How can we encourage cancer patients to share their health data?
(By Maurie Markman for STAT) Data sharing is one of the “next big things” in cancer research. This essential extension
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Emerging Health Issues
The race for a Zika vaccine is intense. But it may be missing the most important players
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) About a year ago, before the Zika virus grabbed global attention, there were zero vaccines
Read MoreCruz, Cornyn Press Obama for Answers on Unspent Zika Money
(By Fred Lucas for The Daily Signal) The entire Texas Republican delegation in Congress signed a letter to President Barack
Read MoreDoctors Need A New Skill Set For This Opioid Abuse Treatment
(By Karen Shakerdge, Side Effects Public Media, for Kaiser Health News) In a big hotel conference room near New York’s
Read MoreFacing bleak odds, cancer patients chase one last chance — in Cuba
(By Rob Waters for STAT) Mick Phillips didn’t think much about it when he started coughing a lot in the
Read MoreTwo In California
Two babies have been born with Microcephaly; a Zika virus related birth defect, in California to mothers who were infected
Read MoreZika Is ‘Game-Changer’ For OB-GYN Doctors In Florida
(By Sammy Mack, WLRN, for Kaiser Health News) Late last fall, Dr. Christine Curry was at a faculty meeting with
Read MoreIn cancer, it’s back to the future as old treatments make cutting-edge ones more effective
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) New cancer drugs that unleash the immune system on tumors are all the rage, getting
Read MoreAbsolutely shameless’: 7 marketers of anti-Zika repellents slapped with cease-and-desist letters
(By Rebecca Robbins for STAT) As the Zika virus spreads, wristbands and patches being touted as protection against the disease
Read MoreUS researchers now testing Zika vaccines in human subjects
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) Federal health researchers have started testing an experimental Zika vaccine in people, officials announced Wednesday.
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