Drug Advertising Drives $30 Billion Medical Industry Marketing Machine January 11, 2019 By Lindsey Tanner Ads for prescription drugs appeared 5 million times in just one year, capping a recent surge in U.S. medical marketing,...
Concussions Have Plummeted in Ivy League Football Since Kickoff Change in 2016 October 4, 2018 By Lindsey Tanner and Annie Massa Concussions plunged in Ivy League football after the kickoff line was moved to thwart what might be the game’s most...
Bayer to Discontinue Sales of Essure Birth Control Device as U.S. Lawsuits Mount July 23, 2018 By Matthew Perrone and Lindsey Tanner The maker of a permanent contraceptive implant subject to thousands of injury reports and repeated safety restrictions by regulators said...
Data Show Rise in Fatal Car Crashes on 4/20 Marijuana ‘Holiday’ April 16, 2018 By Lindsey Tanner Marijuana users’ self-proclaimed holiday is linked with a slight increase in fatal U.S. car crashes, an analysis of 25 years...
Data Show Rise in Fatal Car Crashes on 4/20 Marijuana ‘Holiday’ April 16, 2018 By Lindsey Tanner Marijuana users’ self-proclaimed holiday is linked with a slight increase in fatal U.S. car crashes, an analysis of 25 years...
Chicago-Based Dentist Group Puts Teeth into Push to Curb Opioid Use March 27, 2018 By Lindsey Tanner The American Dental Association, based in Chicago, wants dentists to drastically cut back on prescribing opioid painkillers. The association announced...
Study: ‘Alarming’ Rise in Children Injured by Falling TVs July 26, 2013 By Lindsey Tanner Falling televisions sent nearly 200,000 U.S. children to the emergency room over 20 years, and the injury rate has climbed...
Lawsuit Fears Lead to Overtesting by Hospital Emergency Rooms June 22, 2010 By Lindsey Tanner Fast decisions on life-and-death cases are the bread and butter of hospital emergency rooms. Nowhere do doctors face greater pressures...
Teens With Own Cars Have More Crashes, Study Finds September 28, 2009 By Lindsey Tanner Parents beware: Giving in to teens’ demands for their own cars can have dangerous consequences, new research suggests. Teenagers with...
Study Finds Treating Worker Depression is Smart Business Move September 28, 2007 By Lindsey Tanner Investing in depressed employees — quickly getting them treatment and even offering telephone psychotherapy — can cut absenteeism while improving...