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Newswise — The thought of illegal drug sales evokes images of deals done on shady street corners. But a new study from Case Western Reserve University exposes a critical but underreported element of the illegal drug market: so-called “peer-brokered” sales. Peer-brokered sales, in which people buy drugs for others within their social circles and take…
Newswise — Online e-cigarette retailers are not consistently adhering to laws aimed at preventing the sale of vaping products to minors, including regulations on age verification, shipping methods and flavor restrictions, report researchers at the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at University of California San Diego. In a study published…
Newswise — LOS ANGELES — The human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted infection, accounts for 70% of all throat cancers, according to the National Cancer Institute. While commonly associated with cervical cancer, throat cancer is now the most common type of HPV-related cancer. However, the majority of American adults are unaware that HPV can…
Newswise — A wearable electrical nerve stimulation device can provide relief to people experiencing the persistent pain and fatigue linked to long COVID, a study co-led by UCLA and Baylor College of Medicine researchers suggests. Long-COVID, a complex and lingering condition following COVID-19 recovery, affects approximately 1 in 13 adults in the U.S. Symptoms such…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 3, 2024 4:28 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s health minister has tabled a bill that would force new doctors trained in the province to spend the first five years of their careers working in Quebec’s public health network. Doctors who enter the private sector or move outside the province within that period would face fines up to $200,000 per day….
Newswise — NEW YORK, NY – Nov. 27, 2024 –The latest World Health Organization’s Global Tuberculosis Report released in November 2024 painted a sobering picture; approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB in 2023, the highest number since the organization began global TB monitoring in 1995. TB is the leading cause of death…
Newswise — A new rule by the Biden Administration would allow Wegovy and Ozempic to be covered by Medicare and Medicaid. The proposal would only apply to people who are obese, with a body mass index of 30 or higher and would expand the popular weight-loss drugs to over seven million Americans with Medicare and…
