Category: Health Newsfeed
August 3, 2017 – Long Term
August 2, 2017 – More Press
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Anchor lead: How can recommendations from the Institute of Medicine help stem the tide of opioid overdose? Elizabeth Tracey reports Even as debate over repealing many aspects of the Affordable Care Act continues in DC, the Institute of Medicine and …
August 1, 2017 – Mismatch Repair
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 …