As States OK Medical Marijuana Laws, Doctors Struggle With Knowledge Gap
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Medical marijuana has been legal in Maine for almost 20 years. But Farmington
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Month: August 2016
Clinton and Trump are both wrong about Medicare’s ability to negotiate drug prices
(By Geoffrey F. Joyce and Neeraj Sood for STAT) Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump agree that Medicare bureaucrats should be
Read MoreDEA decision keeps major restrictions in place on marijuana research
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) Federal drug enforcement authorities announced Thursday that they would continue defining marijuana as a drug
Read MoreNew Zika cases call into question health officials’ guidelines on sexual activity
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Two new reports call into question advice about how long men who have been infected
Read MoreNonprofit seeks to dispel ‘myths’ about how it assesses drug values
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) In the face of growing criticism over its efforts to place a value on new
Read MoreUS babies born addicted to opioids has tripled in 15 years, CDC says
(By Casey Ross for STAT) The number of babies being born in the United States addicted to opioids has tripled
Read MoreFed Up With Insurance, Doctors Bolt the System to Get More Patient Time
(By David Gorn, KQED for NPR) Dr. Lorraine Page, believe it or not, makes housecalls. One place she makes calls on is
Read MoreAnother night in the hospital: the unrelenting struggle of raising Brazil’s Zika babies
(By Melissa Bailey for STAT) RECIFE, BRAZIL — Baby Duda sat in bed, a pink barrette in her hair. She was
Read MoreImprecise research threatens precision medicine
(By Spencer Phillips Hey and Aaron S. Kesselheim for STAT) The right treatment for the right patient at the right
Read MoreWhere Lead Lurks And Why Even Small Amounts Matter
(By Jessica Pupovac for NPR) Lead problems with the water in Flint, Mich., have prompted people across the country to
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