Do-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
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Emerging Health Issues
Opioid 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
Read MoreNew Model for Classifying Cancer Patients Could Lead to Better End-of-Life Care
Harvard Medical School researchers found Medicare’s policies governing cancer patient’s end-of-life care are based on generalized statistics often fail to
Read More23andMe: Direct to Consumer Genetic Test without Prescription
23andMe, the first company to win approval from the FDA to sell “direct to consumer” genetic test for five diseases
Read MoreInsect Venom Shortage Stings Allergy Sufferers This Summer
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) As summer begins, signaling peak time for insect stings, allergists across the U.S.
Read MoreRoutine DNA Sequencing May Be Helpful And Not As Scary As Feared
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Advances in technology have made it much easier, faster and less expensive to do whole genome
Read MoreTreating patients with opioid disorders is not just about treating addiction. Here’s why
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) Patients with opioid use disorder are much more likely than the general population to have
Read MoreA Few Genetic Tweaks To Chinese Bird Flu Virus Could Fuel A Human Pandemic
(By Nell Greenfield Boyce) A study published Thursday shows how a bird flu virus that’s sickening and killing people in
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