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Lawmakers plan to introduce medical marijuana legislation early in session

Lawmakers plan to introduce medical marijuana legislation early in session

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Share this post or save it for later At penultimate medical marijuana committee meeting, lawmakers express cautious optimism TOPEKA — After months of meetings, compiling data and listening to research, lawmakers say they are ready to take another shot at legalizing medical marijuana. Sen. Rob Olson, R-Olathe, and chairman of the 2022 Select Committee on …

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How Your Phone's SIM Card Could Make Medicines Cheaper | Digital trends

How Your Phone’s SIM Card Could Make Medicines Cheaper | Digital trends

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Electronic gadgets are a potpourri of expensive and rare items, but the majority of them end up accumulating in an electronic waste landfill instead of being recycled. It’s not because we don’t have the technology to recycle it, but because of factors like cost management and process efficiency. SIM cards are among the parts of …

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Woman speaks out after her ex-husband 'drugged his food with dog meds'

Woman speaks out after her ex-husband ‘drugged his food with dog meds’

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Joanne Ferneyhough has spoken out after her ex-husband launched a ‘sinister’ campaign against her which she says involved drugging her food with dog medicine and sleeping pills. (SWNS) A mother-of-two has opened up about the ‘sinister’ campaign her ex-husband waged against her after he tried to end their relationship, saying it included drugging her food …

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In late October, an FDA advisory committee voted forcefully against continuing FDA approval of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC; Makena), a drug indicated to reduce the risk of preterm labor in pregnant women. In documents prepared by FDA scientists ahead of the committee hearing, the conclusion was that the drug “should be taken off the market.” Similarly, …

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'Amazing' results: skip salvage chemo, go straight to HSCT

‘Amazing’ results: skip salvage chemo, go straight to HSCT

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NEW ORLEANS – Investigators say they were “amazed” by the results of a randomized trial showing that patients with acute myeloid leukemia who respond poorly after induction therapy do just as well in undergoing an immediate allogeneic transplant as if they had received an intensive rescue induction regimen to bring them into remission before the …

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Turkish doctor invents app to detect anemia in 2 seconds

Turkish doctor invents app to detect anemia in 2 seconds

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Director of Emergency and Disaster Medicine at Brown University, Dr. Selim Suner has developed a medical app that can measure anemia intraocularly in just two seconds without taking a blood sample from the patient. Using Suner’s artificial intelligence-based eMoglobin app, a patient’s level of anemia can be instantly measured using a square photograph taken with …

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Study finds anticoagulant treatment recommended for COVID patients

Study finds anticoagulant treatment recommended for COVID patients

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 public domain The AustralaSian COVID-19 Trial (ASCOT) has identified the most effective level of anticoagulant treatment needed for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, in a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine Evidence and presented today at the American Society for Hematology conference. The global COVID-19 pandemic remains a major public health …

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