Oncology & Cancer
Cancer patients face frightening delays in treatment approvals
Marine Corps veteran Ron Winters clearly recalls his doctor's sobering assessment of his bladder cancer diagnosis in August 2022.
Jan 4, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Horizon Air cockpit scare revives pilot mental health concerns
An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot's alleged midair sabotage attempt of a Horizon Air flight from Seattle to San Francisco on Sunday—and the pilot's later admission that he had been depressed—highlights the major concerns ...
Oct 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US are on the rise again, but not like before
Here we go again: COVID-19 hospital admissions have inched upward in the United States since early July in a small-scale echo of the three previous summers.
Aug 8, 2023
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Medical economics
As Medicaid purge begins, 'staggering numbers' of Americans lose coverage
More than 600,000 Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended on April 1. And a KFF Health News analysis of state data shows the vast majority were removed from state rolls for not completing paperwork.
Jun 5, 2023
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Medications
US law can't require coverage of HIV prevention drugs, judge rules
A US judge ruled Wednesday in favor of Christian employers who refuse, on religious grounds, to provide workers with health insurance that covers the cost of drugs that help prevent HIV/AIDS.
Sep 8, 2022
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Medications
Common diabetes drug januvia may contain traces of carcinogen, FDA says
The popular diabetes drug Januvia may contain traces of a probable carcinogen, but patients should keep using the medication because it could be dangerous to stop taking it, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced ...
Aug 12, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Under fire, US officials say monkeypox can still be stopped
The country's monkeypox outbreak can still be stopped, U.S. health officials said Thursday, despite rising case numbers and so-far limited vaccine supplies.
Jul 28, 2022
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Vaccination
US buys 105 million COVID vaccine doses for fall campaign
U.S. health officials said Wednesday they have agreed to purchase another 105 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in anticipation of a fall booster campaign.
Jun 30, 2022
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Vaccination
Australia to give fourth COVID-19 jab to over 65s
Australia is offering a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines to over 65s from next month, federal health authorities announced Friday, as a new Omicron strain races through the population.
Mar 25, 2022
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Health
Food labeling is lacking in online grocery retailers
Online food retailers do not consistently display nutrition information on their websites—and U.S. laws are lagging behind in mandating the same labeling required for foods sold in brick-and-mortar stores, according to ...
Jan 20, 2022
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