House legislation declares war on prescription drug ads
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Medicare spent more than $324 billion from 2016 to 2018 to advertise drugs, more than half of the organization’s spending during that time period.
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Virginia Tech names John Tedesco new director of School of Communication
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John Tedesco has been appointed director of the School of Communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, effective July 1.
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation seeks proposals from consultants to manage gateway community initiatives
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The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation has released two Requests for Proposals for qualified entities to lead the creation of comprehensive strategic plans for economic development in the 29 counties and dozens of towns and cities along the Blue Ridge Parkway corridor in Virginia and North Carolina.
Study: Use of glucose monitor may bring ‘improved quality of life’ to people on dialysis
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In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, new UVA Health research reveals that a factory-calibrated continuous glucose monitor may be sufficiently accurate for use by people on dialysis, a group often plagued by dangerous swings in blood-sugar levels.
USC, UCLA jumping to the Big Ten: Move that spells doom for ACC, Virginia
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College athletics is in another realignment phase, with the news breaking late Thursday that USC and UCLA are set to make a move to the Big Ten, portending the possible end of the road for the ACC.
Obesity epidemic: Virginia is getting a little thicker around the middle
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Data from BarBend.com looking at obesity levels in Virginia over the past 10 years reveals that just two of the Commonwealth’s 135 cities and counties have lower obesity rates than they did a decade ago.
Education firm to invest at least $6M to relocate to a new Henrico County facility
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EAB will invest at least $6 million and add more than 200 jobs in Henrico County over the next five years.
Bill in Congress would address prevalence of medical diagnostic errors
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According to the most recent report published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, diagnostic errors affect more than 12 million Americans each year and likely cause more harm to patients than all other medical errors combined.
Why are food manufacturers adding potentially carcinogenic potassium bromate to the flour of many of the packaged baked goods we consume?
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It may sound strange, but there are still many food manufacturers across the world who choose to enhance the quality and appearance of their baked products by adding the carcinogenic compound known as potassium bromate (KBrO3) to their flour.
Follow-up after emergency department visit for opioid use may lower risk of overdose
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Among Medicaid enrollees with opioid use disorder, having a follow-up visit seven days after an emergency department visit lowers their risk of fatal or nonfatal overdoses within six months.
