Drugs and Medications News
- Food Technology: What’s Coming Is Better Than Sliced Bread
June 2, 2022 — Investments in foodtech businesses exploded in 2021 with a record $12.8 billion invested globally -- twice as much as in 2020.
- In the Future, Will You Get Food by Prescription?
June 2, 2022 — A movement is growing to approach food as if it were literal medicine by tailoring meals to treat specific conditions.
- The Future of Food
June 2, 2022 — What (and how) do experts think we’ll be eating 30, 40, 50 years from now?
- Looking Back to Look Forward: Milestones in Food Technology
June 2, 2022 — Focusing on food goes back to prehistoric times. Here's a look at significant milestones from ancient times until today.
- Ancient Concepts Made New: A Timeline of Food as Medicine
June 2, 2022 — The concept of using food to treat or prevent illness goes back many years. Here's a timeline of key developments.
- Still Too Soon? Personalized Diets
June 2, 2022 — Research is moving the needle toward precision nutrition -- highly custom diets based on your microbiome or DNA.
- Food: Just What the Doctor Ordered
June 2, 2022 — Programs today -- produce prescriptions, medically-tailored meals -- are actually based on concepts from the past.
- How Climate Change Is Affecting Our Food
June 2, 2022 — Weather events can affect our food supply by destroying crops and farmlands, or by triggering swarms of pests like locusts.
- How the Food We Eat Helps Drive Climate Change
June 2, 2022 — Many don't realize that around 30% of global emissions come from the global food system.
- For the Immunocompromised, COVID Remains a Major Threat
April 6, 2022 — For the immunocompromised, a new reality has started to sink in, even in the country’s most progressive states: People are moving on from coronavirus.
- The Pandemic Has Changed Us, Permanently
January 20, 2022 — The effects of the pandemic may linger, changing how we work, interact, think about our safety, and think about our fellow citizens.
- How the Pandemic Led to Disarray -- and Discovery
January 20, 2022 — COVID-19 has disrupted the speed of science, upending our understanding of infectious disease, science, and each other.
- COVID-19 Survivors and Experts Share Pandemic's 'Silver Linings'
January 20, 2022 — What are the positive things we learned or experienced during the pandemic, as well as reasons for hope going forward?
- The Virus Within: How Misinformation Made the Pandemic Worse
January 20, 2022 — What role did politics and misinformation have in response to the pandemic, and the cost in time, lives, and faith in our ability to handle a crisis?
- COVID at 2 Years: Preparing for a Different 'Normal'
January 20, 2022 — Will the pandemic ever officially end? And what could that look like? Will it simply become endemic, a known risk like the flu?
- Changing Minds: What Moves the Needle for the Unvaccinated?
September 2, 2021 — With just over half of eligible Americans fully vaccinated, that leaves millions on the fence. How do you coax them to safety? Experts say empathy and a willingness to "live in that space" helps.
- Mistrust, Politics, and Vaccines: How We Got Here, How We Fix It
September 2, 2021 — Some Americans reveal that their COVID-19 vaccine reluctance stems from an already skeptical worldview, with mixed messaging only heightening their suspicions.
- COVID Vaccine 'In-Betweeners': Who They Are, Why They're Hesitant
September 1, 2021 — Health concerns, a disabling fear of needles, a general mistrust of medicine and more are among the reasons some people remain hesitant about COVID-19 vaccination. Just don't call them anti-vaxxers.
- Lottery Incentives Don’t Increase COVID Vaccination Rates
July 6, 2021 — Research indicates that lottery-based incentives such as cash and prizes don’t appear to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates
- U.S. Buys 200 Million More Moderna Vaccine Doses
June 17, 2021 — The Biden administration has purchased an additional 200 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, the company says.
- JAMA Editor Steps Down Amid AMA Shakeup
June 1, 2021 — The announcement comes just days after a group of doctors wrote AMA leadership criticizing a racial equity and justice plan the AMA released last month.
- Beauty Industry Group Sues Over Shop Closings
May 12, 2020 — A beauty industry group in California and others filed a law suit Tuesday against California Gov. Gavin Newsom for his decision to keep nail salons and beauty shops closed while allowing other businesses to open.
- Nephrologists on Lessons Learned With Kidney Disease in COVID-19
April 8, 2020 — Nephrologists in countries hit hard by COVID-19 outline lessons learned about the virus and kidney disease, and ultimate outcomes. Some believe early antiviral, anti-inflammatory treatment is key.
- OSHA Guidance on Preparing the Workplace for COVID-19 (2020)
April 8, 2020 — 2020 guidance on preparing the workplace for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- COMMENTARY: Heroes From a Distance, 'Lepers' Up Close?
April 8, 2020 — We are the darlings of the news media, but that hasn't necessarily extended to our 'off-duty' lives, says Dr Amy Faith Ho.
- COMMENTARY: Prioritizing Ambulatory Gynecology Care During COVID-19: The Latest Guidance
April 8, 2020 — ACOG's key recommendations for gynecologists during COVID-19 are reviewed.
