The FDA wants to cut cigarettes’ nicotine levels. Will that help people quit?
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) For the first time in history the Food and Drug Administration plans to regulate the
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Scientists Still Seek A Reliable DUI Test For Marijuana
(By Rae Ellen Bichell for NPR) This spring, 16 state patrol officers from Colorado and Wyoming took a couple days
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know Before Your Medicare Benefits Start
Medicare is the most widely used health insurance plan in the United States but most pre-retirees do not understand it.
Read MoreEven Without Congress, Trump Can Still Cut Medicaid Enrollment
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) After the Senate fell short in its effort to repeal the Affordable Care
Read MoreA murder case over assisted dying divides Quebec. Should the law be changed?
(By Eric Boodman for STAT) MONTREAL — The prosecution arrived first, in black robes with white bibs, wheeling boxes of
Read MoreSingle-payer bill fails in Senate
(By Leo Varorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) A GOP bill proposing a single payer system was voted down Thursday, according
Read MoreTelehealth Enhancement Act (H.R. 3360)
U.S. Representative Gregg Harper (R-MS) has re-introduced the Telehealth Enhancement Act (H.R. 3360), which would expand the list of healthcare
Read MoreFrom chemicals to life: Scientists try to build cells from scratch
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) Various scientists around the world are trying to build cells from scratch. Marileen Dogterom has been piecing
Read MoreFDA head seeks unlikely allies in opioid fight: Insurers and PBMs
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) Scott Gottlieb, MD, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, plans to meet
Read MoreIllinois now faces $5B in unpaid group insurance claims
(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) As a result of years of budget turmoil in Illinois, the state now
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