A Toronto-based research team met with and surveyed some 10,000 Canadians about the state of the health-care system — and what they found is deep dissatisfaction and frustration with primary care as the country grapples with a severe shortage of family doctors. The OurCare Initiative — led by Dr. Tara Kiran, […]
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Closed Illinois Hospital Will Be Reopened By OSF Healthcare The hospital in Peru, Illinois had been recently shuttered and will now open April 7, offering emergency services and a limited inpatient facility. Also in the news: Steward Health Care’s financial issues; ProMedica’s Paramount Health acquisition by Medical Mutual; and more. […]
“It is too early to know whether activity has peaked for the season,” Budd said. As of Friday, the CDC estimates that the flu has sickened 14 million people so far, with 150,000 flu-related hospitalizations and 9,400 deaths. There were at least 13 pediatric deaths from the flu reported last […]
Multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that affects 2.9 million people, presents a biological puzzle. Many researchers suspect that the disease is triggered by a virus, known as Epstein-Barr, which causes the immune system to attack the nerves and can leave patients struggling to walk or talk. But the virus can’t […]
Researchers are investigating a potential vaccine that could help prevent certain cancers from returning. The vaccine, labeled the ELI-002 vaccine, appeared to reduce the risk of relapse in some people with pancreatic and colorectal cancers. All of the patients had a specific tumor mutation called mKRAS mutation, which is one […]
At least eight people have been diagnosed with measles in an outbreak that started last month in the Philadelphia area. The most recent two cases were confirmed on Monday. The outbreak began after a child who’d recently spent time in another country was admitted to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia […]
Share on PinterestA recent study found that bottled water contains thousands of nanoplastic particles. GNL Media/Getty Images According to a new study, bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of tiny plastic nanoparticles. With the health effects of ingested plastics remaining unclear but worrying, the study suggests a far larger problem […]
