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July 31, 2017 – Glioblastoma
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Anchor lead: Senator John McCain’s brain tumor will likely require more than surgery to treat, Elizabeth Tracey reports Brain tumors have come into focus with Senator John McCain’s diagnosis. Matthias Holdhoff, a brain cancer expert at Johns Hopkins, describes what’s …
July 28, 2017 – Opioid Treatment
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Anchor lead: The US attorney general has revealed a crackdown on some opioid treatment centers, Elizabeth Tracey reports Imagine seeking help for your opioid addiction, only to be sent off to an out of state treatment facility where bogus treatment …
July 26, 2017 – Follow Suit
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Anchor lead: Will Maryland’s new law to prevent generic drug price gouging spread nationally? Elizabeth Tracey reports Should pharmaceutical companies be able to raise the price of generic drugs by thousands of percentage points overnight, in the absence of any …
July 25, 2017 – Price Gouging
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Anchor lead: The state of Maryland takes the lead in reining in generic prescription drug price gouging, Elizabeth Tracey reports The state of Maryland is to be applauded for stepping into territory the federal government has been unable to navigate …
July 24, 2017 – Making Viruses
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Anchor lead: Scientists have successfully produced a virus from scratch, Elizabeth Tracey reports Using freely available materials and methods, researchers have revealed the successful recreation of an extinct virus, a relative of smallpox. Andrew Pekosz, a virologist at Johns Hopkins, …
July 21, 2017 – Working Together
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Anchor lead: How can more appropriate antibiotic use be implemented? Elizabeth Tracey reports One in five hospitalized adults who received antibiotics experienced an adverse event related to their use, a recent study of nearly 1500 inpatients by Pranita Tamma, an …