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- 8/17/2023
A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing 7 babies
Following 22 days of deliberation, the jury at Manchester Crown Court convicted 33-year-old Lucy Letby of killing the babies in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital in northwest England between 2015 and 2016. - 8/17/2023
POLL: Are ER closures affecting your pharmacy practice?
All over the country, it's been a summer of ER closures. How has the ongoing lack of this critical source of primary care affected you as a pharmacist? - 8/17/2023
Can vitamin D really improve cardiovascular health?
While the links are still uncertain, researchers says it's still premature to conclude that vitamin D does not alter risk. - 8/16/2023
Common arthritis drug could boost effectiveness of morning after pill, study finds
Levonorgestrel, often called Plan B, is the most widely available type of emergency contraception. It works by preventing or delaying ovulation. - 8/16/2023
New drug to treat postpartum depression in U.S. also needed in Canada ‘ASAP’: doctor
Zuranolone is the first oral drug specifically designed for severe depression after childbirth, with relief that starts on Day 3 of a two-week regimen, according to clinical trial results. - 8/15/2023
The orgasm gap and why women climax less than men
Women are not getting the clitoral stimulation they need. And cultural messages about the supremacy of intercourse feed into this. - 8/15/2023
Kids overdosing is a public health emergency, Canadian pediatricians say
The Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program says stimulants are the most commonly reported cause of severe or life-threatening overdoses, followed by sedatives and opioids. - 8/15/2023
Pig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal human transplants
The latest experiment announced Wednesday by NYU Langone Health marks the longest a pig kidney has functioned in a person, albeit a deceased one—and it’s not over. - 8/15/2023
Pennsylvania study suggests links between fracking and asthma, lymphoma in children
Raina Rippel, former director of the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project, called the findings the ‘tip of the toxic iceberg and we are only just beginning to understand what is out there’ - 8/15/2023
Newfoundland hospitals grapple with patients admitted because they have nowhere to go
The woman in the corner of the emergency room still haunts Dr. Gerard Farrell, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association.