Harm Reduction

The study reported in JAMA Network Open looked at 314,763 patient visits involving 42% non-Hispanic Whites, 33.8% non-Hispanic Blacks, and 21.1% Hispanics.

ACSH believes that smoking is bad for you and that switching to nicotine vaping is a form of harm reduction for those smoking. We do not advocate for consuming nicotine in any form.

“It depends” begins with who is providing the ambulance, a government agency or private company, your health insurance or lack of same, your state, and whether you are in a rural or urban area.

During the years that the COVID-19 pandemic was murderously sweeping the world, it killed about seven million — more than 1.1 million

The study looks at the risk of disease and healthcare utilization for a population in Los Angeles participating in UCLA’s ATLAS Community Health Initiative.

First, a little background on polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are a large group of chemicals characterized by linked chains of carbon and fluorine.

A recent article in JAMA offered five possible roles for AI in healthcare:

   

Ketamine is an FDA-approved anesthetic, a Schedule III drug recognized as having significant medical value. Since it’s FDA-approved, it can be used off-label.

The manifold problems begin with the FDA’s authorization process for e-cigarettes.