Nurses News

• Fresenius Medical Care Says Data on 500,000 People Stolen in US Dialysis group Fresenius Medical Care said on Wednesday that data including medical records on 500,000 patients and former patients were stolen from a US subsidiary's data warehouse.
  Reuters Health Information, December 06, 2023
• New Delhi Investigating Alleged Illegal Kidney Transplants The New Delhi city government is investigating an Apollo hospital after a media report linked it to the illegal sale by Myanmar nationals of their kidneys for organ transplants.
  Reuters Health Information, December 06, 2023
• Over 7 Million People Have Signed Up for 2024 Obamacare Plans Nearly 7.3 million Americans so far have signed up for health insurance for next year through the Affordable Care Act's marketplace, according to data released by the US Department of Health and Human Services.
  Reuters Health Information, December 06, 2023
• COP28 Focus on Health Draws $777 Million to Fight Tropical Disease The UAE and several charities at the UN climate summit have offered $777 million in financing for eradicating neglected tropical diseases that are expected to worsen as temperatures climb.
  Reuters Health Information, December 03, 2023
• France on 'High' Alert for Bird Flu After New Cases Detected France raised the risk level of bird flu to 'high' from 'moderate' on Tuesday after new cases of the disease were detected, forcing poultry farms to keep birds indoors to stem the spread of the highly contagious virus.
  Reuters Health Information, December 05, 2023
• Stigma, Regulatory Barriers Delay Mpox Response in DRC Vaccines and treatments that could help tackle an mpox epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo are lying unused outside the country despite a high death rate.
  Reuters Health Information, December 05, 2023
• J&J Says It Has Settled Some Talc Claims Johnson & Johnson's worldwide vice president for litigation said on Tuesday that the company has recently reached settlements with several law firms over their clients' claims that J&J talc products caused cancer.
  Reuters Health Information, December 05, 2023
• Replimune Skin Cancer Therapy Fails Midstage Study Replimune Group said on Tuesday its experimental combination therapy to treat a common form of skin cancer failed to significantly remove or reduce cancerous lesions in a midstage study.
  Reuters Health Information, December 05, 2023
• Alcohol Taxes Aren't High Enough, Says World Health Organization WHO urged governments on Tuesday to increase taxes on alcoholic drinks and impose them on products that are currently exempt, such as wine in some European countries.
  Reuters Health Information, December 05, 2023
• CVS Plans to Simplify Drug Pricing Process CVS Health on Tuesday forecast 2024 revenue above market estimates and said it would simplify the structure through which its pharmacies get reimbursed for drugs.
  Reuters Health Information, December 05, 2023
• US Regulators Inspect Dr Reddy's, Other Indian Pharma Majors The US Food and Drug Administration is inspecting Dr Reddy's research and development centre in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, the pharma company said on Tuesday.
  Reuters Health Information, December 05, 2023
• Eli Lilly Obesity Drug Now Available in US Pharmacies
  Reuters Health Information, December 05, 2023
• Roche Joins Race for Obesity Drugs With $2.7 Billion Carmot Deal Roche agreed to take over unlisted obesity drug developer Carmot Therapeutics for $2.7 billion upfront, joining a list of contestants seeking to challenge the dominant makers of weight-loss drugs Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly.
  Reuters Health Information, December 04, 2023
• How the New Outbreak in China Is Hitting Clinics Elsewhere A rise in respiratory illnesses in China, clusters of pneumonia in children, and resistance to common antibiotics have specialists on alert looking for changes locally.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• 'Hidden Hearing Loss' May Cause Tinnitus: Study Some people who have tinnitus are still able to perform well on standard hearing tests, according to researchers at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
  WebMD Health News, December 04, 2023
• ASH 2023 ASH 2023: Equity, Sickle Cell, and Real-Life Outcomes Health equity, sickle cell disease, and the thoughtful use of artificial intelligence and social media are among the key themes to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology.
  MDedge News, December 04, 2023
• Analysis Supports Link Between Psoriasis and OSA Several hypotheses may explain the connection, such as the presence of inflammatory mediators and nocturnal cytokine secretion, according to the authors.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• Reducing Albumin Improves Kidney and Heart Function The tablet drug finerenone significantly reduces kidney risk in people with type 2 diabetes and also protects heart health, researchers found.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• Statin Use Remains Low for At-Risk Patients Expanded prescribing guidelines have not boosted statin use among patients who are at risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• No Benefit of Levothyroxine in Heart Donors New data challenge the common practice of levothyroxine administration in potential heart donors after brain death to preserve heart function and make more hearts available for transplantation.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023