Few Young Doctors Are Training To Care For U.S. Elderly
(By Kara Lofton, West Virginia Public Broadcasting for Kaiser Health News) At Edgewood Summit retirement community in Charleston, W.Va., 93-year-old
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Month: July 2016
Drug industry and Obamacare
The one key player in health care that escaped upheaval of Obamacare was the drug industry. With prescription drugs being
Read MoreRepublicans embrace the ‘Right to Try’ to get experimental medicines
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) The “Right to Try” movement may be embedded in the Republican Party platform. Amid the
Read MoreThe 15th Obamacare Co-Op Has Collapsed. Here’s How Much Each Failed Co-Op Got in Taxpayer-Funded Loans.
(By Melissa Quinn for The Daily Signal) Another co-op is shutting down, becoming the 15th to do so and bringing
Read MoreRedheads and Sun NOT a Good Combination
Due to a genetic mutations those individuals with red hair and freckles have a 42 percent greater chance of developing melanoma,
Read MoreDo you know the top Ten Costliest Medical Conditions?
Sun Life Financial published its fourth annual report listing the top ten catastrophic (costliest) medical conditions. Read article here…..
Read MoreSenate delays Cures bill, as window for major legislation narrows
(By David Nather for STAT) WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are officially giving up hopes of considering a bill to speed the development of
Read MoreHospitals gird for party conventions, with surgeons on call and enough supplies for a siege
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) CLEVELAND — The Republican National Convention is coming to town next week, and Dr. Robert Wyllie
Read MoreAnother case of Superbug confirmed in US
On Monday, researchers confirmed preliminary findings that E. coli carrying the same mcr-1 gene –that thwarts the last-resort antibiotic- was
Read MoreFDA narrowly defines the ability of compounders to make approved medicines
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) In its latest to bid to set parameters around compounding, the US Food and Drug
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