New OU study profiles the ‘changing face’ of suicide

New OU study profiles the ‘changing face’ of suicide https://www.athensmessenger.com/news/new-ou-study-profiles-the-changing-face-of-suicide/article_dbfd1a33-10e6-5218-9da3-9b24f6080277.html Where does suicide live in Ohio? How old is it? What does it look like? According to a new study released by The Ohio Alliance for Innovation in Population Health (The Alliance), its identity is increasingly comprised of individuals both young and old. In the […]

hospital invoked a law allowing it to deny further care to a Texas woman

Texas woman taken off life support against family’s wishes – then a pro-life group stepped in https://www.foxnews.com/health/texas-woman-plug-pulled-life-saving-escape A Texas woman was taken off life support Monday, against her family’s wishes, after the hospital invoked a law allowing it to deny further care. But a pro-life group stepped in and helped her “escape” to a place that was […]

Few prescription medications MADE IN THE USA

Heart-Drug Suppliers for Millions Faulted Over Data, Bugs and Dirt https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/29738-heart-drug-suppliers-for-millions-faulted-over-data-bugs-dirt A pair of drugmakers in India that the U.S. is counting on to produce generic blood-pressure pills after a far-reaching recall have been faulted by regulators for quality-control issues. Cadila Healthcare Ltd. and Alkem Laboratories Ltd. both won approvals in March from the Food […]

Purdue cannot control how individual patients use and respond to its products

North Dakota to Appeal Ruling in Suit Against Opioid Maker www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/05/15/us/ap-us-opioids-lawsuit-north-dakota.html BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said the state will appeal the dismissal of the state’s lawsuit against the maker of OxyContin over opioid abuse. South Central District Judge James Hill on Friday threw out the state’s claim that Connecticut-based Purdue […]