Cost of Cancer Drugs Reaching $250,000
Newer cancer drugs that enlist the body’s immune system can now cost up to $250,000 a year, but competition between
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Emerging Health Issues
In Pain? Many Doctors Say Opioids Are Not The Answer
(By Emily Bazar for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Those of you who have experienced pain, especially gnawing,
Read MoreWhy The Newly Proposed Sepsis Treatment Needs More Study
(Richard Harris for NPR) The astronomer Carl Sagan said that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Last week, a physician made
Read MorePrivate Industry Notification
A private industry notification issued by The Federal Bureau of Investigation to medical and dental facilities regarding the looming dangers
Read MoreAfter 40-year odyssey, first drug for aggressive MS wins FDA approval
(By Ron Winslow for STAT) Forty years ago, one of Dr. Stephen Hauser’s first patients was a young Harvard Law
Read More5 states with the most rural hospital closures
(Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Of the 25 states that have seen at least one rural hospital close since
Read MoreIn the state with the highest medical debt, it’s the middle class who carries the burden
(By Max Blau for STAT) Americans are no strangers to medical debt, and the burden is most severe in Mississippi, where
Read MoreStudy: Texans paid approximately 10 times more at EDs than urgent care centers for same diagnosis
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Texans are likely to pay more at freestanding emergency departments than at hospital-based
Read MoreInsurers weigh a simpler, cheaper treatment for artery disease: supervised workouts
(By Eric Boodman for STAT) When Char Zinda’s doctors discovered that she had had a couple of small, undiagnosed heart
Read MoreWe Check Our Phones on Average Sixty Times Per Day
Larry Rosen, a psychology professor emeritus at California State University, Dominguez Hills, says “when a cell phone, laptop computer or
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