When a Nobel Prize brings a shower of hype: the roller coaster ride of RNAi
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) When the Nobel Prizes are announced next week, the winning biomedical discovery is certain to
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Former Insys sales manager is arrested in opioid kickback scheme
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Yet another former Insys Therapeutics sales manager has been arrested in connection with a scheme
Read MoreRats That Reminisce May Lead To Better Tests For Alzheimer’s Drugs
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) What rats can remember may help people who forget. Researchers are reporting evidence that rats
Read MoreCDC Urges Americans To Get A Flu Shot As Soon As Possible
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Federal health officials are urging all Americans to get their flu shots as soon as
Read MoreBending the Rules: Funding of Obamacare
In a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found the Obama administration is illegally sending payments to health
Read MoreBeware Of Unapproved Stem Cell Treatments
(By Emily Bazar for California Healthline) A website for five affiliated stem cell clinics, four of them in California, hails
Read MoreThe Need To Replace EpiPens Regularly Adds To Concerns About Cost
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) As controversy about the pricing of EpiPens reverberates from Capitol Hill to
Read MoreMost Hospital Palliative Care Programs Are Understaffed
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Most hospitals offer palliative care services that help people with serious illnesses manage their
Read MoreUnitedHealth And University Of California To Forge Unique Alliance
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline) The nation’s largest health insurer and the University of California Health system are joining
Read MoreA Golden Ticket That Fast-Tracks A Drug Through The FDA
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) Drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics won a big victory when its $300,000 muscular dystrophy
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