Tag: Diagnosis and treatment
Minor leaguer released from hospital after struck in head
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Minor league pitcher Tyler Zombro was released from the hospital and will transition to outpatiant occupational and speech therapy in...
Lebanese hospitals warn of dangerous shortages in supplies
BEIRUT — Hospitals in Lebanon warned Thursday they may be forced to suspend kidney dialysis next week amid severe shortages in supplies, the latest...
UN urges action to end AIDS, saying COVID-19 hurt progress
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a declaration Tuesday calling for urgent action to end AIDS by 2030, noting “with alarm”...
In Lebanon, a search for medicine and a stranger’s help
To all the struggles of life in Lebanon — the pandemic, the power outages, the inflation, the punishing financial and political crises — add...
EXPLAINER: How will insurers cover a new Alzheimer’s drug?
Federal regulators have approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, leaving patients waiting to see how insurers will handle...
NFL funding research to help players better manage pain
The NFL will spend up to $1 million funding up to five studies that will examine how to better help players ease their pain...
Applications sought for medical marijuana advisory board
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota is accepting applications for the state's Medical Marijuana Advisory Board after changes to the panel’s membership by the 2021...
Experts see strides on AIDS, but COVID-19 halted progress
NEW YORK — Some researchers believe COVID-19 has derailed the fight against HIV, siphoning away health workers and other resources and setting back a...
Bulgaria: Top hospital’s management fired over transplants
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria’s caretaker health minister on Friday sacked the management of a leading hospital in the capital, Sofia, where he said illegal...
FDA approves obesity drug that helped people cut weight 15%
Regulators on Friday said a new version of a popular diabetes medicine could be sold as a weight-loss drug in the U.S.
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