Doctor Turns Up Possible Treatment For Deadly Sepsis
(By Richard Harris for NPR) It’s hard not to get excited about news of a potentially effective treatment for sepsis, a
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Health Care – General
With patients demanding experimental drugs, ‘right to try’ is becoming the law of the land
(By Bob Tedeschi for STAT) HARRISBURG, Pa. — To hear Bob Godshall tell it, he has no business being alive. Eleven
Read MoreWe Check Our Phones on Average Sixty Times Per Day
Larry Rosen, a psychology professor emeritus at California State University, Dominguez Hills, says “when a cell phone, laptop computer or
Read MoreMayo Clinic CEO criticized for memo about preferential treatment for privately insured patients
(By Tamara Rosin for Becker’s Hospital Review) Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is fielding criticism from the state health department after
Read More4 things to know about the rising rates of chronic pain in the US
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) As government and healthcare officials work to curb the use of highly addictive
Read MoreWhat Trump’s budget means for HHS: 5 things to know
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) The White House released its 2018 budget Thursday — and it slashes 17.9 percent of
Read MoreAverage price for heart attack hospitalization in the 30 largest US cities
(By Laura Dyrda for Becker’s Hospital Review) Of the 30 largest cities in the U.S., San Jose, Calif., is the
Read MoreCancer Drug That Might Slow Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s Headed For Bigger Tests
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Scientists are hoping that a single drug can treat two devastating brain diseases: Parkinson’s and
Read MoreExperimental Stem Cell Treatment Leaves Three Women Blind
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) An experimental treatment — which blinded three women after stem cells from abdominal
Read MoreTwo Words Can Soothe Patients Who Have Been Harmed: We’re Sorry
(By Sandra G. Boodman for Kaiser Health News) When Donna Helen Crisp, a 59-year-old nursing professor, entered a North Carolina
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