Category: Health & Medical

Some 1,000 healthcare workers have lost their licenses to practice in Florida due to their inability to pay off their student debt. There are additionally 12 other states that have the power to take away healthcare licenses for unpaid student loans. However, so far Florida is the only state actually enforcing the law. Could we see others join as student debt and delinquency continues to grow?

Stamford-based Purdue Pharmaceuticals, which is facing thousands of lawsuits pertaining to its role in stoking the opioid epidemic that has been blamed for the surge in drug overdose deaths. It now considering filing chapter 11 bankruptcy to halt the mountain of lawsuits and negotiate its legal claims with plaintiffs.

Figures released by UNICEF today have drawn attention to the current “alarming global surge of measles cases”. 98 countries recorded an increase in cases from 2017 to 2018, with 74 percent of the total rise accounted for by just ten countries. 

Do you want to be able to take care of your own stitches? Well, now you can. Introducing ZipStitch, a surgical-quality wound closure device available without a prescription.

The number of generic drugs approved in 2018 surpassed those in the previous year.