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Patient Safety
Patient Safety: is the prevention of harm to patients. Emphasis is often placed on the system of care delivery that prevents errors, learns from the errors that occur and is built on a culture of safety that involves health care professionals, organizations and patients. Patient safety practices have been defined as those that reduce the risk of adverse events related to exposure to medical care across a range of diagnoses or conditions.
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AUG 11, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration has announced the approval of Olinvyk (oliceridine), a new opioid that can help mana ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 05, 2020Cannabis Sciences
The American Heart Association (AHA) has produced a new statement about medical marijuana and recreational cannabis. The ...Written By: Angela DowdenJUL 29, 2020Health & Medicine
Real world use of medical cannabis is going to be put to the test in a first-of-its-kind study that should add a lo ...Written By: Angela DowdenJUL 29, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
This week, pharmaceutical companies Moderna and Pfizer launched giant Phase III 30,000-subject trials for their COVID-19 ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 19, 2020Cardiology
Heart failure is usually associated with conditions like high blood pressure and coronary artery disease. But there may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2020Cancer
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' "Star Rating" system compares the quality of care of hospit ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 09, 2020Cardiology
Reporting in JAMA Network Open, scientists have found that broken heart syndrome, called stress cardiomyopathy, has been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
There is great promise, as well as serious risks in gene therapy. Many diseases can be traced back to an error or mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Lancaster University, England, have found that Salbutamol, a medication commonly used to treat asthma, ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 01, 2020Health & Medicine
More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease (AD) according to the Alzheimer's Organization. When t ...Written By: Angela DowdenJUN 30, 2020Health & Medicine
Epidyolex-the epilepsy drug that contains the non-psychoactive cannabis chemical cannabidiol, or CBD-has been changed fr ...Written By: Angela DowdenJUN 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Gilead has announced that it will soon start trials for an inhalable form of Remdesivir, the first drug to receive Emerg ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 23, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Neuro-pharmaceutical company, MindMed, has announced that it will begin a double-blind placebo-controlled Phase 1 clinic ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Communities worldwide are emerging from lockdowns due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, and cases are rising.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Following the emergency use authorization given to Remdesivir on May 1, Gilead Sciences has announced that it will condu ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 10, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Recarbrio, an antibiotic drug created by pharmaceutical company M ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 25, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that hydroxychloroquine is not an effective treatment for COVID-19. Their study found that it lea ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Moderna, a biotechnology company based in Massachusetts, has released information on its vaccine against COVID-19 from i ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 13, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Biopharmaceutical company, Moderna, has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its experimental ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 03, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The origin of SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, has become politicized as leaders seek to place blame ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A clinical trial investigating the ability of antiviral drug remdesivir to treat COVID-19 has found that it can signific ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 23, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Over 200 volunteers from France have designed a ventilator suitable to treat COVID-19 patients that costs less than $500 ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 19, 2020Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 has now caused tens of thousands of deaths worldwide, and hundreds of thousands of infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis products are increasingly used to treat chronic pain from arthritis. As its non psychoactive ingredient, cannab ...Written By: Annie Lennon
AUG 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration has announced the approval of Olinvyk (oliceridine), a new opioid that can help mana
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 05, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
The American Heart Association (AHA) has produced a new statement about medical marijuana and recreational cannabis. The
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUL 29, 2020
Health & Medicine
Real world use of medical cannabis is going to be put to the test in a first-of-its-kind study that should add a lo
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUL 29, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
This week, pharmaceutical companies Moderna and Pfizer launched giant Phase III 30,000-subject trials for their COVID-19
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 19, 2020
Cardiology
Heart failure is usually associated with conditions like high blood pressure and coronary artery disease. But there may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2020
Cancer
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' "Star Rating" system compares the quality of care of hospit
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 09, 2020
Cardiology
Reporting in JAMA Network Open, scientists have found that broken heart syndrome, called stress cardiomyopathy, has been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There is great promise, as well as serious risks in gene therapy. Many diseases can be traced back to an error or mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Lancaster University, England, have found that Salbutamol, a medication commonly used to treat asthma,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 01, 2020
Health & Medicine
More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease (AD) according to the Alzheimer's Organization. When t
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUN 30, 2020
Health & Medicine
Epidyolex-the epilepsy drug that contains the non-psychoactive cannabis chemical cannabidiol, or CBD-has been changed fr
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUN 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Gilead has announced that it will soon start trials for an inhalable form of Remdesivir, the first drug to receive Emerg
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 23, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Neuro-pharmaceutical company, MindMed, has announced that it will begin a double-blind placebo-controlled Phase 1 clinic
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Communities worldwide are emerging from lockdowns due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, and cases are rising.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Following the emergency use authorization given to Remdesivir on May 1, Gilead Sciences has announced that it will condu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 10, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Recarbrio, an antibiotic drug created by pharmaceutical company M
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 25, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that hydroxychloroquine is not an effective treatment for COVID-19. Their study found that it lea
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Moderna, a biotechnology company based in Massachusetts, has released information on its vaccine against COVID-19 from i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 13, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Biopharmaceutical company, Moderna, has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its experimental
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 03, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The origin of SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, has become politicized as leaders seek to place blame
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A clinical trial investigating the ability of antiviral drug remdesivir to treat COVID-19 has found that it can signific
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 23, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Over 200 volunteers from France have designed a ventilator suitable to treat COVID-19 patients that costs less than $500
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 19, 2020
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 has now caused tens of thousands of deaths worldwide, and hundreds of thousands of infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis products are increasingly used to treat chronic pain from arthritis. As its non psychoactive ingredient, cannab
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon