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Anchor lead: What is needed to interrupt diagnostic errors in medicine? Elizabeth Tracey reports The National Institute of Medicine recently released the alarming finding that virtually all Americans will experience an error in diagnosis at some point in their lifetime, …
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Anchor lead: Vision loss related to diabetes can be effectively treated without lasers, Elizabeth Tracey reports Ranibizumab is the tongue-twisting name of a drug shown to be effective in halting damage to the retina of the eye due to diabetes, …
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Anchor lead: Fewer men are being screened for prostate cancer using PSA testing, Elizabeth Tracey reports In the wake of the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendations a few years ago, fewer men are having PSA screening for prostate …
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Anchor lead: The American College of Physicians says generics should be used first, Elizabeth Tracey reports Prescription drug prices are a big factor in soaring health care costs, with many people unable to manage paying for the range of medicines …
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Anchor lead: Two federal agencies are poised to help ease some drug prices, Elizabeth Tracey reports Antibody-based therapies are increasingly used for the treatment of diseases ranging from cancer to autoimmune conditions, but they are also frequently breathtakingly expensive. Now …
