Doctors in the United States are writing more prescriptions for sedatives than ever before, and the frequent use of these powerful drugs in combination with narcotic painkillers may be causing medication-related deaths, a new study ...
Tags: prescriptions, Health&Medicine, care visits
Drexel University will begin a major expansion of its nurse-managed health center which is nationally recognized as a model of integrated care. With a new gift of $2.5 million from the Sheller Family Foundation, the center at 850 N. 11th ...
Tags: Health Center, RWJF, Drexel University, underserved community
Patrick J. Murphy Jr., M.D., director of the University of Louisville Home Call Program and professor of geriatrics in the Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine, has been named one of six finalists for a national award recognizing ...
Tags: Finalist, Recognizing Leadership, Long Term Care, AMDA
As ultramarathons become more popular, researchers have launched a long-term study of the runners who participate in these extremely long races. Keeping tabs on the runners' health and psychological makeup could help reduce their risk of ...
Tags: Ultramarathoners, long races, Health
The widely held belief that mentally ill substance abusers are the most frequent users of hospital emergency departments is an "urban legend," a new study claims. Researchers examined emergency room visits by more than 212,000 Medicaid ...
Tags: mentally ill substance abusers, Medicaid patients, substance abuse
Sun Life Financial’s Employee Benefits Group has rolled out two group voluntary accident insurance plans, which enable employers to select the benefit schedules that meet the demographic and budgetary needs of their employees. The ...
Tags: Sun Life, Insurance Products
LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services has signed an agreement to buy BC Biomedical Laboratories for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition aims to provide better quality diagnostic services to community patients in British Columbia, Canada, ...