Not All Industrialized Countries Experiencing Opioid Crisis
Razi Berry In 2016, 10 times as many Americans as Germans died as a result of drug overdoses, mostly opiates. Three times as many Americans as Germans experienced opioid addiction. Could contrast in opioid addiction signify how pain is viewed between two countries? Even as the rates of addiction in the U.S. have risen dramatically […]
Could Focusing on Sick-Care, Fitness, and Diet Fads be Missing the Mark for a Happier, Healthier Nation?
Sarah LoBisco, ND, IFCMP The healthcare, nutrition, diet, and fitness industries are booming.(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) Global health care expenditure is expected to reach 10.059 trillion dollars by 2022. The fitness industry alone is estimated to have a market size of 87.23 billion, and the diet and weight loss industries rake in […]
“Digital Pills”: Answer to Compliance, or Slippery Slope?
Node Smith, ND Could “digital pills” be the next big ethical question in medicine? Digital pills, ingestible sensors encapsulated in a gelatin coating, can now be taken along with medications to track drug use patterns.1 Clinicians at Brigham and Women’s Hospital are currently using the new technology to monitor patient usage of prescribed opioids.2 Digital […]