Getty Images Pharmacists have warned that “one of the worst” examples of medicine shortages is affecting cancer patients. Creon, a pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (Pert), helps digestion and is required by patients with pancreatic cancer, cystic fibrosis, and chronic pancreatitis. It is thought more than 61,000 patients in the UK need the medicine. Some patients … Read more
They are now likely to say ill-health affects their job as the middle-aged did 10 years ago. Source link
People with the condition say they face uncertain times as their supplies run out or run low. Source link
Participants at an interaction organised recently at B.R. Hills in Chamarajanagar. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Leaders of forest-based tribal communities in Chamarajanagar district have expressed concern over several serious health problems affecting tribals, especially pregnant women, where the cases of anaemia and infant mortality are increasing sharply. Speaking at the annual Adivasi Arogya Samvada, … Read more
Specialists warn the NHS is not set up to deal with such complex conditions. Source link
Oct. 12, 2021 — The effects of climate change span the globe and have reached an overwhelming majority of people on Earth in the form of coastal flooding, wildfires, and other climate-related events, new findings suggest. Using a special computer program to analyze the sizeable amount of data on climate change, researchers report that about … Read more
Vaile Wright, PhD, senior director of health care innovation, American Psychological Association. CBS News: “Travelers are canceling trips with COVID numbers rising again: ‘It was really kind of heartbreaking.’” Handbook of Positive Psychology, edited by C.R. Snyder and Shane J. Lopez, Oxford University Press, 2002. Rachel Goldenberg, Queens, NY. Roxanne Hawn, Golden, CO. Marissa … Read more
July 29, 2021 — Much attention and literature have focused on increased doctor burnout, which has worsened during the COVID-19 global pandemic. But according to a new survey, this burnout also has an impact on patients. The research, published by virtual healthcare technology company Wheel and independent research firm PureSpectrum, found that 80% of … Read more
TUESDAY, May 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New insight into a rare and dangerous disorder that can occur in kids with COVID-19 could improve treatment of the condition, researchers say. Many children infected with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) go undiagnosed or have no symptoms, but about one in 1,000 develop a condition … Read more
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Waking up briefly throughout the night may do more than leave you feeling grumpy and tired in the morning. Disrupted sleep may actually increase your odds of dying early from heart disease or any other cause, and women seem to be harder hit … Read more