Opiate addiction is a national epidemic, but the public health crisis is only half the story.…
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Withdrawing dementia drug doubles risk of nursing home placement
Withdrawing a commonly-prescribed Alzheimer’s disease drug from people in the advanced stages of the disease doubles…
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The management of adult diabetes services in the NHS: progress review
Progress has been made to reduce the additional risk of death for people with diabetes. However,…
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Chinese Taipei Donates to Boost Human Security, Regional Integration
Cebu, The Philippines, 6 September 2015 – Chinese Taipei has agreed to voluntarily contribute USD 700,000 in additional…
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Human genome-editing research should proceed
The Medical Research Council and other leading UK research organisations have today issued an initial joint…
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Melanoma Detection” App Sellers Barred from Making Deceptive Health Claims
FTC Charged Mole Detective Sellers with False Advertising Earlier this Year The final defendant remaining in…
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Scammers Banned from Selling Healthcare Products
Medicare Card Scheme Took Money from Seniors’ Bank Accounts A group of scammers who falsely promised…
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Air quality: Environment MEPs call for tougher new national caps on pollutants
As air pollution is responsible for around 400,000 premature deaths in the EU yearly, Environment MEPs…
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Capacity and capability to regulate the quality and safety of health and adult social care
The CQC, the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England, has made substantial…
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Fosun Completes Acquisition of Meadowbrook Insurance Group
HONG KONG and SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Fosun International Limited (HKEx stock code: 00656,…
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