FTC seeks review of a court ruling on generic drug competition
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) The US Federal Trade Commission has once again waded into a closely watched legal battle
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Health Care – General
Simplified Study Aims To Quickly Test A Long-Shot ALS Treatment
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Researchers have launched an innovative medical experiment that’s designed to provide quick answers while meeting
Read MoreReimagining hospice care — for the living
(By Bob Tedeschi for STAT) Of the 23 years Doris Ann Price has battled metastatic breast cancer, this year has
Read MoreCookbook Medicine
John C. Goodman, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, writes in Forbes’ Opinion column how everyone should care about the
Read MoreGuard Your Medicare Number!
Claire Marsalis spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance advises “protect your Medicare number like you would your
Read MoreWith Open Enrollment Starting Soon: Do You Know the Four Basic insurance Terms?
With open enrollment period for health insurance just around the corner, UnitedHealthcare conducted a poll and found only 7 percent
Read MoreGlaxoSmithKline Files for Regulatory Approval for Shingrix
GlaxoSmithKline has filed for U.S. regulatory approval for their shingles vaccine Shingrix which has shown greater protection among older recipients
Read MoreFifty Countries without Adequate Supplies of the Polio Vaccine
With polio on the brink of global eradication, Jon Abramson of World Health Organization stated there are only two manufacturers
Read MoreIs pain contagious? Study suggests it spreads among mice by smell
(By Eric Boodman for STAT) The mice should not have been feeling pain. Their hind paws were being touched with
Read MoreIs that my hand? How your brain falls for the ‘rubber hand illusion’
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) If you’re planning a Day of the Dead party, we heartily recommend the rubber hand
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