Healthcare has a $20B “Super” Problem: Precision Medicine is Here to Cut Costs and Save Lives
In recent years, biotech, pharmaceutical and healthcare executives have been dealing with a global crisis created by the prevalence of … Keep Reading
Iron isomaltoside and ferric carboxymaltose on hypophosphatemic effects in a controlled trial
Results of a study comparing the incidence of hypophosphatemia after high dose IV iron substitution have been presented at the 60th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology. The HOMe aFers trial recruited women with gynaecological bleeding and subsequent iron deficiency. All subjects were given high dose intravenous iron, randomised between iron isomaltoside and ferric carboxymaltose to correct their iron deficiency. It has been reported[1] that ferric carboxymaltose has a propensity to induce hypophosphatemia. This independent study was conducted…
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Can America’s Obesity Epidemic Be Reversed?
Obesity in the United States is a major issue that cannot be ignored. Shockingly, 7 out of 10 adults in the USA are overweight, and about 1 in 3 are obese. These numbers are surprisingly high, and the statistics shown are scary. Why are the numbers so high, and what does this mean for future generations? While there is a way to fight this epidemic, it seems that obesity rates are only going up. How do individuals take the reins…
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The Medical Complications Associated with Nursing Homes
You might think that everything runs smoothly in a nursing home since it is all about taking care of the old, and it is assumed that extra care is taken in such facilities to ensure that the needs of the old are met. However, one particular procedure in nursing homes, medication administration, can get quite complicated in a nursing facility. We went over to nanha.org and got a deeper explanation of the matter. To begin with, there is very high…
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