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Michael Milken Wants to Speed Up Cures
Years ago, a top chemical biologist pondered ditching his cancer research to take a more lucrative commission growing healthier apples. Michael Milken stopped him.
“I told him we could probably eat the same apples for the next…
La inteligencia artificial puede estar llegando a los consultorios, pero no está lista para ver…
¿Qué uso podría tener para la atención médica alguien que inventa cosas, no puede guardar un secreto, realmente no sabe nada y, al hablar, simplemente completa la siguiente palabra en función de la frase anterior? Mucho, si ese…
Journalists Give Status Reports on the ‘Personhood’ Debate and the HIV Epidemic
KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Bram Sable-Smith discussed personhood laws in Missouri and beyond on “Texas Standard” and KCUR’s “Kansas City Today” on May 11. He discussed the expansion of personhood laws also on KMOX’s “Total…
ER Doctors Vow to Pursue Case Against Envision Even in Bankruptcy
If Envision Healthcare files for bankruptcy, a group of emergency room doctors would seek permission to continue their federal lawsuit that claims the private equity-backed company is violating California’s ban on corporate…
Students in Rural Colorado Are Left Without Options as Specialized Schools Close
Rae Ellen Bichell and Helen Santoro
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — At first glance, nothing seems particularly unusual about the four-room school in this western Colorado city. Inside, six students are learning about radioactivity. The walls of…
AI May Be on Its Way to Your Doctor’s Office, But It’s Not Ready to See Patients
What use could health care have for someone who makes things up, can’t keep a secret, doesn’t really know anything, and, when speaking, simply fills in the next word based on what’s come before? Lots, if that individual is the…
‘A System in Crisis’: Dysfunctional Federal Disability Programs Force the Poor to Pass Up Money
Fred Clasen-Kelly
Brenda Powell had suffered a stroke and was in debilitating pain when she called the Social Security Administration last year to seek disability benefits.
The former Louisiana state office worker struggled…
Marihuana legal es más potente que nunca pero no está bien regulada
La marihuana y otros productos que contienen THC, el principal ingrediente psicoactivo de la planta, se han vuelto más potentes y peligrosos a medida que la legalización los ha vuelto más accesibles.
Décadas atrás, el contenido…
PBMs, the Brokers Who Control Drug Prices, Finally Get Washington’s Attention
For two decades, patients and physicians eagerly awaited a lower-cost version of the world’s bestselling drug, Humira, while its maker, AbbVie, fought off potential competitors by building a wall of more than 250 patents around…
Drive-Thru Baby Showers Serve Express Needs of Pregnant Veterans in Atlanta
Jess Mador, WABE
When 28-year-old Navy veteran Carisma Carter pulled her car up to the front of the Atlanta VA Clinic, her seat was pushed far back from the steering wheel to make room for her big belly. Carter was 8 months pregnant.…