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Long Waits at Athens EOPYY Pharmacies Expose Healthcare System Strain

Long queues at Athens' EOPYY pharmacies cause significant delays for patients needing high-cost medications, highlighting understaffing and insufficient geographical distribution of these facilities, impacting patients' health and well-being.

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Greek Authorities Bust Illegal Pharmaceutical Ring

Six individuals, including doctors and pharmacists, were arrested in Greece for operating a criminal organization that illegally prescribed and sold at least 96,499 pharmaceutical units using falsified prescriptions based on 1,016 fraudulent AMKAs of foreign nationals since August 2021.

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theglobeandmail.com
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Rising Early-Onset Cancers Challenge Canadian Healthcare

Rates of early-onset cancers are rising globally, particularly colorectal cancer among Gen X and millennials in Canada, who experience rates double those of previous generations; factors include lifestyle, environment, and reproductive changes, straining healthcare systems designed for older patient...

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HPV Vaccine Shows Promise in Eliminating Cervical Precancer

A Dutch trial found that an HPV vaccine (Vvax001) eliminated high-risk cervical precancerous cells (CIN3) in half of 18 participants, potentially replacing the invasive loop excision surgery; after 19 weeks, nine saw their cells shrink or vanish, with three cases showing complete destruction, and no...

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Sackler Family and Purdue Pharma to Pay $7.4 Billion in Opioid Crisis Settlement

Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family will pay $7.4 billion to settle lawsuits from 15 states over their role in the opioid crisis; the Sacklers will pay $6.5 billion over 15 years, and Purdue Pharma $900 million, following a Supreme Court rejection of a previous settlement that granted the Sacklers ...

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forbes.com
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University President Resigns Following Investigation into Sale of Unclaimed Bodies

The president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center resigned after an NBC News investigation revealed the university's practice of selling unclaimed bodies for research, causing outrage among families who were unaware of their loved ones' fate.

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kathimerini.gr
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Greek Police Bust Healthcare Fraud Ring, €120,000 in Damages

Greek police arrested six and implicated ten more in a criminal organization fraudulently prescribing narcotics and other pharmaceuticals to defraud the EOPYY, causing over €120,000 in damages, involving at least 1,016 prescriptions and 96,499 pharmaceutical units.

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theglobeandmail.com
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Canada's Four-Tiered Healthcare System: A Crisis of Access and Affordability

Canada's healthcare system is facing a crisis due to a shortage of family doctors (affecting 6.5 million people) and the rise of private healthcare options that exacerbate inequalities based on income.

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Revised Obesity Definition Emphasizes Body Fat Impact, Not Just BMI

A new definition of obesity, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, proposes using BMI as an initial screen, but factors in waist circumference and other measures of body fat to assess how excess fat affects the body, potentially shifting clinical care for 890 million adults worldwide.

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UK Study Reveals Significantly Lower Life Expectancy for Adults with ADHD

A UK study using anonymized health records (2000-2019) found that adults with ADHD have a significantly lower life expectancy (men: 4.5-9 years less; women: 6.6-11 years less), likely due to treatable risk factors and underdiagnosis (only 1 in 300 adults diagnosed).

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nbcnews.com
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UnitedHealthcare Names New CEO After Previous CEO's Murder

Following the December murder of its CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan, UnitedHealthcare appointed Tim Noel, its head of Medicare and retirement, as the new CEO. The company's Q1 revenue missed Wall Street's expectations, and the incident has increased security concerns across the healthcare industry.

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CNIO Board to Decide on Director's Dismissal Amidst Crisis

The board of Spain's top cancer research center, CNIO, will meet on January 29th to decide whether to dismiss its director, Maria Blasco, and manager Juan Arroyo, amid a financial crisis, accusations of harassment, and a decline in international rankings.

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