Olympus Told U.S. Executives No Broad Scope Warning Needed Despite Superbug Outbreaks
(By Chad Terhune for Kaiser Health News) Faced with superbug outbreaks in three countries by early 2013, Japanese device giant
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Month: July 2016
Powassan Virus?
The Massachusetts Department of Health says it’s received nine cases of the virus since 2013, with one of those cases
Read MoreMontana’s ‘Pain Refugees’ Leave State To Get Prescribed Opioids
(By Corin Cates-Carney, Montana Public Radio for Kaiser Health News) Federal authorities say about 78 Americans die every day from
Read MoreAre Physicians Ready for Zika Infected Babies?
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting three more babies have been born in the United States with
Read MoreHow tinkering with a mellow messenger in the brain could yield new drugs
(“By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) It’s a well-known messenger in the brain: a neurotransmitter dubbed GABA that mellows us out.
Read MoreThousands of studies used the wrong cells, and journals are doing nothing
(By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus for STAT) If your house is infested with termites, passing it off as pest-free
Read MoreHow A Caribbean Island Became Prime Source Of U.S. Zika Cases
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) More than 1,400 Americans contracted Zika while traveling outside the U.S. this year
Read MoreThe Million Hearts Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has selected 516 physician practices with expected participation of nearly 20,000 healthcare practitioners to
Read MoreObama Administration Finally Transfers more Money to Fight Zika
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will begin awarding nearly $60 million from the funds that were reallocated in
Read MoreFirst CRISPR trial in humans is reported to start next month
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Scientists in China plan to use the genome-editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 in patients as early as
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