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Discovery's three-part documentary, First in Human, which follows the experiences of patients, their families, doctors, researchers, staff, and caregivers at the NIH Clinical Center, will air on three sequential Thursday evenings: August 10, 17, and 24, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. To further educate the public about clinical research and the NIH, we are planning social media events around the three episodes. We invite you to join us in any of these events using #FirstinHuman: more »

More than half of Americans now regularly take a prescription medication — four drugs, on average. 53% of those who take prescription drugs get them from more than one healthcare provider, which increases the risk of adverse drug effects. 35% percent of those taking prescription drugs say a healthcare provider has never reviewed their medicine to see if they can stop any of them. Almost 1.3 million went to US emergency rooms due to adverse drug effects in 2014, and about 124,000 died from those events, according to estimates based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration. more »

This bill [Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017] directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish an office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection to advise the FTC on the prevention of fraud targeting seniors and to assist the FTC in monitoring the market for mail, television, Internet, telemarketing, and recorded message telephone call (robocall) fraud targeting seniors. The office must: (1) disseminate to seniors and their families and caregivers information on the most common fraud schemes, including methods of reporting complaints either to the FTC's national toll-free telephone number or to the FTC's Consumer Sentinel Network, (2) provide, in response to a specific request about a particular entity or individual, publicly available information regarding the FTC's enforcement action; and (3) maintain a website as a resource for information on fraud targeting seniors. more »

Ferida Wolff writes: When nature changes, it's not only the geese that must adapt. Temperatures are rising. The ocean is heating up and heading inland, threatening some shore communities and islands. Some areas are becoming parched and fires are more common and difficult to control. Extreme weather patterns are cropping up. Can we change our habits to help minimize the effect of global climate change? Can we recognize the importance of our behavior on nature? Will we need to be as adaptable as Canadian geese? more »