Key Facts Although the U.S. has been involved in efforts to address the global AIDS crisis since the mid-1980s, the creation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in 2003 marked a significant increase in funding and attention to the epidemic. PEPFAR is the largest commitment by any nation to address a single disease in the world; to […]
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the constitutional right to abortion is creating “chaos” in the health care sector as some states see a spike in women seeking abortions and physicians are unsure of their legal rights, lawmakers were told in a hearing on Tuesday. The ruling in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization has quickly created a patchwork […]
A breach at software company Eye Care Leaders in December potentially affected nearly 1.3 million patients at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Eye Care Leaders shared final results of its forensic investigation with the medical school in April, according to a notice from the center, and the school reported it to the Office for Civil Rights in June. Baptist […]
Hace cuatro años, cuando Karen Giuliano fue admitida en un hospital de Boston para una cirugía de reemplazo de cadera, recibió una caja rosa con artículos de tocador: pañuelos, jabón, desodorante, pasta dental y, sin duda, el peor cepillo de dientes que vio en su vida. “No podía creerlo. Tenía un cepillo de dientes sin cerdas”, dijo. “Era solo un […]
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, detailed his change of heart on abortion laws on Tuesday after GOP members of the committee pointed out his past desire to overturn Roe v. Wade. At the committee’s hearing on legal concerns in a post-Roe America, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) submitted a copy of a letter Durbin wrote […]
The available treatments for eosinophilic asthma come with a wide range of side effect risks. Areteia Therapeutics is developing an oral therapy designed to match the blockbuster biologic drugs that treat this severe form asthma, but with a potentially better safety profile. On Tuesday, the new company unveiled its approach along with up to $350 million in financial commitments to […]
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned the constitutional right to abortion as well as the federal standards of abortion access, established by prior decisions in the cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Prior to the Dobbs ruling, the federal standard was that abortions were […]
Amazon will collaborate with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle on an FDA-approved clinical trial for a cancer vaccine. According to a filing with National Institutes of Health, Fred Hutch is testing a “personalized” vaccine for patients with late-stage melanoma skin cancer and certain breast cancers that have spread throughout the body or are not responding to other treatment. […]
Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany, Mo., is planning to build a replacement facility in Bethany, according to the website kttn.com. The $62 million project will replace the existing aging hospital and will measure 83,000 square feet. Completion is scheduled for spring 2025.
As a parent, there are tons of newfound feelings the moment your baby is born into the world. There is joy, happiness and excitement for the future. At the same time, so begins the string of important decisions you as the parent will have to make for your child’s health. One of the first medical decisions that must be made […]