CDC Deploys New Rapid Response Teams To Fight Zika
(By Virginia Anderson for Kaiser Health News) ATLANTA — It was a call that public health officials were dreading, but
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J&J to start testing vaccine for Ebola strains, Marburg virus
(By Helen Branswell for ST A T) J ohnson & Johnson will soon start testing a vaccine the world badly
Read MoreAs More States Consider Legalizing, Questions About Pot And The Brain
(By Martha Bebinger for NPR) Five states are voting this fall on whether marijuana should be legal, like alcohol, for
Read MoreStudy: Health Spending Related To Opioid Treatment Rose More Than 1,300 Percent
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) The nation’s ongoing opioid problem comes with staggering physical and emotional costs to
Read MoreWho Does Your Physician Actually Work For?
A recent report by the Physicians Advocacy Institute ( click here to access the “Physician Employment Trends” report) indicates that
Read MoreInvestigators find another superbug case in the US
(By Helen Branswell for ST A T) There’s some moderately good news and bad news from the Centers for Disease
Read MoreAdministrative Complexity in Health Care Examined
Ian Morrison, in a post on Hospitals & Health Networks website, takes a critical look at the complexities of American
Read MoreGene therapy for sickle cell moves closer as scientists clear unexpected obstacle
(By Sharon Begley for ST A T) R esearchers have cleared the last scientific hurdle to a clinical trial of
Read MoreAs health officials warn of crisis, Congress’s Zika fight is prolonged by a sense of apathy
(By Dylan Scott for ST A T) W ASHINGTON — Seven months after President Obama first requested emergency funding 1
Read MoreHHS accelerates development of mRNA-based Zika vaccine
(Source – www.hhs.gov) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
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