Loopholes on animal antibiotics may undermine battle against superbugs
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) A new federal policy aimed at reducing the unnecessary use of antibiotics in agriculture may
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Month: October 2016
Has The Human Life Span Hit The Ceiling?
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Human life spans have been increasing for decades thanks to advances in treating and preventing
Read MoreNew Law Will Expand Mental Health Services For Low-Income Californians
(By Anna Gorman for California Healthline) The staff of Clinica Sierra Vista, which has health centers throughout the Central Valley,
Read MoreTracking Who Makes Money On A Brand-Name Drug
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) The path of prescription drugs from the factory to the patient is complicated.
Read MoreDEA reconsidering its ban on the herbal supplement kratom
(By Eric Boodman for STAT) After announcing that the herbal supplement kratom would be made as illegal as heroin, the Drug
Read MoreNobel-winning work on molecular machines may bring us novel drugs
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to scientists based in the US,
Read MoreParents charged $39 to hold baby after birth, itemized bill shows
(By Brooke Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) A couple was charged $39.95 for holding their child after a caesarean section,
Read MoreAgain Phoenix VA Hospital is failing to Service Veterans
In a recent report by Office of the inspector General, it portrays Phoenix VA schedulers, clinicians and administrators as confused and
Read MoreNovel study of pancreatic cancer aims to give patients more treatment options
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Just 3 percent1 of adult cancer patients participate in clinical trials of experimental treatments. In
Read MoreCan We Conquer All Diseases By The End Of The Century?
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) The goal is lofty and expansive: to cure, prevent or manage all known
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