Author: Healthcare Propulsion Staff

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Arkansans have an opportunity to safely get rid of their unused, unwanted or expired medications later this month. That’s because Arkansas’ fall Drug Take Back Day is scheduled for Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Law enforcement agencies will host collection drives across the state to give people the opportunity to safely and securely dispose of their medications and prescriptions, including opioids. Flushing medications down the toilet or tossing them in the trash can can pollute our waterways and put our families and friends at risk,” Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said. “Arkansas Drug Take…

Journalist Meredith Lepore admits it: She really can hold a grudge. She says her typical grudge can last five to seven years – or even longer! She felt snubbed when 12 years ago friends didn’t give her a bigger role in organizing a bachelorette party.”I don’t think I ever planned a bachelorette party after that,” Lepore said. “There was too many cooks in the kitchen, and I didn’t like that.” In her twenties, she took offense when a roommate yelled at her for locking herself out of their apartment. Is she still made at her? “I would have a drink…

Is it even possible to choose a favorite Alan Alda character? How about Senator Arnold Vinick on “The West Wing”? Or lawyer Jack Burroughs in “The Four Seasons”? And, of course, “Hawkeye” Pierce, the sarcastic Korean War combat surgeon, on “M*A*S*H”?  For his work on “M*A*S*H,” which aired on CBS for 11 seasons beginning in 1972, Alda won five of his six Emmy Awards for acting, writing and directing. “I have doctors coming up to me on the street all the time telling me that seeing me in the show made them want to become a doctor,” Alda said. “Not a…

In the third instalment of a four-part Health Matters series on traditional Chinese medicine, Aidyn Fitzpatrick speaks to a Hong Kong fencer studying TCM and local practitioners to see how athletes, both elite and amateur, are using TCM alongside Western medicine for smarter injury recovery.Fresh off helping Hong Kong clinch a bronze medal in the women’s foil team event at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, fencer Janelle Leung Ya-lei – ranked 53rd in the world – knows the fine margin between peak performance and high-stakes injury.In April 2026, she sustained a partial tear to her ankle ligament, just seven…

The new phishing simulation product works inside Paubox Email Suite and scores each employee’s risk to show who needs coaching. SAN FRANCISCO, October 02, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Paubox, a HIPAA compliant email security provider for healthcare, today launched Security Awareness Training, a new phishing simulation product that works inside Paubox Email Suite. The product shows IT and compliance admins exactly which employees opened, clicked, or entered credentials on realistic phishing emails. The launch was informed by Paubox’s own research, which found that 85% of healthcare IT leaders say employee negligence is a top email security risk. Paubox’s Security Awareness Training includes built-in…

In 2023, an African gray parrot named Jack went viral for mimicking the coughs and wheezes of her owner’s father, who often struggled to breathe from severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.But it wasn’t just the imitation that made Jack famous; it was also that she seemed to relish the suffering of a man she purportedly hated. In the video, Jack’s owner even claimed that she had a favorite cough.The parrot appeared to be experiencing a complex emotion that in humans is known as schadenfreude, or pleasure at seeing another’s pain. Literally translated from German as “harm joy,” it’s a feeling…

Medical Device: Heart Pacemaker by Getty Images (Marisvector) …I recently delivered a client presentation for investors interested in how Section 232 tariffs could affect investments in this sector. Estimates suggest the global medical device market will grow from $680 billion to $1.2 trillion by 2035! Medical devices include pacemakers, hip implants, stents, surgical robots, catheters, glucose monitors, and many other products that provide access to life-saving medical devices for many Americans.Section 232 tariffs on U.S. medical devices could become a new risk factor for healthcare-focused investors in this space and even for companies that don’t operate directly in it. Unlike…