Category: health and wellness
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Hospitals Across the USA Are Taking Steps to Provide Equitable Care and Inclusivity to Minority Patients
Celebrate National Minority Health Month with Vidatak’s solutions that reduce health disparities. Your response to this opportunity counts. ANN ARBOR, Mich – When patients and providers speak different languages, hospital leadership must recognize the increased risk of miscommunication and clinical errors inherent to this predicament. These miscommunications, misunderstandings and errors result in adverse events and inequitable care. Hospital…
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Award-Winning Orthodontist From Chennai, Gives Useful Tips to Prevent Gum Diseases
CHENNAI, India, April 3, 2021 (Newswire.com) – It is no surprise that even people with the brightest smile can suffer from gum problems. And most of the time, gum diseases are painless and slow to progress, so it can be a little hard to notice. So, is there a way to prevent it? ThreeBestRated reached out…
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FDA is Investigating Reports of Infections Associated with Reprocessed Urological Endoscopes
Agency is taking action to remind health care providers about the proper way to clean certain devices for reuse Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it is investigating numerous medical device reports (MDRs) describing patient infections and other possible contamination issues associated with reprocessing urological endoscopes, including cystoscopes, ureteroscopes and cystourethroscopes—devices used to view…
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FDA Continues to Advance Over-the Counter and Other Screening Test Development
Following recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration actions to support test development, the FDA took swift action this week to get more tests for screening asymptomatic individuals on the market. Today, the agency authorized several tests for over-the-counter (OTC) use without a prescription when used for serial screening. In addition to the tests authorized for…
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FDA Allows for First Point-of-Care Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Test to be Used in More Near-Patient Care Settings
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it is allowing the use of the Binx Health IO CT/NG Assay at point-of-care settings, such as in physician offices, community-based clinics, urgent care settings, outpatient health care facilities and other patient care settings, operating under a CLIA Certificate of Waiver, Certificate of Compliance or Certificate of…
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FDA Approves New indication for Drug to Treat Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity in Pediatric Patients
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new indication for Myrbetriq (mirabegron extended-release tablets) and Myrbetriq Granules (mirabegron for extended-release oral suspension) to treat neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO), a bladder dysfunction related to neurological impairment, in children ages three years and older. Myrbetriq is also indicated for overactive bladder in adult patients. “Today’s…
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FDA Warns Companies Illegally Selling Over-the-Counter CBD Products for Pain Relief
Products Listing CBD as Inactive Ingredient Cited for Unapproved Drug and Misbranding Violations The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to two companies for selling products labeled as containing cannabidiol (CBD) in ways that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). Specifically, the warning letters address the illegal marketing…
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#Vaccinate4Love – Grassroots Public Awareness Campaign Launches to Help Overcome Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
1,200 of America’s Top Doctors Sign On – “Don’t Hesitate. Vaccinate.”
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FDA Statement on Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting
The following is attributed to Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock, M.D. and Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Following today’s positive advisory committee meeting outcome regarding the Janssen Biotech Inc. COVID-19 Vaccine, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has informed the sponsor that it will rapidly work toward…
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Pandemic adding to the physical and financial stress facing many Black caregivers
While the risk of COVID-19 poses the greatest threat to the elderly, it’s also taking a toll on the people they rely on most: their caregivers. This is particularly true in the Black community, where the pandemic presents new sources of stress, both physically and financially. A new Nationwide Retirement Institute® survey of 313 Black…