In a new year celebration event by staff of Dongguan Kanghua Hospital on Jan. 21, a banner inadvertently revealed the the hospital’s true purpose. “Welcome the Majestic Year of the Tiger, The Operating Room Filled with Money,” a banner read. A photo of this banner displayed at a gathering of the hospital staff went online…
‘The Operating Room Filled With Money,’ Dongguan Hospital Celebrates
Complementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health: What’s In a Name?
We’ve all seen the words “complementary,” “alternative,” and “integrative,” but what do they really mean? This fact sheet looks into these terms to help you understand them better and gives you a brief picture of the mission and role of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) in this area of research. The…
BC Company Fined $75,000 for Importing Fins of Protected Sharks
VANCOUVER—The federal government says an herbal medicine company has pleaded guilty in provincial court in Vancouver to a charge of unlawfully importing a protected shark species without a permit. Environment and Climate Change Canada says in a news release that Hang Hing Herbal Medicine Ltd. was fined $75,000 for importing an endangered species without a…
Two Americans Win Medicine Nobel for Discovering Receptors for Heat and Touch
The 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine has been awarded to two U.S.-based scientists for the discovery of receptors for temperature and touch, the award-giving body announced on Monday. The findings of California-based scientists, David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian, focused on the field of somatosensation, more commonly known as tactile sense, or the body’s ability to…
2 Americans Win Medicine Nobel for Discovering Receptors for Heat and Touch
The 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine has been awarded to two U.S.-based scientists for the discovery of receptors for temperature and touch, the award-giving body announced on Oct. 4. The findings of California-based scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian focused on the field of somatosensation, more commonly known as tactile sense, or the body’s ability…
Americans Spending on Top 20 Drugs Nearly Doubles the Rest of the World Combined
October 2, 2021
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The United States outspent every other country in the world combined when it came to the top-selling 20 pharmaceutical drugs, according to a recent analysis of company financial filings by Public Citizen. Americans spent a total of $101.1 billion, while the rest of the world spent $56.8 billion, on the top 20 drugs. The key…
American Spending on Top 20 Drugs Nearly Doubles the Rest of the World Combined
October 2, 2021
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The United States outspent every other country in the world combined when it came to the top-selling 20 pharmaceutical drugs, according to a recent analysis of company financial filings by Public Citizen. Americans spent a total of $101.1 billion, while the rest of the world spent $56.8 billion, on the top 20 drugs. The key…
GSK to Develop Longer-Acting Therapy for HIV With Japan’s Shionogi
GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) said on Tuesday it would develop an HIV treatment with Japan’s Shionogi for use in regimens with dosing gaps of three months or more, as the drugmaker seeks to build on the success of its previous long-acting therapies. The British firm said it would pay Shionogi 20 million pounds ($27.36 million) upfront,…
Medicine’s Getting Major Injections of Woke Ideology
This article is part one of a two-part series. Read part two here. The national racial reckoning over reparations and critical race theory is taking over the world of medicine and health care. Prestigious medical journals, top medical schools and elite medical centers are adopting the language of social justice activism and vowing to confront…
Huntington Beach Man Receives Nation’s First Minimally-Invasive Double-Lung Transplant
May 31, 2021
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A Huntington Beach man’s life was saved after he received the nation’s first minimally-invasive double-lung transplant surgery. Frank Coburn, 57, had trouble breathing for years. With previous doctors diagnosing him with asthma, no medication was helping his case. Then, in March 2020, he received more tests and was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, a type of interstitial lung disease. This was…
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