Infant health suffered during baby formula shortage
The nationwide baby formula shortage two years ago forced many parents to involuntarily switch brands or types. A recent survey from researchers at the University of California, Davis, highlights how these substitutions led to undesirable effects for babies, including vomiting. The study was published in the journal Nutrients. In an online survey of 178 parents […]
Reliable research and evidence-based recommendations scarce for women who exercise according to menstrual cycle
There is no shortage of advice for women on what to eat, how to train, or what supplements to take during their menstrual cycles, but a new review by an international team of scientists has found little evidence to support such recommendations. In fact, they found sparse research on women and exercise at all, and […]
No ‘Silver Bullet’ for Generic Drug Shortage, House Members Told
From the beginning of Thursday’s House hearing on ways to solve the generic drug shortage, it appeared obvious that little agreement was going to be reached on the best solutions to the problem. “After months of pleading by the Democratic members of this subcommittee, we’re finally having a legislative hearing on drug shortages in our […]
What To Do If You’re Impacted By The Adderall Shortage
The Food and Drug Administration announced a nationwide shortage of Adderall last week — and this is not the first time that supply has struggled to keep up with demand. Adderall shortages have occurred on a regular basis for the past three or four months, according to Dr. Royce Lee, an associate professor of psychiatry […]
FDA Declares Adderall Shortage Following Supply Delays
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared a nationwide shortage of a medication commonly known by its brand name, Adderall, which is prescribed to tens of millions of people to manage attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, narcolepsy and other conditions. Teva Pharmaceuticals, one of the primary manufacturers of the drug, “is experiencing ongoing intermittent manufacturing delays,” […]
APA Unveils Tool for Addressing Psych Bed Crisis
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) released a comprehensive report to address the shortage of hospital beds for inpatient psychiatric care during a press conference Tuesday. The report described a predictive modeling tool developed to help hospital groups and other community-based groups determine how many inpatient hospital beds might be needed at any given time. It […]
America’s Doctor Shortage Explained
[embedded content] We’ve heard for years that America has a shortage of doctors. According to projections from the AAMC [Association of American Medical Colleges], if we do not take steps to address this issue, we can expect shortages of between 38,000 and 124,000 physicians by the year 2034. But why is it so difficult to […]
SRC-2 is at the center of survival adaptations to food shortages
When fasting or facing a food shortage, the body engages metabolic and behavioral adaptations to survive. How the brain coordinates and regulates these responses has not been clear, but researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have discovered that a molecule known as steroid receptor coactivator-2 (SRC-2) is crucial to coordinate the biological […]