Monday, November 4, 2024
Oral Insulin

Oral Insulin Trial Succeeds in Type 2 Diabetes Test

An Israeli drug maker says trials on its experimental oral insulin have proven effective in markedly reducing night-time blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. Oramed Pharmaceuticals conducted a 28-day study of 180...
World Health Day

World Health Day 2016: Diabetes

Someone’s birthday is coming up. Forty-eight years ago, diplomats from the United Nations got together and founded a global health organization. They called it the World Health Organization, founded it on April 7, 1968, and...
new kidney transplant procedure

New Kidney Transplant Procedure Allows for Any Donor

The stark reality for many people waiting to receive an organ transplant is that they just might die before a compatible donor is found. But a new procedure for kidney transplants recently detailed in The...
Apple CareKit

Apple’s New CareKit Will Allow for the Creation of Personal Health Apps

A new Apple tool dubbed CareKit slated to launch in April will enable developers and healthcare professionals to create new interactive healthcare-related apps, according to a news release from appleinsider.com. CareKit is designed to work...
Walgreens to sell Naloxone

Walgreens to Sell Naloxone, Heroin Overdose Remedy, Over-the-Counter

Walgreens announced that it will sell naloxone – an antidote for overdoses of heroin and other opioids – without a prescription in states where it is legal, as part of a two-part plan to...
Transparent Medical Bill

HHS, AARP Launches Contest to Design Transparent Medical Bill

Healthcare in the United States can produce a number of hurdles that citizens must navigate, but none more challenging than simply understanding the medical bills they receive for treatment. That’s why the U.S. Department of...
Healthcare Technology Trends

Executives Say 2016 Healthcare Technology Trends Key to Success

Healthcare executives have a generally positive outlook for the industry over the coming year, according to an April 2016 study from CIT Group, and are optimistic about mergers and acquisitions, increased revenue and advances...
video games and nutrition

Hey Kids: Pick up That Video Game and Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables

Video games and nutrition are often placed at opposite ends of the spectrum, with most parents envisioning the typical gamer sprawled on a couch with a controller in one hand and a bag of...
Jet Hand Dryers

Which is more Sanitary, a Jet Hand Dryer or a Paper Towel?

Imagine someone walking into a bathroom, doing their business and activating a jet dryer to dry their hands, and inadvertently unleashing a wave of germs into the surrounding air. While this may sound like a...
Antidepressants during pregnancy

Study: Pregnant Women Who Use Antidepressants Increase Risk of Autism

Women who take antidepressants during the later phases of pregnancy increase the risk of having a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by 87% compared to expecting mothers who did not take the...