Tag Archives: Patients

They spent months helping Covid-19 patients breathe. Now health care workers are kneeling for George Floyd – CNN

Registered nurse Rochelle Bradley told CNN that she’s been drilled throughout her career on the ABCs — airway, breathing and circulation. “His airway was compromised,” Bradley said. “At a moment like that, you immediately help someone.” Health care workers around the country have held rallies and marches in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter protests… Read More »

FDA Approves Retevmo (selpercatinib) for Patients with Advanced RET-Driven Lung and Thyroid Cancers

FDA Approves Retevmo (selpercatinib) for Patients with Advanced RET-Driven Lung and Thyroid Cancers Print this page INDIANAPOLIS, May 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Retevmo™ (selpercatinib, 40 mg & 80 mg capsules), the first therapy specifically indicated for the treatment of adult patients with… Read More »

Millions of at-risk patients have yet to get their flu jab this winter because of delivery problems

Millions of at-risk patients have yet to get their flu jab this winter ‘because of delivery problems to GP practices’, which has led to pharmacies and doctor clinics being asked to share stocks Just 33.8% of over 65s have been vaccinated compared to 53.7% last year Virus puts elderly people at risk of life-threatening pneumonia… Read More »

On World Food Day 2018, Imagine A Chef Cooking for Patients

Today, October 16, is World Food Day. At Health Populi and THINK-Health, we celebrate the birthday of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), allied with the United Nations. FAO was founded to address malnutrition and bolster a sustainable, healthy food supply for people. World Food Day 2018 has four objectives: Don’t waste food Produce more… Read More »