Health Care January 2020

ASU Responds To Confirmed Coronavirus Case

Students at ASU are worried about a confirmed case of the coronavirus despite the university’s response. The patient has ties to the ASU community but does not live in school housing.

Health Care January 2020

Illness Ends Model UN Event Early

A student at in the Yale Model United Nations conference has tested positive for the flu and is being tested for the coronavirus. The event was ended early, and the student is isolated.

Health Care January 2020

NMSU Professor Gets $1.5M

Paola Mera, a professor at New Mexico State University, has been awarded a $1.5 million grant for research on antibiotic resistance. The grant is from National Institutes of Health.

Health Care January 2020

Nursing School Gets $100K

The School of Nursing at West Virginia’s Fairmont State University is getting a new pediatric patient simulator thanks to $100,000 in donations.

Health Care January 2020

Wash. Requires Student Vaccinations

State law in Washington is requiring students to be vaccinated for the measles, mumps and rubella. Families can no longer opt out because of personal or philosophical reasons.

Health Care December 2019

Big Pharma Dealt Setback

A provision that would have given the makers of expensive drugs 10 years of protection from less-expensive knockoffs has been removed from the revamped North American trade deal.

Health Care December 2019

U Of A Tightens Mumps Vaccine Requirements

U of A has tightened mumps vaccine requirements. The state’s Department of Health said 35 mumps cases that can be linked to the campus have been identified since Sept. 1.

Health Care December 2019

US Proposes New Organ Transplants Rules

New proposed rules regarding organ transplants is meant to overhaul parts of the nation’s transplant system. More than 113,000 Americans linger on the transplant waiting list.

Health Care December 2019

Opioid Overdose Treatment Pushed Abroad

Mundipharma, the international affiliate of Purdue Pharma, is pushing naloxone, an opioid overdose treatment, abroad. It is also working to dominate the market for the treatment.

Health Care December 2019

Does ‘Do No Harm’ Not Apply To The Poor?

Health Simplified And Expanded

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Dr. Marlene Jacqueline Wüst-Smith

Health Care December 2019

Homeless Student Shows True Resilience

Inspiring and Aspiring Editor’s Note: “You go through each day, you take everything day by day.” This is story of aspiring Doctor Chelesa Fearce who did not let homelessness become a barrier to her success.

Health Care December 2019

Medical School Scholarships

Editor’s Note: The cost of medical school is a concern for aspiring Physicians and society. Here are what some schools are doing to ease that burden and prevent Physician shortages.