‘Dirt Is Good’: Why Kids Need Exposure To Germs
(By Lulu Garcia-Navarro for NPR) As a new parent, Jack Gilbert got a lot of different advice on how to
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Emerging Health Issues
Doctor Shortage In Rural Arizona Sparks Another Crisis In ‘Forgotten America’
(By Kirk Siegler for NPR) For Heather Gijanto, going to the doctor means taking a day off work and driving
Read MoreDNA Links Deadly Germs, Tainted Heart Surgery Devices To German Factory
(By JoNoel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) Contamination at a German factory that makes crucial machines used during open-heart surgery
Read MoreNovartis CAR-T cancer therapy wins expert support for FDA approval
(By Adam Feuerstein and Damian Garde for STAT) Novartis’ groundbreaking CAR-T cancer therapy is one big step closer to reaching
Read MoreIn Texas, People With Mental Illness Are Finding Work Helping Peers
(By Lauren Silverman for NPR) Recovery coaches and peer mentors – known in Alcoholics Anonymous as “sponsors” — have for
Read MoreDesperate for addiction treatment, patients are pawns in lucrative insurance fraud scheme
(By David Armstrong for STAT and Evan Allen for Boston Globe) Drug users, desperate to break addictions to heroin or
Read MoreDo-It-Yourself Detox Can Be ‘Freddy Krueger’ Scary — And Usually Fails
(By Elana Gordon, WHYY for Kaiser Health News) By the time Elvis Rosado was 25, he was addicted to opioids
Read MoreOpioid Prescriptions Falling But Remain Too High, CDC Says
(By Rob Stein for NPR) The U.S. is in the midst of an opioid crisis. Millions of Americans are addicted
Read MoreAmount Of Opioids Prescribed In U.S. Has Been Falling Since 2010
(By Vickie Connor for Kaiser Health News) Ryan Hampton was sitting at his computer at work when he began sweating,
Read MorePersonalized cancer vaccines vanquish melanoma in small but encouraging study
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) A small pilot study raises hopes that personalized cancer vaccines might prove safer and more effective than
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