A spike in the number of children with a rare neurological disease that causes polio-like symptoms –acute flaccid paralysis–has officials across scrambling.
How Fentanyl Changes the Opioid Equation
With lethal amounts of fentanyl showing up in heroin and other drugs throughout the country, active drug users are at a greater risk of dying than ever before
States Act To Safeguard Young Cancer Patients’ Chances To Have Children
Health insurance doesn’t typically cover fertility preservation care, so patients and their families may be deterred by the cost.
Should we edit the genomes of human embryos?
Surveys show that the public are optimistic about genome editing for curing diseases, but there can also be a lack of trust about how this technology will be used.
Food Makers Failing to Fortify Corn Masa To Halt Birth Defects,
Only 10% of corn masa flour and no soft corn tortillas–staples in the Hispanic diet– contained folic acid, which can help prevent devastating birth defects.
Drugmakers Funnel Millions To Lawmakers; A Few Dozen Get $100,000-Plus
Since the beginning of last year, 34 lawmakers have each received more than $100,000 from pharmaceutical companies.
Many supplements tainted with drugs, study
Many of these products contain unapproved and unregulated pharmaceutically active ingredients, a new study finds, posing “a serious public health concern.”
Who Knew? Life Begins (Again) At 65
Age 65 is when many of us realize that we’re mortal.It’s when we ask: How can I be smart about investing my remaining decades wisely?
Health ‘must reads’ of the week
Top stories from this week on health, health care and health policy.
Sloan Kettering Cancer Researchers Correct the Record by Revealing Company Ties
Top researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have filed at least six corrections with medical journals recently, divulging financial relationships with health care companies that they did not previously disclose.
Being born in the wrong ZIP code can shorten your life
Babies born 10 miles apart can see a life expectancy difference of almost 33 years.
Dementia And Guns: When Should Doctors Broach The Topic?
Why don’t doctors talk to patients about guns? Lack of time, being unsure what to say and believing patients won’t heed their advice.
Beware of Medicare enrollment scams
Open enrollment for Medicare starts soon. That means we’re starting to see scammers try to trick consumers into buying illegal products.
Sixth case of ‘polio-like’ illness reported in Washington child.
A sixth child is reported to have paralyzing condition called acute flaccid paralysis. All cases have had sudden onset of paralysis in one or more limbs.
Obamacare Premiums Dip For First Time. Some Call It A Correction
Administration officials claimed credit for the price drop, saying it was due to their actions to make changes to the law. Health policy experts are skeptical.