New 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
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Emerging Health Issues
Survey Finds Higher Risk Of Stroke Among E-Cigarette Users
(By Jonathan Lambert for NPR) The use of e-cigarettes is associated with an increased risk of heart attack, heart disease
Read MoreSteep Climb In Benzodiazepine Prescribing By Primary Care Doctors
(By Rhitu Chatterjee for NPR) The percentage of outpatient medical visits that led to a benzodiazepine prescription doubled from 2003 to 2015,
Read MoreCalifornia Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
(By April Dembosky for NPR) About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to
Read MoreA call to crack down on surprise medical bills
During a roundtable at the White House, President Trump spoke out against surprise medical bills that patients often cannot afford
Read MoreAlcohol-Linked Disease Overtakes Hep C As Top Reason For Liver Transplant
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) An estimated 17,000 Americans are on the waiting list for a liver transplant, and there’s
Read MoreIn oversight inquiry, key Democrat seeking 10 years’ worth of pricing, sales, research data from drug companies
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) Rep. Elijah Cummings, the Maryland Democrat chairing the House Oversight Committee, put the pharmaceutical industry
Read MoreBlood test to detect Alzheimer’s damage before symptoms
According to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Read MoreAnalysis: Can States Fix The Disaster Of American Health Care?
(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for Kaiser Health News) Last week, California’s new governor, Gavin Newsom, promised to pursue a smörgåsbord of changes to
Read MoreNew drug shortages rose 27% in 2018
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) After three years of stability, the number of new drug shortages in the
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