- COVID-19 Breast Cancer Patient Triage Guidelines (CPBCC, 2020)
April 8, 2020 — Guidelines on surgical triage of patients with breast cancer by the COVID 19 Pandemic Breast Cancer Consortium
- COVID-19: Are Acute Stroke Patients Avoiding Emergency Care?
April 8, 2020 — Stroke specialists across the country are reporting a drop in the number of patients seeking emergency care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Coronavirus Daily Digest: May 7, 2020
March 20, 2020 — A roundup of the latest news about COVID-19
- Many Common Meds Could Alter Your Microbiome
October 23, 2019 — The gut microbiome includes at least 1,000 species of bacteria and is influenced by a number of different factors, including medication.
- FDA OKs Diabetes Drug for Type 2 Heart Failure Risk
October 21, 2019 — The FDA granted a new use for diabetes drug Farxiga (dapagliflozin): to reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in adults who have type 2 diabetes and established heart disease or risk factors for it.
- Cancer Risks Spur Calls to Replace Ethylene Oxide
September 25, 2019 — The current outcry from communities that have been exposed to the carcinogen ethylene oxide has federal regulators and device makers seriously rethinking a question that’s been hanging over the sterilization industry for decades: Can ethylene oxide be replaced?
- Ongoing News Coverage: Ethylene Oxide Emissions
September 4, 2019 — WebMD and Georgia Health News' ongoing coverage about ethylene oxide emissions coming from medical sterilization plants Smyrna and Covington, GA. An EPA report find higher cancer risks in three nearby census tracts due to the toxic gas.
- Local Air Testing for Toxic Gas Closer to Reality
August 14, 2019 — Meanwhile, the state Environmental Protection Division this week revealed results of an initial sample test for ethylene oxide at its South DeKalb monitoring station.
- GA Governor To Investigate Toxic Air At Plants
August 1, 2019 — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he is working with government officials to investigate toxic air emissions from two medical sterilization plants in the state.
- Residents, Leaders 'Shocked' by Toxic Air Report
July 23, 2019 — On Friday, WebMD and Georgia Health News revealed that Georgia had three census tracts the EPA identified as having elevated cancer risks because of a toxic gas called ethylene oxide.
- Residents Unaware of Cancer-Causing Toxin in Air
July 19, 2019 — Federal data show an increased cancer risk to neighborhoods across the country around plants that emit a gas called ethylene oxide, which is used to sterilize medical equipment.
- How Grief Shows Up In Your Body
July 11, 2019 — The sadness and other emotions you experience with grief can have a physical effect on you, too.
- The Grief Experience: Survey Shows It's Complicated
July 11, 2019 — A new WebMD survey finds many people are experiencing grief for more than a year and that losing friendships can cause intense grief similar to when someone dies.
- Products Promising Better Sleep Blanket the Market
March 27, 2019 — Can you buy a good night’s sleep? Some sellers say they have just the thing. But do medical experts agree?
- America's Sleepless Nights: In Pursuit of Rest
March 27, 2019 — It's been called a public health crisis. But what's behind the explosion of tossing and turning for tens of millions of us?
- Slumber Solutions: What Can Help You Sleep?
March 27, 2019 — Specialists say it’s time to treat sleeplessness itself first, then worry about the underlying cause. And they’ll suggest a couple of treatments that are helping many get the rest they desperately need.
- Pregnant Women Face Risk Despite Federal ER Law
November 29, 2018 — Pregnant women are among the groups of patients that may not get adequate care when they go to a hospital emergency room, in violation of a federal law created to protect them.
- Investigation: Lives Lost Amid ER Violations
November 29, 2018 — An investigation by WebMD and Georgia Health News finds that hospitals are breaking a law that requires them to provide emergency care to patients who need it, sometimes with deadly results.
- Your Rights in the Emergency Room
November 29, 2018 — A federal law guarantees a certain level of medical care to anyone who comes to an emergency department, including a proper screening exam to determine if a patient has a medical emergency.
- How We Reported This Story
November 29, 2018 — WebMD and Georiga Health News used documents and data obtained through Open Records requests along with interview for its investigation on hospital EMTALA violations.
- Essential Oils Promise Help, But Beware the Risks
August 13, 2018 — In the past year alone, U.S. retail sales of essential oils soared 14% to $133 million -- up from $55 million in 2015 -- according to market research firm SPINS.
- More Primary Care Practices Aim to Treat the Mind
August 8, 2018 — The reality is that many people will go without mental health care if it doesn’t come from their primary care doctor, so integrating mental and behavioral health care into doctor practices makes sense, according to the American Psychological Association.
- Opioid Addiction: Getting Robbed While Getting Help
March 14, 2018 — Trying to overcome drug addiction is difficult enough, but America's opioid epidemic has led to an explosion in treatment centers and clinics that might have dubious practices.
- Beyond Opioids: The Future of Pain Management
March 14, 2018 — The federal government as well as the drug industry are pumping millions of dollars into research to find pain medication that works as well as opioids but aren't addictive.