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(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Scientists in China plan to use the genome-editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 in patients as early as

Biosimilar Drug ABP 980 was Found Effective

Sean Harper, Amgen’s executive vice president of research and development said ABP 980 was found as effective Roche’s Herceptin (used

On Thursday, Humana announced that it will stop marketing Obamacare exchange plans in several states and will exit many off-exchange

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Young people with diabetes were four times more likely to be hospitalized for

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Despite objections from Congress and the hospital industry, the Obama administration said it

(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Nearly 100 national and state medical societies from around the United States are backing a

Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced on Thursday the Justice Department is suing to block both Anthem’s$54 billion takeover of Cigna

In a recent survey of California primary physicians and specialist found 66 percent of them didn’t have enough time to

On Wednesday, Aetna Inc. stated they are ready to go to court to defend their $37 billion deal to takeover Humana

(By Marshall Allen for ProPublica) Many patients sent to rehab facilities to recover from medical crises or procedures sometimes suffer