Women see more adverse events with chemotherapy and newer cancer treatments, study finds
(By Marcus A. Banks for STAT) When Crystal Ortner was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, her doctors decided to
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Patients Divided Over Alzheimer’s Drug: Is It a ‘Risk I’m Willing to Take’ or Just a ‘Magic Pill’?
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) If you listen to the nation’s largest Alzheimer’s disease advocacy organizations, you might
Read MoreCongress pitches bill to warn Medicare beneficiaries of late enrollment fees
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) A bill introduced in Congress would require the government to warn adults 60
Read MoreSacklers agree to $6 billion Purdue bankruptcy settlement over opioid crisis
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) The Sackler family members who own Purdue Pharma have agreed to pay up to $6
Read MoreSeeking to Shift Costs to Medicare, More Employers Move Retirees to Advantage Plans
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) As a parting gesture to a pandemic-ravaged city, former New York Mayor Bill
Read More$35 Insulin Cap Is Welcome, Popular, and Bipartisan. But Congress May Not Pass It Anyway
(By Michael McAuliff for Kaiser Health News) Democrats in the Senate are primed this month to make their first attempt
Read MorePrices Increased Faster Than Inflation for Half of all Drugs Covered by Medicare in 2020
(By Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published February 25, 2022) While momentum to enact the Build
Read MoreCancer Prevention and Veterans: What Are Your Exposure Risks?
(Source – blogs.va.gov) We know lifestyle factors like smoking, diet, physical activity and viruses (HPV, for example) can cause cancer.
Read MoreCDC says Americans can now go unmasked in many parts of the country
(By Pien Huang and Carmel Wroth for NPR) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday it is relaxing
Read MoreThe Demise of Single-Payer in California Trips Up Efforts in Other States
(By Angela Hart for Kaiser Health News) SACRAMENTO — Single-payer health care didn’t stand a chance in California this year.
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