Delivered ‘Like A Pizza’: Why Killer Drug Fentanyl Is So Hard To Stop
(By Martha Babanger, WBUR for Kaiser Health News) The latest chart of overdose deaths in Massachusetts shows a climbing blue
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Health Care – General
House approves the 21st Century Cures Act, sending landmark bill to Senate
(By Sheila Kaplan for STAT) WASHINGTON — After three years of debate, countless hearings, and pleas from patient advocates, lawmakers
Read MoreIt’s Never Too Late to Quit Smoking, Even In Your 60s
(By Katherine Hobson for NPR) Older people who smoke may think there’s no reason to give up the habit. After
Read MoreDeadly Infections Linked To Heart Surgery Device Highlight Holes In FDA Monitoring
(By Chad Terhune and Christina Jewett for Kaiser Health News) At first, Vincent Karst, 55, was recovering well from his open-heart surgery
Read MoreHow health systems across the US are improving price transparency
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Physician organizations, hospitals and health systems are under increasing pressure to deliver transparent,
Read MoreAlone And Aging: Creating A Safety Net for Isolated Seniors
(By Sharon Jayson for Kaiser Health News) Phyllis Krantzman knows what she should do, but like many of her peers,
Read MoreClinics Help Keep People With Serious Mental Illness Out Of ER
(by Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) SAN ANTONIO— Yolanda Solar has battled a life-threatening disease for more than three
Read MoreAn audacious vision: Researchers aim for first human eye transplant within the decade
(By Erin Hare and Photos by Jeff Swensen for STAT) ITTSBURGH — Scientists have strived for successful eye transplants for
Read MoreWhy health insurance in Alaska is getting newfound attention because of Trump
(By Molly Gamble for Becker’s Hospital Review) To combat rocketing premiums on the individual market, America’s most sparsely populated state
Read MoreFDA puts off closing lab-test ‘loophole,’ leaving decision to Congress and Trump
(By Sheila Kaplan for STAT) WASHINGTON — After arguing for months that certain medical tests led to patients being mistakenly told
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