Obesity Canada launches partnership aimed at improving care in health system
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Hurricane Katrina forced New Orleans’ Charity Hospital to close in 2005; 21 years later, the million-sq-ft building is being transformed into a $500 million medical research hub
In 2005, when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, doctors at the Charity Hospital scrambled to keep patients alive…
I’ve been in hospitals around the world. Canada was the only place I slept in a hallway
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Reddit menopause forums may be capturing what doctors miss
In forums on Reddit, women share tales of having perimenopause and menopause symptoms misdiagnosed or dismissed as mental…
Alzheimer’s: New single biomarker blood test gets FDA clearance
Share on PinterestRoche and Eli Lilly’s single biomarker Elecsys pTau217 test for Alzheimer’s has received FDA clearance. Maskot/Getty…
New study reinforce the positive impacts of lifestyle changes on cognitive health and dementia risk
A new study recently presented in London to an audience of more than 1,000 global experts on dementia…
New pancreatic cancer drug carries a $39,800 monthly list price: What to know
A groundbreaking treatment for one of the most common forms of pancreatic cancer has been approved in pill…
McKesson discloses breach after ShinyHunters claims patient data theft
Healthcare and pharmaceutical distribution giant McKesson has disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to third-party applications and…
ShinyHunters claims McKesson data breach exposing 284 million patient records
The ShinyHunters threat group claims it compromised McKesson and obtained data on over 284 million patient records, including…
WHO appoints 21 leading scientists to Science Council to help shape future health breakthroughs
The World Health Organization (WHO) has renewed its Science Council with new members as part of its regular…
Improved hand hygiene had no impact on detection of multidrug-resistant organisms, hospital study finds
Yoo Chung / Flickr cc A study conducted at four hospitals in Atlanta found that improved hand hygiene…
BioCryst is profitable. Now it wants to buy more rare disease drugs
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