The eye is the window to the soul, as the saying goes. But in medical terms the eye is the window to the body. A doctor using an ophthalmoscope can examine the back of the eye, the retina and get an idea of what else is going on in the body. Diabetes, high blood pressure… Read More »
Parties should not use the NHS as “a political weapon” in the election campaign, health service bosses say. NHS Providers chief Chris Hopson said “over dramatising NHS difficulties” or making “disingenuous” funding claims did the service “no favours”. Mr Hopson acts for health trust leaders in England and urged politicians not to make “empty promises”… Read More »
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine joined 32 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday, supporting states’ rights to regulate pharmacy benefit managers and address the rising cost of prescription drugs. Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, act as middlemen between pharmacies, drug manufacturers, health insurance plans, and… Read More »