Uninsured May Face Much Higher Charges for Cancer Drugs
2015-04-07
Chemotherapy fees can be 43 times more than those for insured patients, study findsContinue Reading
Alcoholics Face Greater Death Risk When Hospitalized
2015-04-07
And they die an average of 8 years earlier than those with no drinking problem, study showsContinue Reading
New Test Helps Diagnose Delayed Stomach Emptying
2015-04-06
A condition called gastroparesisContinue Reading
New Test Helps Diagnose Delayed Stomach Emptying
2015-04-06
A condition called gastroparesisContinue Reading
New Guidelines Would Greatly Boost Number of Young People on Statins
2015-04-06
Analysis finds 483,500 people aged 17 to 21 would get a cholesterol drug, based on NIH advisoryContinue Reading
Experimental Melanoma Vaccine Shows Early Promise
2015-04-02
Still not clear if it will prevent recurrence or lengthen survivalContinue Reading
Simpler Antibiotic Regimen Helps Sick Babies in Developing Nations
2015-04-01
Study findings suggest hospitalization isn’t neededContinue Reading
Early Tests of Experimental Ebola Vaccine Show Promise
2015-04-01
Immune response seen in all study volunteers, side effects were manageableContinue Reading
One-Quarter of Narcotic Painkillers Misused, Study Shows
2015-04-01
And about 10 percent of patients with prescriptions for these powerful drugs become addictedContinue Reading
Study Casts Doubt on Acetaminophen for Low Back Pain, Arthritis
2015-03-31
Review of 13 trials finds little effect for drug best recognized as TylenolContinue Reading
Heart Groups Issue Updated Blood Pressure Guidelines
2015-03-31
Aim is more flexibility for those with heart disease, doctors sayContinue Reading
Heart Groups Issue Updated Blood Pressure Guidelines
2015-03-31
Aim is more flexibility for those with heart disease, doctors sayContinue Reading
FDA Expands Approval for ‘Valve in Valve’ Aortic Replacement
2015-03-31
Now includes people at risk for open-heart surgery complications
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Synthetic Pot Linked to Kidney Injury
2015-03-30
Researchers report on two studies that showed kidney damage in those who used the drugContinue Reading