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Opioid Lawsuit Payout Plans Overlook a Vital Need: Pain Management Care and Research Focused on Smarter Use of Addictive Drugs
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Opioid Lawsuit Payout Plans Overlook a Vital Need: Pain Management Care and Research Focused on Smarter Use of Addictive Drugs

The opioid crisis has resulted in more than 500,000 overdose deaths over the past two decades. The federal government, states and other entities have filed litigation against drug manufacturers, suppliers and pharmacies as one approach to address the harm and suffering caused by inappropriate opioid prescribing practices. Billions of dollars of funds have since been...

Hospitals Often Outsource Important Services to Companies That Prioritize Profit Over Patients
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Hospitals Often Outsource Important Services to Companies That Prioritize Profit Over Patients

Hospitals have long embraced the practice of outsourcing some services to specialized companies. Much of this outsourcing is for nonclinical tasks such as laundry, information technology and cybersecurity, and outsourcing those types of services can boost efficiency and quality. However, over the past few years there has been a fast-growing trend of hospitals outsourcing clinically...

How Well Did the EU Respond to the First Wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic? Experts Now Give Their Verdict
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How Well Did the EU Respond to the First Wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic? Experts Now Give Their Verdict

A new study in Frontiers in Public Health presents a review of expert opinions on the achievements and shortcomings of the European Union’s (EU) COVID-19 response. The aim: to draw lessons for future pandemics. In 2004, the EU created the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), precisely with the goal of coordinating cross-border...

Pfizer CEO to Public: Just Trust Us on the Covid Booster
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Pfizer CEO to Public: Just Trust Us on the Covid Booster

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was confident in June about the ability of his company’s vaccine to protect against the highly contagious delta variant, as it marched across the globe and filled U.S. hospitals with patients. “I feel quite comfortable that we cover it,” Bourla said. Just weeks later, Pfizer said it would seek authorization for...

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Another By Product of the Pandemic: Paranoia

The COVID-19 pandemic increased our feelings of paranoia, particularly in states where wearing masks was mandated, a new Yale study has shown. That heightened paranoia was particularly acute in states where adherence to mask mandates was low, the researchers report July 27 in the journal Nature Behavior. Increased feelings of paranoia were also associated with...

Advancing the Long-Term Well-Being of People Living with HIV
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Advancing the Long-Term Well-Being of People Living with HIV

Since antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV was introduced in 1996, AIDS-related morbidity and mortality has declined significantly. People living with HIV are now expected to live nearly as long as people without HIV. Despite these advances, those living with HIV often report poor well-being and health-related quality of life. To guide stakeholders in improving health...

Designing Less Addictive Opioids, Through Chemistry
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Designing Less Addictive Opioids, Through Chemistry

What if there was a way for pain patients to get all the pain-relieving power of opioids with none of the addicting side effects? Opioids are one of the most powerful pain medications available, but millions of Americans have struggled with prescription opioid misuse after getting hooked on the feelings of calm and euphoria they...

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Mixed-Ancestry Genetic Research Shows a Bit of Native American DNA Could Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Since the human genome was first mapped, scientists have discovered hundreds of genes influencing illnesses like breast cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately, Black people, Indigenous people and other people of color are underrepresented in most genetic studies. This has resulted in a skewed and incomplete understanding of the genetics of many diseases. We...