Cancer Death Rates Have Dropped
Cancer deaths, the second-biggest killer in the United States, have dropped twenty-five percent since 1991 which represents about two million
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Emerging Health Issues
Cancer Drugs Tops Pharmaceutical Sales
Spending on oncology medicines will eclipse other diseases for the first time and is the biggest share of the $519
Read MoreA Peer Recovery Coach Walks The Frontlines Of The Opioid Epidemic
(By Bram Sable-Smith, Side Effects Public Media with Meredith Rizzo, Carmel Wroth, Nancy Shute, Gisele Grayson and Diane Webber edited
Read MoreIn a small town in Texas, a rural hospital thrives against all odds
(By Charlotte Huff for STAT) CHILDRESS, Texas — To get to the hospital, you drive. And drive. It’s 220 miles
Read MoreUnexpected Risks Found In Editing Genes To Prevent Inherited Disorders
(By Jill Neimark for NPR) In September, reproductive endocrinologist John Zhang and his team at the New Hope Fertility Center
Read MoreSkin Cancer Rates
One in fifty-four Americans will develop Melanoma – the rarest and deadliest type of skin cancer- in their lifetime. Read
Read MoreMemory Care Unit: How to Choose the Right One
If or when the time comes when a loved one with dementia can no longer live at home, you may
Read MoreMumps Cases Spike, Raising Questions About Need For Vaccine Boosters
(By Rebecca Smith, Side Effects Public Media published by Kaiser Health News) Caroline Brown, a sophomore at the University of
Read MoreA mayor fights to save a small-town hospital: ‘It’s life or death’
(By Max Blau for STAT) Mayor Adam O’Neal wants his hospital back. He was born in Pungo District Hospital in
Read MoreLatest Hospital Injury Penalties Include Crackdown On Antibiotic Resistant Germs
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government has cut payments to 769 hospitals with high rates of
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