Patients Question How FDA Approves Medical Devices
(By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio and Kaiser Health News) There’s no doubt that surgically implanted medical devices can improve
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Chinese government funding may have been used for ‘CRISPR babies’ project, documents suggest
(By Jane Qiu for STAT) BEIJING — Three government institutions in China, including the nation’s science ministry, may have funded
Read MoreIs New App From Feds Your Answer To Navigating Medicare Coverage? Yes And No
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Millennials, beware: Your grandparents are about to start calling you for help downloading
Read MoreMedicare would pay for CAR-T therapy under new proposal
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) CAR-T therapies have emerged as promising new cancer treatments with shockingly high price
Read MoreGlimpsing The Future At Gargantuan Health Tech Showcase
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) ORLANDO, Fla. — Imagine going to the doctor and finding out before you
Read MoreSeniors Aging In Place Turn To Devices And Helpers, But Unmet Needs Are Common
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) About 25 million Americans who are aging in place rely on help from
Read MoreAvoiding The Ouch: Scientists Are Working On Ways To Swap The Needle For A Pill
(By Joe Palca for NPR) Many vaccines and some medicines, such as insulin, have to be delivered by injection. That’s
Read MoreNew U.S. Experiments Aim To Create Gene-Edited Human Embryos
(By Rob Stein for NPR) A scientist in New York is conducting experiments designed to modify DNA in human embryos
Read MoreThe modern tragedy of fake cancer cures
(By Matthew Herper for STAT) So it happened again. An underreported story about a half-baked advance in cancer medicine caught
Read MoreHere’s how much ‘big tech’ spent on lobbying in 2018
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Technology giants spent millions of dollars on lobbying efforts in 2018, The Hill reports. Five
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