TV Ads by Drug Companies to Improve Image
PHRMA, the largest lobbying organization for pharmaceutical companies, began running TV ads to improve the industry’s image as criticism about
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Health Care – General
You may have more control over aging than you think, say ‘The Telomere Effect’ authors
(By Karen Weintraub for STAT) Molecular biologist Elizabeth Blackburn shared a Nobel Prize for her research on telomeres — structures
Read MoreDoctors’ Rights To Ask About Guns Not Affected By Health Law Provisions
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Should gun owners have to share information with health professionals about their firearms
Read MoreCDC invests millions in antibiotic resistance efforts — where did the money go?
(By Heather Punke for Becker’s Hospital Review) Congress gave the CDC $160 million in fiscal year 2016 to fight antibiotic
Read MoreTrump’s Nominee For Agriculture Has Key Health Role
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) Amid the cacophony of confirmation hearings for Cabinet nominees, President-elect Donald Trump
Read MoreAllina Health, Aetna to create joint health plan
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna and Allina Health in Minneapolis inked a partnership to establish a
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean When Cancer Findings Can’t Be Reproduced?
(By Richard Harris for NPR) The first results from a major project to measure the reliability of cancer research have
Read MoreWhere are CMS’ new overall 1-star hospitals?
(By Heather Punke for Becker’s Hospital Review ) When CMS updated the formula used in its Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating
Read MoreInside Hospital, Families Find Refuge With Recliners, Tissues And Cake
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) NEW YORK — Clutching a railing for balance, 89-year-old Alan Epstein searched the hospital
Read MoreLoosened blood pressure guidelines stir immediate controversy
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Watching your blood pressure? You may have more breathing room than you thought. Continue reading article here…
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