Don't 'Brexit' on AIDS, pleads Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton pleaded with the world Friday not to abandon the campaign to rein in the HIV virus which still kills nearly a million people every year and infects twice as many.
Jul 27, 2018
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Oklahoma health department revised medical marijuana rules
Oklahoma health officials have released new proposed medical marijuana rules that remove some of the most controversial provisions, including a ban on the sale of smokable pot and a requirement that female patients get a ...
Jul 27, 2018
Judge: Opioid distribution data not for public consumption
A federal judge has ruled that state and local governments cannot publicize federal government data about where prescription opioids were distributed—a blow to news organizations seeking to report more deeply on the nation's ...
Jul 27, 2018
'Nudging' doctors to prescribe cholesterol-lowering statins triples prescription rates
Pairing an online patient dashboard with "nudges" to doctors tripled statin prescribing rates in a clinical trial led by Penn Medicine researchers. Cholesterol-lowering statins such as atorvastatin and simvastatin are known ...
Jul 27, 2018
Dense breast notification and insurance legislation analysis
Increased awareness of breast tissue density masking cancer and thus decreasing the diagnostic sensitivity of mammography has brought about relevant state-level policies. This new study by Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute ...
Jul 27, 2018
