Apr 24 FDA proposes new regulations for e-cigarettes By Anya van Wagtendonk Citing efforts “to make the next generation tobacco-free,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed new rules Thursday for e-cigarettes that would regulate the devices in a manner similar to traditional cigarettes. The new rule would require manufacturers of… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch New Hepatitis-C drug raises hope at a hefty price By PBS News Hour A new drug has a 90 to 100 percent chance of curing the Hepatitis-C virus, but costs tens of thousands of dollars for a course of treatment. The announcement by the manufacturer that it earned more than $2 billion in… Continue watching
Apr 21 15-minute doctor visits take a toll on patient-physician relationships By Roni Caryn Rabin By all accounts, short visits take a toll on the doctor-patient relationship, which is considered a key ingredient of good care, and may represent a missed opportunity for getting patients more actively involved in their own health. There is less… Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch Do free samples influence the way doctors prescribe drugs? By PBS News Hour A new study from Stanford University's School of Medicine found that doctors who are allowed to hand out free samples of expensive drugs prescribe those drugs more often than doctors who don’t have access to free samples. Dr. Alfred Lane,… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch New clinical trials underway for advanced lung cancer patients By PBS News Hour There was word this week of what is being described as a pioneering clinical trial being done in the U.K. for patients with advanced lung cancer. What’s so novel about this development?Hari Sreenivasan spoke to Dr. Mark Kris, an oncologist… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch What’s keeping less expensive biologic drugs from the U.S. market? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 8 million Americans have signed up for health care, Obama says By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch Taking cues from ‘Golden Girls,’ more single baby boomers are building a future together By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 16 Federal judge deems fetal heartbeat law ‘unconstitutional’ By Anya van Wagtendonk A federal judge on Wednesday struck down the United States' most restrictive abortion law, North Dakota’s prohibition of abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, calling it “invalid and unconstitutional.”… Continue reading
Apr 16 The real ‘Golden Girls’ of Prince George’s County By Margaret Myers Remember your first roommate? OK your first roommate who wasn’t your sibling? It was probably in college or just after you graduated when you thought the world was open to a million possibilities, and you and your best friend would… Continue reading