Simplified Study Aims To Quickly Test A Long-Shot ALS Treatment
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Researchers have launched an innovative medical experiment that’s designed to provide quick answers while meeting
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Emerging Health Issues
Another Two Medicare Special Innovation Projects
In the effort to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries receive better care, the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has
Read MoreWomen with Medicare Subsidies Less Likely to Stop Taking their Meds
Dr. Alana Biggers of the University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine suggests in a recent study, women on Medicare who
Read MoreRansomware attack on Texas clinic affects 33k, some patient records deleted
(By Erin Dietsche for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A ransomware attack on Grand Prairie, Texas-based Rainbow Children’s Clinic in early August
Read MoreResearchers Unlock Mystery Of How Zika Spreads In Human Cells
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Researchers have discovered a piece in the puzzle of how the Zika virus
Read MoreScientists think the common cold may at last be beatable
(By Carl Zimmer for STAT) Time and again, Martin Moore’s children get sick with a cold. He hauls them to
Read MoreTecentriq Wins Approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Roche’s new immunotherapy drug Tecentriq to be used in non-small cell lung cancer
Read MoreOrgan Donation And The Opioid Epidemic: ‘An Unexpected Life-Saving Legacy’
(By Martha Bebinger, WBUR for Kaiser Health News) On the final day of June 2015, Colin LePage rode waves of
Read MoreWhy Is The News About TB So Bad?
(By Rina Shalkh-Lasko for NPR) Many countries think of TB as a disease of the past and this lack of
Read MoreA big Alzheimer’s drug trial now wrapping up could offer real hope — or crush it
(By Damian Garde for STAT) Scientists at Eli Lilly are racing to wrap up a clinical trial on a drug
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