For the first time in 20 years, opioid prescriptions have finally went down since 2012. However, an increase in prescription alternatives to opioids has also been observed.
Global health statistics indicate that one in four pregnancies end up in abortion. A study sponsored by the World Health Organization reveals that abortion rates tend to be higher in countries where access to contraceptives and many family planning services are highly restricted.
In a recently published study, medical errors are now considered as the top 3 killer in the US just behind heart-related diseases and cancer. Researchers from John Hopkins came up with the conclusion after doing a review of the causes of death based as per CDC’s death certificate database.
Life expectancy of white Americans slightly decreased in 2014, according to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy last year has been the inspiration for both men and women with the possiblity of getting breast cancer to do the same operation.
Los Angeles Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto has been forced out, sources reported.
