In small Alzheimer’s study, hints of modest benefit from unusual drug
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) A little-known drug company announced modestly encouraging results for its experimental Alzheimer’s drug on Monday, a
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Emerging Health Issues
Urgent Care Sites Cater To Cancer Patients, Letting Them Check Some Worries At Door
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) On an afternoon a few weeks ago, Faithe Craig noticed that her temperature
Read MoreTry This At Home: Program Brings Drug Addiction Treatment To Patients
(By Jack Rodolico, New Hampshire Public Radio for Kaiser Health News) Hannah Berkowitz is 20 years old. When she was
Read MorePhony peer review: The more we look, the more we find
(By Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky for STAT) An unknown number of published studies have a hidden flaw: The “peers”
Read MoreWidespread Hype Gives False Hope To Many Cancer Patients
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) After Michael Uvanni’s older brother, James, was diagnosed with a deadly form of
Read MoreWhat Doesn’t Kill You Can Maim: Unexpected Injuries From Opioids
(By Martha Bebinger, WBUR for Kaiser Health News) The trouble started for Lisa when she took a blood pressure pill
Read MoreDon’t Give Kids Cough Syrup Or Pain Meds That Contain Codeine, FDA Says
(By Rebecca Hersher for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration says children under 12 should not be given prescription medicines
Read MoreTrump Administration awards grants to states to combat opioid crisis
(Source – www.hhs.gov) April 19, 2017 Announcement Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D. today announced that HHS will
Read MoreThis tech was meant to explore space. Can it also solve the mysteries of breast cancer?
(By Usha Leee McFarling for STAT) LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. — For decades, scientists here at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Read MoreA New Worry For Smokers’ Families: ‘Thirdhand Smoke’
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) Michael Miller, 44, does what most smokers do to protect his sons
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