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(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) Marathon Pharmaceuticals’ controversial $89,000-a-year drug that has drawn outrage from patients and
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(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Scientists are hoping that a single drug can treat two devastating brain diseases: Parkinson’s and
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(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) John Krahne received alarming news from his doctor last December. His brain tumors
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(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Under a new federal law, hospitals across the country must now alert Medicare patients
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