Oct 10, 2017
Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, thinks government ought to be able to take advantage of the robust world of online marketplaces (think Amazon or EBay). Thus, he has included in the House version of the 2018 defense authorization bill a...
Oct 9, 2017
The United States health care system has many problems, but it also promotes more innovation than its counterparts in other nations. That’s why discussions of remaking American health care often raise concerns about threats to innovation. SOURCE – READ...
Oct 9, 2017
The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System has opened a new outpatient clinic in Mena, staffed entirely with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs personnel. One of 16 community-based outpatient clinics in the state, the new Mena clinic is the most recent in the...
Oct 9, 2017
A new federal initiative will support three projects at the Yale School of Medicine and nine other projects designed to investigate nondrug treatments for pain in military personnel and veterans. SOURCE – READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT:...
Oct 9, 2017
When the Food and Drug Administration gives its OK for a new drug to be sold, it specifies the diseases or conditions for which the medicine has been approved. That does not mean doctors can’t prescribe that drug for other ailments. They do. All the time. And it’s...
Oct 8, 2017
Three states added naturopathic medicine as a regulated healthcare practice in the past year: Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. Legislation to regulate naturopathic medicine is pending in North Carolina. Today, there are approximately 6,000 licensed...
Oct 6, 2017
U.S. Representative Frank LoBiondo announced Friday a new Veterans Affairs clinic is coming to Cape May County. “We have a commitment from the VA — the money is in place — that Cape May County is going to have a new clinic,” LoBiondo, R-2nd, said at the...
Oct 6, 2017
WASHINGTON — The future of military health care is likely to see significant changes in the next decade. The use of Virtual Health will help Army Medicine respond to the future operating environment, in which there may be a lack of air superiority, a wide range...
Oct 2, 2017
Three Americans won a Nobel Prize on Monday for discovering key genetic “gears” of the body’s 24-hour biological clock, the mechanism best known for causing jet lag when it falls out of sync. SOURCE:...
Oct 2, 2017
Nevada’s University Medical Center was grappling Monday with an influx of patients after a gunman opened fire on a Las Vegas country music festival Sunday night, killing more than 50 people and injuring more than 500 in what is one of the deadliest mass shootings in...
Oct 2, 2017
When it comes to living a long life, Hawaii is the place to be. Beyond the beaches, idyllic balmy weather and laid-back vibe, the state also has, it turns out, the most efficient health-care system in the U.S., according to data compiled by Bloomberg. SOURCE:...
Oct 2, 2017
STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA) a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of implantable lenses and companion delivery systems for the eye, today announced the appointment of Scott D. Barnes M.D. as Chief Medical Officer, a newly created position. Dr....
