Harms Reporting Limited in Trials of Prebiotics, Probiotics, Synbiotics
No harms-related data reported for 28 percent of trials; safety results not reported for 37 percent
FDA Approves First Drug to Treat Smallpox
New treatment offers additional option should smallpox ever be used as a bioweapon
FDA: Illnesses Tied to Fresh Crab Meat Imported From Venezuela
Illnesses appear to be caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria
E. Coli Found in Water at Tennessee Ziplining Facility
One visitor to the CLIMB Works Zipline Canopy Tour in Gatlinburg tested positive for norovirus and E. coli
Jury Awards $4.62B in Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Lawsuit
The award includes $550 million in compensatory damages and $4.14 billion in punitive damages
Cutting Insurance Eligibility Ups Peds Hospitalization Cost Burden
Reducing public insurance eligibility limits would raise numbers of ineligible pediatric hospitalizations
Gender Bias in Medicine Has Far-Reaching Consequences
Exclusion of women from upper echelons of medicine may have real implications for patient care
Many Non-Emergency Medicine Trained Physicians in ER Care
Higher proportion of emergency medicine trained clinicians in urban versus rural counties
Blacks Have Elevated HTN Risk Through Age 55 Years
Regardless of BP levels in young adulthood, blacks have increased hypertension risk versus whites
Higher Vitamin D Levels May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Pooled analysis finds levels ≥60 ng/mL are most protective among women aged 55 years and older
