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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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FEB 20, 2022Health & Medicine
Ivermectin has been a drug of controversy in the COVID-19 treatment debate. Last year, it got a bad rap from the mainstr ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 08, 2022Health & Medicine
Zilucoplan, a peptide inhibitor under investigation for the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis in adults, was fo ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 04, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
The French pharmaceutical company, MaaT Pharma, has announced positive data showing the effectiveness of ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJAN 25, 2022Immunology
Vaccines have been a hot topic in the headlines—blueprints that train the immune system to target a disease-causin ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 09, 2022Cannabis Sciences
As commercial cannabis continues to gain traction in the market and popularity among consumers, the need to establish qu ...Written By: Nadine HusamiDEC 16, 2021Microbiology
About half of Americans have used at least one prescription drug at some point in the past thirty days, according to dat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Research suggests that Cannabis sativa-derived cannabinoids – such as cannabidiol (CBD), Δ9tetrahydrocannabi ...Written By: Nadine HusamiNOV 28, 2021Cardiology
At one time, low doses of aspirin were recommended to some people to ward off heart attacks, and they still may be for s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
False-positive COVID tests results—where the patient isn’t infected but receives a positive result—tri ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 19, 2021Health & Medicine
A recent study by Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine researchers found that cannabis use disorder (CUD) in p ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 17, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Last week the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the biotechnology company Inovio to ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizNOV 08, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Current treatments for COVID-19 have to be administered intravenously, so a pill that could treat patients would be huge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact the world, researchers everywhere sprang into action. But studying an infecti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Your Grandma's favorite eyeglasses may soon find their way to the trashcan. Last Friday, October 29th, the United States ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizOCT 29, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
The widely-available antidepressant fluvoxamine reduces COVID-19 hospitalizations by 30%. The corresponding study was pu ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 27, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Last Friday, October 22nd, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a first of its kind d ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizOCT 21, 2021Microbiology
On October 20, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that an outbreak of Salmonella food ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2021Immunology
In patients with hemophilia A—a hereditary disorder where the blood cannot clot properly—their immune system ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 17, 2021Technology
Facial image data and recognition tools have become a nearly ubiquitous part of our society: we use it to unlock smartph ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 15, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Intranasal oxytocin therapy does not benefit autistic children and adolescents. The corresponding study was published in ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 13, 2021Cardiology
Heart disease is the primary cause of death in the United States. It's estimated that every year, about 605,000 American ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2021Health & Medicine
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a specific type of neurological disorder that can significantly impact a p ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioOCT 09, 2021Health & Medicine
Content warning: this article talks in-depth about suicide and self-harm. September was Suicide Prevention Month, but ju ...Written By: Hannah DanielOCT 08, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria that grow in colonies can be extremely difficult to eliminate; the bacteria in these groups often become resist ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2022
Health & Medicine
Ivermectin has been a drug of controversy in the COVID-19 treatment debate. Last year, it got a bad rap from the mainstr
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 08, 2022
Health & Medicine
Zilucoplan, a peptide inhibitor under investigation for the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis in adults, was fo
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 04, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The French pharmaceutical company, MaaT Pharma, has announced positive data showing the effectiveness of
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JAN 25, 2022
Immunology
Vaccines have been a hot topic in the headlines—blueprints that train the immune system to target a disease-causin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 09, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
As commercial cannabis continues to gain traction in the market and popularity among consumers, the need to establish qu
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
DEC 16, 2021
Microbiology
About half of Americans have used at least one prescription drug at some point in the past thirty days, according to dat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Research suggests that Cannabis sativa-derived cannabinoids – such as cannabidiol (CBD), Δ9tetrahydrocannabi
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
NOV 28, 2021
Cardiology
At one time, low doses of aspirin were recommended to some people to ward off heart attacks, and they still may be for s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
False-positive COVID tests results—where the patient isn’t infected but receives a positive result—tri
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 19, 2021
Health & Medicine
A recent study by Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine researchers found that cannabis use disorder (CUD) in p
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 17, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Last week the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the biotechnology company Inovio to
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 08, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Current treatments for COVID-19 have to be administered intravenously, so a pill that could treat patients would be huge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact the world, researchers everywhere sprang into action. But studying an infecti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Your Grandma's favorite eyeglasses may soon find their way to the trashcan. Last Friday, October 29th, the United States
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
OCT 29, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
The widely-available antidepressant fluvoxamine reduces COVID-19 hospitalizations by 30%. The corresponding study was pu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 27, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Last Friday, October 22nd, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a first of its kind d
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
OCT 21, 2021
Microbiology
On October 20, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that an outbreak of Salmonella food
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2021
Immunology
In patients with hemophilia A—a hereditary disorder where the blood cannot clot properly—their immune system
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 17, 2021
Technology
Facial image data and recognition tools have become a nearly ubiquitous part of our society: we use it to unlock smartph
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 15, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Intranasal oxytocin therapy does not benefit autistic children and adolescents. The corresponding study was published in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 13, 2021
Cardiology
Heart disease is the primary cause of death in the United States. It's estimated that every year, about 605,000 American
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2021
Health & Medicine
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a specific type of neurological disorder that can significantly impact a p
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
OCT 09, 2021
Health & Medicine
Content warning: this article talks in-depth about suicide and self-harm. September was Suicide Prevention Month, but ju
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 08, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria that grow in colonies can be extremely difficult to eliminate; the bacteria in these groups often become resist
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch