Health Care August 2019

Physician Pipeline Preparatory Program

The Physician Pipeline Preparatory Program (P4), which was designed in part to encourage diversity in the medical profession, is producing results with its first medical students.

Health Care August 2019

Purdue Pharma Hearing Protests

Protestors made up of activists and parents who lost children to overdoses rallied outside Suffolk County Superior Court as the judge heard arguments regarding Purdue Pharma.

Health Care August 2019

Opioid Case Could Go To Supreme Court

The Sackler family, which are the owners of Purdue Pharma, could be forced to return billions of dollars if Arizona’s AG succeeds in getting their case heard by the Supreme Court.

Health Care July 2019

US To Allow Drugs From Canada?

The U.S. is planning to set up a system that will allow wholesalers, states and pharmacists to get FDA approval to import certain lower-cost prescription medications from Canada.

Health Care July 2019

UM Cancer Center Ranked One Of US’s Best

UM’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center has received National Cancer Institute designation, which authorizes the university to offer advanced and restricted treatments.

Health Care July 2019

Medical School Gets $3.7M

A $3.7 million grant is helping the University of Nebraska address the looming physician shortage in the area of geriatric care. Education is to include how to keep a patient well.

Health Care July 2019

The Price of Prescription Drugs

With the price of prescription drugs becoming a hot topic issue in the upcoming elections, many different organizations and companies have suggested ideas for solutions.

Health Care July 2019

Health Mystery In Cuba Deepens

A new study has found that U.S. diplomats working in Cuba who experienced concussion-like symptoms have less white matter in their brains than a comparison group of healthy people.

Health Care July 2019

Millions Should Stop Taking Aspirin?

While aspirin is still recommended for heart attack survivors and those dealing with heart disease, new guidelines caution against using it as a preventive measure in certain cases.

Health Care July 2019

Mental Health Days For Students

Oregon is adding “mental health days” to include mental or behavioral health to its list of excused school absences. Students can now take “mental health days” as well as sick days.

Health Care July 2019

Geriatric Surgery Verification Program

The American College of Surgeons has launched the Geriatric Surgery Verification Program, which is designed to help optimize surgery on elderly patients at hospitals around the U.S.

Health Care July 2019

UMD Receives $750K To Train Rural Doctors

UMD’s medical school has received a $750,000 federal grant to train rural doctors. Currently, the United States is experiencing a physician shortage in rural areas.