Congress Revamps Housing Program To Benefit Areas Where HIV Is Spreading
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) In a bipartisan push, Congress has restructured a federal program that provides
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Emerging Health Issues
To Grow Market Share, A Drugmaker Pitches Its Product To Judges
(By Jake Harper for NPR) Philip Kirby says he first used heroin during a stint in a halfway house a
Read MoreScientists Precisely Edit DNA In Human Embryos To Fix A Disease Gene
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Scientists have been tinkering with the DNA in humans and other living things for decades.
Read More4 steps to reversing the epidemic of opioid use disorders
(By Brian D. Sites and Matthew A. Davis for STAT) Health care professionals share a common and lofty goal: to
Read MorePrescription opioid use is widespread. Here’s who is most vulnerable to misuse
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) Nearly 92 million adults in the United States used prescription opioids in 2015 — and
Read MoreWearable Devices can be a Powerful Element in a Workplace Wellness Program
Wearable devices add a fun factor to fitness challenges and allow individuals to see the progress they’re making toward their
Read MoreA murder case over assisted dying divides Quebec. Should the law be changed?
(By Eric Boodman for STAT) MONTREAL — The prosecution arrived first, in black robes with white bibs, wheeling boxes of
Read MoreUsing CRISPR, scientists efficiently edit genome of viable human embryos
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) In a step that some of the nation’s leading scientists have long warned against and
Read MoreChicago gun violence totals $447M in hospital bills since 2009
(By Brooke Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) An unprecedented analysis of Illinois state data by Chicago Tribune reveals the initial medical costs for
Read More87 experimental therapies for glioblastoma are in the works. Some might help McCain now
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Glioblastoma, the brain cancer that Sen. John McCain has, is invariably — and accurately — described
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