by David Thill | Mar 22, 2018 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON — There’s little, if any, debate about using prescription opioids to treat severe acute pain, cancer pain, end-of-life pain or similar conditions. When used wisely, these drugs can spare seriously ill patients from weeks or months of excruciating...
by David Thill | Mar 6, 2018 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON – The good news is that flu season has finally peaked. Outpatient visits for influenza-like illness dropped from 6.4 percent of all recorded visits to 5 percent during the eighth week of the year, according to the latest data from the federal Centers...
by Casey Egan | Feb 28, 2018 | Featured, Health
As the opioid epidemic continues to scourge communities across America at a record rate, Congress and the Trump Administration have begun stepping up efforts to stem the surge in deaths from drug overdose. President Donald Trump made combatting the drug epidemic a...
by David Thill | Feb 28, 2018 | Health
New medications that help combat opioid addiction may be on the horizon, assuming drug companies take up a new offer from the federal government. Under the new policy, reported Sunday by The New York Times, the Food and Drug Administration will allow pharmaceutical...
by David Thill | Feb 23, 2018 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON – Let’s say you have a sore knee. You visit your doctor, who examines it briefly, then recommends an X-ray. What do you do next? It’s not just a matter of deciding whether to get the X-ray or not. There’s a good chance you’ll have questions – like, why is...
by David Thill | Feb 21, 2018 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON — With no end in sight, this flu season is on track to be one of the most severe in recent years. And though it’s still widely recommended, the seasonal vaccine seems to be of little help. In addition to the 84 flu-related pediatric deaths recorded so...
