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email article On the heels of the cannabidiol (CBD) craze come three other cannabinoids touted as potential treatments for various medical issues: cannabigerol (CBG), cannabinol (CBN), and delta-8 THC (tetrahydrocannabinol). While companies are freely selling products featuring these compounds, especially delta-8, practitioners and industry insiders note little evidence exists regarding any of the three. They especially question delta-8, which has captivated the market over the last year despite a dearth of research. "Given the nature of these compounds (on their own), it's unlikely tha...

Franco Harris and Rod Woodson both know a bit about overcoming long odds. Harris is famous for a game-winning touchdown in the final seconds of a 1972 National Football League (NFL) playoff game for the Pittsburgh Steelers, when he plucked a deflected pass off his shoe top. Woodson, a defensive back, returned quickly from a major knee injury suffered at age 30 with the Steelers, switched positions, and continued to be a standout. Both are among the most popular athletes in Pittsburgh, a city that adores the Steelers. Statue at Pittsburgh International Airport commemorating Franco Harr...

email article Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Hey Watson: How Do We Save a Floundering AI Program? STAT dissected the disintegration of IBM's Watson Health, which was recently put up for sale after a few years of hype and promises to transform artificial intelligence (AI) within healthcare. Mismanagement, rafts of layoffs and key departures, a culture of fear, and putting marketing ahead of science doomed the multibillion dollar venture, the news outlet found. "It never released a dedi...

Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Single doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines led to "substantial" reduction in risk of illness for people 70 and up, though less than previously seen with two doses, according to an unreviewed manuscript posted online by British researchers Monday. While the U.S. focuses on Western companies' vaccines, much of the world is quietly relying on shots from China. ( AP) Merck, which dropped out of the COVID vaccine race after its candidate flopped, is reportedly offering to manufacture Johnson & Johnson'...

email article A primary care doctor in New York has been indicted on charges of manslaughter in the second degree after one of his patients died of an opioid overdose, according to the state attorney general's office. Sudipt Deshmukh, MD, allegedly prescribed a toxic mix of opioids and other controlled substances to a patient he knew was suffering from addiction for a decade, prosecutors said. The Pittsford, New York-based doctor was also charged with two counts of reckless endangerment, and six counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance prescription for overprescribing high dose...