A new report revealed that older Americans are struggling to pay for their medications. Jama Network Open released the report on Thursday that 20 percent of adults over age 65 chose to avoid taking their medicine or took less than recommended due to price concerns. In 2016, that number was about 14 percent according to […]
A 13-year-old boy from Ohio died after he overdosed on a common allergy medication when he participated in a so-called TikTok challenge. Jacob Stevens, of Greenfield, took 12 to 14 Benadryl tablets, more than six times the recommended dosage, his family said. The over-the-counter drug’s generic name is diphenhydramine, an antihistamine. It’s typically used to treat […]
Caring for sick children has become extra stressful recently for many U.S. parents due to shortages of Children’s Tylenol and other medicines. Doctors and other experts say the problem could persist through the winter cold-and-flu season but should not last as long as other recent shortages of baby formula or prescription drugs. They also say […]
A lot of the medicine consumed by Americans is produced in India. The country is the world’s third-largest medicine maker by volume, but it’s heavily dependent on China for raw materials. NTD looked at how India is trying to fix this.
A world-first report out Wednesday advises medical institutions and professionals in transplant medicine on their international legal responsibilities to prevent them from taking part in organ trafficking and forced organ harvesting—the act of killing a person for their organs. NTD spoke with Martin Elliott, emeritus professor from University College London who has worked in transplant surgery for over 30 years, and asked […]
The 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine has been awarded to two U.S.-based scientists for the discovery of receptors for temperature and touch, the award-giving body announced on Monday. The findings of California-based scientists, David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian, focused on the field of somatosensation, more commonly known as tactile sense, or the body’s ability to […]
The United States outspent every other country in the world combined when it came to the top-selling 20 pharmaceutical drugs, according to a recent analysis of company financial filings by Public Citizen. Americans spent a total of $101.1 billion, while the rest of the world spent $56.8 billion, on the top 20 drugs. The key […]
This article is part one of a two-part series. Read part two here. The national racial reckoning over reparations and critical race theory is taking over the world of medicine and health care. Prestigious medical journals, top medical schools and elite medical centers are adopting the language of social justice activism and vowing to confront […]
