Novel study of pancreatic cancer aims to give patients more treatment options
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Just 3 percent1 of adult cancer patients participate in clinical trials of experimental treatments. In
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Emerging Health Issues
Not just for medics: Drugs that reverse opioid overdoses are being pushed to the masses
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) BALTIMORE — After two decades of sending a needle exchange van around this city, officials
Read MoreWhy fentanyl is deadlier than heroin, in a single photo
(By Allison Bond for STAT) The opioid crisis just keeps getting worse, in part because new types of drugs keep
Read MoreWhen a Nobel Prize brings a shower of hype: the roller coaster ride of RNAi
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) When the Nobel Prizes are announced next week, the winning biomedical discovery is certain to
Read MoreBeware Of Unapproved Stem Cell Treatments
(By Emily Bazar for California Healthline) A website for five affiliated stem cell clinics, four of them in California, hails
Read MoreCongress Ends Spat, Agrees To Fund $1.1 Billion To Combat Zika
(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) After nearly seven months of bickering and finger-pointing, Congress on Wednesday agreed to allocate $1.1
Read MoreDeadly Opioid Overwhelms First Responders And Crime Labs in Ohio
(By Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media for Kaiser Health News) Jamie Landrum has been a police officer for two
Read MoreVeterans’ PTSD and brain injury deserve focused research on new treatments
(By Magali Haas for STAT) Suppose that a million or more members of the US Armed Forces and veterans were
Read MoreNovel cancer treatment from Kite Pharma notches positive results, but big questions remain
(By Damian Garde for STAT) A promising new approach to cancer is moving closer to reaching patients, as the biotech company Kite
Read MoreThe world’s best-selling drug is in line for cheaper competition — eventually
(By Damian Garde for STAT) The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a lower-cost version of the world’s top-selling
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