Heart failure study paused over concerns about disputed cell therapy papers
(By Elizabeth Cooney for STAT) A government agency has paused a clinical trial testing an experimental stem cell therapy in
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Emerging Health Issues
A Rural Community Decided To Treat Its Opioid Problem Like A Natural Disaster
(By Anna Bolko-Weyrauch for NPR) When he was police chief of Stanwood, Wash., population 7,000, Ty Trenary thought rural communities
Read MoreMethamphetamine Roils Rural Towns Again Across The U.S.
(By Frank Morris for NPR) The sharp rise in opioid abuse and fatal overdoses has overshadowed another mounting drug problem:
Read MoreCOMPARISON OF U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL PRICES FOR TOP MEDICARE PART B DRUGS BY TOTAL EXPENDITURES
(Source – aspe.hhs.gov) The prices charged by drug manufacturers to wholesalers and distributors (commonly referred to as exmanufacturers prices) in
Read MoreOverdose deaths have fallen for six months. Is it temporary or a sign of a corner turned?
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) The number of fatal drug overdoses nationwide has fallen for six consecutive months, fueling hopes
Read MoreSan Diego biotech aims to 3D-print, repair organ tissues
(By Harrison Cook for Becker’s Hospital Review) Researchers at Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology and San Diego-based Organovo are looking
Read MoreAn effort to reach other-than-honorable-discharge vets in need of help
For the thousands of veterans who have other-than-honorable (OTH) discharges who also have service-related trauma, the VA last summer started
Read More77% of surgical patients expect opioids, survey finds
(By Harrison Cook for Becker’s Hospital Review) Many people still want opioids to manage pain after surgery despite heightened media
Read MoreBlack Market For Suboxone Gives Some A Glimpse Of Recovery
(By Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media, produced in partnership with NPR and Kaiser Health News) Months in prison didn’t
Read MoreCongress Targets Misuse Of Hospice Drugs
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) Hospice workers would be allowed to destroy patients’ unneeded opioids, reducing the risk
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