A new gene that can turn many types of bacteria into superbugs resistant to nearly all antibiotics has sickened people in three states and is popping up all over the world, health officials reported Monday.
New drug-resistant superbugs found in 3 states
Posted in Health by healthnutter 620 days agoDoc deficit? Nurses' role may grow in 28 states
Posted in Health by healthnutter 773 days ago
A nurse may soon be your doctor. With a looming shortage of primary care doctors, 28 states are considering expanding the authority of nurse practitioners.
Sunshine states are the happiest, study shows
Posted in Health by healthnutter 890 days ago
People in sunny, outdoorsy states — Louisiana, Hawaii, Florida — say they’re the happiest Americans, and researchers think they know why.
States consider cutting drug help for seniors
Posted in Health by healthnutter 1094 days ago
The financial crisis has grown so severe that lawmakers in six states have debated whether to cut or reduce the state funding that helps seniors and disabled people buy their drugs.
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