(Natural News) The New York state medical board was dangerously allowing a doctor to practice medicine even after this doctor was caught abusing drugs, performing operations intoxicated, and stealing blood from patients. The doctor’s actions are not simple human error that can be forgotten. This doctor deliberately and repeatedly committed crimes and should never be trusted to […]

(Natural News) The opioid epidemic seems to be on everyone’s minds these days, with the Trump administration having recently declared it to be a major “public health emergency,” and one supposedly caused by “drug traffickers” – for which President Trump himself wants to see harsher penalties against “dealers.” But a recent study out of Harvard […]

(Natural News) There is no doubt that some of us make incredibly poor decisions when it comes to the food we eat. From processed “box” meals to plenty of junk food, it is probably true to say that the American diet is one of the worst in the world. And this lack of nutrition has […]

(Natural News) It is likely that you come across many different sources of bacteria as you go about your life every single day. Fortunately, your immune system is working hard in the background to prevent you from catching most diseases caused by bacteria and viruses. Doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals face the exact same […]

(Natural News) New data reveals that most patients in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. wait an average of 45 minutes in the waiting room, and that this is done on purpose. Researchers from Brock University in Canada are exposing the blatant  inefficiency in an attempt to jar the medical community into taking better care of […]

(Natural News) If you’re in the room with a woman giving birth, it’s always a good idea to make her feel as comfortable as possible. You want to talk soothingly to keep her stress down, but a new guide published in the British Medical Journal that the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in the […]

(Natural News) Don’t always listen to your doctor’s orders. Even though they’ve been advised “to stop giving antibiotics to patients with sore throats,” the drugs are still being prescribed to patients instead of paracetamol, which is more effective. According to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the National Health Service’s (NHS) watchdog, and Public Health […]

(Natural News) The opioid crisis has reached epidemic proportions in this country, with the number of deaths quadrupling since 2000, and around 115 people dying from overdoses each day. President Trump has declared the opioid crisis a national health emergency, and high schools across the country have started stocking up on the drug Narcan to […]

(Natural News) Good intentions haven’t been enough to convince both patients and doctors in the U.K. that online consultations are the way of the future, according to a new study. In one report that goes over the study’s details, it is revealed that the use of technology to increase the efficiency and productivity of general […]

(Natural News) In a recent study, scientists have suggested that patients who have undergone a colonoscopy may develop appendicitis a week after the procedure. The finding, which was published in JAMA Surgery, offers a new perspective on appendicitis and whether certain people are predisposed to it. While cases of appendicitis have been generally declining for the past couple of years, it […]