltering pandemic response as daily COVID-19 cases and deaths reached record highs Thursday.

March 10, 2022

COVID-19 pandemic: How has it changed after two years?

How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed after two years?

March 2, 2022

Biden announces new COVID-19 initiative at State of the Union address

President Biden on Tuesday announced a new COVID-19 initiative to return Americans to "more normal routines." 

February 25, 2022

More than half of US abortions done with pills, not surgery

More than half of U.S. abortions are now done with pills rather than surgery, an upward trend that spiked during the pandemic with the increase in telemedicine, a report released Thursday shows.

February 15, 2022

Severe, critical COVID-19 cases more likely in vitamin D-deficient people: study

People who have a vitamin D deficiency are more likely to have a severe or fatal case of COVID-19, researchers said. 

February 12, 2022

Antihistamines may help resolve long COVID, report suggests

Two healthy middle-aged females returned back to almost their normal daily activities after incidentally taking daily antihistamines for long COVID

February 12, 2022

CDC proposes new opioid guidelines focusing on alternatives to treating pain

The CDC is updating its 2016 current guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain, citing new research on alternative treatments to treat pain

February 8, 2022

COVID-19 pandemic causes 'broken heart' syndrome cases to surge: researchers

Research has reportedly identified a spike in cases of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or "broken heart syndrome," over the course of the coronavirus pandemic.