Drug shortages are growing in the United States, and experts see no clear path to resolving them. For patients, that could mean more treatment delays, medication switches and other hassles filling a prescription. That depends on the drug, some of which manufacturers have little incentive to ...
LANSING — Michigan needs more nurses trained to treat patients traumatized by sexual assault, according to advocates for victims of sexual violence. Advocates are seeking funding to expand a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, also known as SANE, program that helps nurses treat victims facing short-term crises and long-term consequences of sexual violence victimization. Sexual assault forensic exams, or rape kits, are used to collect DNA evidence from a victim’s body or clothes. Training to perform these exams are not part of the education received in medical, nursing or ...
It is reported that peanut butter was first introduced nationally in the USA at the St. Louis World’s Fair in the year 1904. When more and more people learned about it, and had an opportunity to taste it, peanut butter became a very popular food in the USA. When peanut butter was then ...
Whatever the reason, and there are many, thousands of Americans are living with chronic wounds. These are openings in the skin that don’t heal in a timely fashion. Cut your finger in the kitchen? For the great majority of us, this will heal via the normal and expected stages of wound ...
By Journal Staff ATLANTA — The U.S. Center For Disease Control’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has simplified COVID-19 vaccine recommendations to allow people who may be at higher risk and want the option of added protection. Although there was no vote during last ...
In medical school I was envious of Leon, a fellow student for whom the study of Anatomy came at greater ease. I wanted to know Anatomy not only because I felt it was the key for everything medical, the key to the power of healing, but also because I wanted to win the undeclared competition ...
