Aug 16 FDA approves first generic rival to EpiPen By Laura Santhanam In a released statement, the FDA said Teva Pharmaceuticals USA could market their version of the auto-injectors to deliver cheaper versions of life-saving epinephine after an allergic reaction. Continue reading
Aug 16 76 people overdosed near Yale, and officials suspect a bad batch of synthetic marijuana By Associated Press People on and around the historic New Haven Green near Yale University began falling ill shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday, and the overdoses continued into Thursday morning. No deaths were reported, and most people brought to hospitals have been discharged,… Continue reading
Aug 15 The year after childbirth is the deadliest for addicted women By Christine Vestal, Stateline Growing evidence suggests that women should receive continuous medical attention during what is now called the “fourth trimester” — a period lasting at least a year after childbirth. Continue reading
Aug 15 What to ask about your employer health coverage after age 65 By Philip Moeller In too many cases, it’s clear that people didn’t seek help from their employer plans or even think to ask how they worked with Medicare. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 9:17 A festering opioid crisis, worn-out families and 'so much pain to process' By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz In “Dopesick,” journalist and author Beth Macy takes readers to the front lines of the opioid epidemic in Roanoke, Virginia, and other nearby communities, telling the story of grieving families, exhausted medical workers and convicted heroin dealers. Jeffrey Brown reports… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 7:16 African food businesses get nurturing from well-known giants By Fred de Sam Lazaro Volunteers from some of the world’s biggest food producers, who decades ago took food-making from kitchen to the factory, are offering guidance to African entrepreneurs and helping nations become less dependent on imported food. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro… Continue watching
Aug 13 Promoting the HPV vaccine doesn't lead to more teen sex, study shows By Laura Santhanam Half of U.S. states have not implemented policies to promote the vaccine, which scientific research shows can effectively prevent cancers caused by HPV infection, according to the CDC. Continue reading
Aug 12 After a C-section, women who want a vaginal birth may struggle to find care By Molly Enking In some areas of the U.S., it can be very difficult to find a hospital or doctor who will support a woman attempting a VBAC, despite data showing they can be a safe option. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 11:08 Do prescription drug middlemen help keep prices high? By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman Americans pay more for prescription drugs than any country in the world, and the pharmaceutical industry earns billions in profits each year. Critics blame pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, for a portion of those high costs through their role as… Continue watching
Aug 11 Effort to diversify medical research raises thorny questions of race By Maya Miller, Scientific American A federal study aiming to collect the health information of one million U.S. residents is limited by the very problems it hopes to solve. Continue reading