What Can Cancer Specialists Learn From Patients Who Beat All The Odds?
(By Carey Goldberg for NPR) Carol Martin is 67 and has advanced, inoperable pancreatic cancer. “I have a particularly virulent
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Health Care – General
Doctors Try Genetically Modified Poliovirus As Experimental Brain Cancer Treatment
(By Rob Stein for NPR) A genetically modified poliovirus may help some patients fight a deadly form of brain cancer,
Read MoreNorth Carolina hospital charges man $1,011 for ‘free’ cancer screening
(By Alyssa Rege for Becker’s Hospital Review) A North Carolina resident visited High Point, N.C.-based Bethany Medical Center for a
Read MorePreventing hospital falls using AI
Falls are dangerous and costly. The average number of days that a fall adds to a hospital stay is 6.3
Read MoreControversial researcher’s diabetes vaccine causes improvement in small study
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) An experimental therapy for type 1 diabetes, widely derided by mainstream diabetes researchers, lowered blood sugar
Read MoreGrandkids on-Demand
Grandkids on-Demand is the business slogan of a company that connects students with seniors for light housekeeping or driving chores. Papa,
Read MoreThese are the 8 most disruptive issues in healthcare
(By Alyssa Rege for Becker’s Hospital Review) Presidential healthcare policy and the rise of health IT like artificial intelligence and
Read MoreIf You’ve Got Hep C, Spitting Can Be A Felony
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Last week, an Ohio man who has the hepatitis C virus was sentenced to
Read MoreControversial NIH study of ‘moderate drinking’ will be terminated after scathing report
(By Sharon Begley and Andrew Joseph for STAT) The National Institutes of Health will shut down a controversial industry-funded study
Read MoreStudy: New York physicians received $3.5M from opioid makers between 2013-15
(By Harrison Cook for Becker’s Hospital Review) New York physicians prescribed more opioids to Medicare patients after receiving payments from
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