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Diabetes Patients and Advocates Fight Back Against Skyrocketing Insulin Prices

Posted by Sarita Garza on Sep 13th, 2017

Roughly 6 million people in the United States need insulin injections because they have diabetes, 1.25 million have Type 1.  This is a condition characterized by a metabolic defect in which the pancreas does not create the hormone... More of this article »

Novocure Glioblastoma Treatment Trial Shows Extremely Promising Results

Posted by Sarita Garza on Apr 4th, 2017

A company known as Novocure markets a wearable medical device aimed at treating brain cancer. Recently, the company finished its phase 2 pilot trial for the noninvasive therapy in patients who have pancreatic cancer. Given along with... More of this article »

EpiPen Maker Mylan Pharma Expands March Recall of Auto-Injectors

Posted by Sarita Garza on Apr 1st, 2017

The EpiPen intervention product administers doses of epinephrine to patients suffering from anaphylaxis resulting from extreme allergic reactions.  These reactions, of course, can be fatal if left untreated and, which makes the EpiPen... More of this article »

Elephant Tranquilizer Could Be Next Drug Epidemic

Posted by Kim Johansen on Apr 1st, 2017

Carfentanil is a powerful new synthetic opioid used as a tranquilizer for elephants (and other similarly large animals). Of course, it makes sense to use this drug on massive creatures as it is formulated to be 10,000 times more potent... More of this article »

Rush University Scientist Investigates Effect of “Time Tax” On Snack Choices

Posted by Michael Walen on Apr 1st, 2017

Would you wait 25 for seconds for a candy bar? Apparently, when presented with choice versus immediate access to a healthier snack, more people would surprisingly choose the latter. Dr. Brad Appelhans, of the Rush University Medical... More of this article »