By JEFFREY BECKMANUS, Associated PressHealth officials in several states have warned patients and caregivers that they may be at risk of overdosing on prescription painkillers that are often prescribed to treat chronic pain.Medical examiners and health departments have been warning people about the potential for opioid overdose, which has increased by nearly 30% since 2000.But…
Month: November 2021
FBI agents investigate possible Chinese bribery scheme
U.S. law enforcement officials are investigating a possible bribery scheme involving U.K.-based medical devices company Choyang Medical Instruments, a company that manufactures some of the medical devices used in the United States.The FBI is working with British officials to determine if the bribery scheme is part of a broader conspiracy, a U.N. official said Thursday.The…
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Why Medical Instruments Are Driving U.S. Health Spending by $6.4 Billion in 2019
The number of people with health insurance is on the rise and the cost of health care has been steadily climbing for years.But despite the growth, Americans with health coverage have been less likely to see the cost rise, according to a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation released on Monday.Kaiser’s analysis of data from…
The World Health Organization is to release the latest report on malaria infections in Africa
The World Food Program has announced that the latest World Health Assembly report on Africa is now available for review.The World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have launched a collaborative effort to share the latest information about malaria, the world’s most common infectious disease.The WHO and WFP will host a forum…
Which medical instruments are currently worth more?
A look at the medical equipment market to date shows that medical products are still in demand.Medical devices are a growing segment, with the average price of a medical device exceeding $100 million, according to a new report from the Medical Device Alliance.The report, which is based on data from the Medtech and MediMed markets,…