Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2016.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first pacemaker that does not require the use of wired leads to provide an electrical connection between the pulse-generating device and the heart. While the Micra Transcatheter Pacing System works like other pacemakers to regulate heart[Read More…]

Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016.  United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) today introduced the bipartisan Genetic Research Privacy Protection Act, which would strengthen privacy protections for the genetic information of medical research participants. Federal agencies as well as research institutions maintain large databases of genetic information.[Read More…]

Millennials with higher deductible spending compare prices most, study shows Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016.  Colonoscopies, mammograms, and childbirth services are the most searched-for medical services when it comes to cost information—and millennials with higher annual deductible spending are the most frequent comparison shoppers—according to an analysis of a large national health[Read More…]

Regulation marks the sixth major rule under FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today finalized a new food safety rule under the landmark FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) that will help to prevent food contamination during transportation. The rule[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD —(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016.  On-demand, web-based training is now available for pharmacists throughout Illinois seeking to dispense Naloxone, a drug widely utilized to counter the effects of overdose from narcotics such as morphine and heroin.  By completing the Illinois State Opioid Antagonist Training Program, certified pharmacists will gain the ability[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016  – Low-income Americans are dying younger than their higher-income peers and are losing out on earned Social Security benefits, according to a new study prepared for Sen. Bernie Sanders by the Government Accountability Office. As a result of growing disparities in life expectancy between the rich and[Read More…]

Speakers Include Canadian Senator Larry Campbell, Former Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer and Mayor of Vancouver Who Established First Supervised Consumption Facility in North America;  Bill Creates a Public Health Response to California’s Overdose Crisis; Allows Cities to Provide A Safe and Supervised Space for People Who Use Drugs CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–April[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016.  Today, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced a Blue Ribbon Panel of scientific experts, cancer leaders, and patient advocates that will inform the scientific direction and goals at NCI of Vice President Joe Biden’s National Cancer Moonshot Initiative. The[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016.  Researchers have confirmed that certain heart rhythm medications, when given by paramedics to patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who had failed electrical shock treatment, improved likelihood of patients surviving transport to the hospital. The study was published online in the New England Journal of Medicine and[Read More…]

Research may lead to improved outcomes for large number of patients who previously had limited therapeutic options Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016.  Scientists funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health have found that a greater number of patients with coronary artery disease[Read More…]