Tall or short, active or subdued, scruffy or carefully coiffed, dogs most definitely make good companions. But for some, our furry, four-legged friends are much more than house pets, they are actual lifesavers, providing service for individuals with a wide range of disabilities including those who are deaf or hard of hearing. Hearing dogs help… Read More: Hearing assistance dogs are changing lives »
Danette Lake thought surgery would relieve the pain in her knees. The arthritis pain began as a dull ache in her early 40s, brought on largely by the pressure of unwanted weight. Lake managed to lose 200 pounds through dieting and exercise, but the pain in her knees persisted. A sexual assault two years ago… Read More: Up To A Third Of Knee Replacements Pack Pain And… »
Brief Published Dec. 24, 2018 Dive Brief: San Francisco-based Dignity Health and Englewood, Colorado-based Catholic Health Initiatives said they will delay the closing of their merger by a month to give them time to finalize combining operations, gain certifications and tend to other administrative matters. The union will create a Catholic powerhouse health system, the… Read More: Dignity, CHI delay merger 1 month »
Back in November, Pfizer and Merck KGaA reported that immuno-oncology drug Bavencio had failed a late-stage ovarian cancer trial. And now the companies can make it two. Friday, the partners said they’d scrapped a phase 3 study examining Bavencio in combination with and/or after chemo in previously untreated patients after the drug showed it couldn’t… Read More: Pfizer, Merck KGaA's Bavencio takes a hit with second ovarian… »