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(By Joe Palca for NPR) Three college-age scientists think they know how to solve a huge problem facing medicine. They

What Happens to Developmentally Disabled as Parents Age, Die?

(By Jen Fifield for The PEW Charitable Trusts) ROCKVILLE, Md. — Ever since she was 4, when a caregiver force-fed

Although Zika virus is not considered fatal in most adults, it has been linked to babies; whose mother contracted Zika

Could global pressure on health spending force the pharmaceutical industry to embrace pricing drugs based on clinical outcomes instead of

(By Maurie Markman for ST A T) D ata sharing is one of the “next big things” in cancer research

(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Assisted living residents who abuse other residents or staff are likely to have

Do you know the seven strategies to consider that could help lower your Medicare prescription drug costs such as: stay

(By Helen Branswell for ST A T) About a year ago, before the Zika virus grabbed global attention, there were

(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) I n the latest contest over biosimilars, AbbVie has filed a patent infringement

(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) M ore than a year after spending roughly $17 billion to acquire Hospira,