Since 2010, 150 rural hospitals have closed in the United States. Hospital leaders say that Medicare Advantage pays slowly and sometimes not at all and that this could push more hospitals to the brink. Mint Images/Getty Images/Mint Images RF hide caption toggle caption Mint Images/Getty Images/Mint Images RF Since 2010, 150 rural hospitals have closed … Read more
In a recent article published in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, researchers extensively reviewed the intricate interactions between gut microbiota and drugs commonly used against several human systemic diseases, e.g., cancer, endocrine disorders, and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Study: Drug-microbiota interactions: an emerging priority for precision medicine. Image Credit: Helena Nechaeva/Shutterstock.com Background In particular, they focused on investigating the … Read more
Shortages of common older medicines are increasing. Experts say it’s in part because pharmaceutical companies are de-incentivised from producing them. ADVERTISEMENT At a pharmacy in eastern Paris, there’s a long list of medicines that are currently unavailable from suppliers. Pharmacist Pierre-Antoine Drubay says he has seen these shortages increase in the last year, estimating that … Read more