Sep 03 How Boston stamped out a TB outbreak thanks to bartenders and barbers By Shanoor Seervai, STAT The plan in Boston helped bring tuberculosis under control in the city, and set the precedent for similar interventions used today where TB is still widespread. Continue reading
Sep 02 Antibacterial soap may do more harm than good, FDA says By Emily Wishingrad Soaps and wash products labeled “antibacterial” can no longer be sold, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. Continue reading
Sep 02 Drop in teen pregnancies is due to more contraceptives, not less sex By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News Teen pregnancy is way down. And a study suggests that the reason is increased, and increasingly effective, use of contraceptives. Continue reading
Sep 02 Paralysis cases could help identify Zika spread, researchers say By Andrew Joseph, STAT Health officials are now finding that reported cases of Zika track closely with the onset of a temporary paralysis called Guillain-Barré syndrome. Continue reading
Sep 02 Clinton offers plan to prevent 'excessive' drug price hikes By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Following the public outcry over steep increases in price for an emergency allergy treatment, Hillary Clinton is pledging to better protect patients from such costs. Continue reading
Sep 01 Mylan's generic EpiPen — a price break or marketing maneuver? By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Following weeks of criticism, Mylan said Monday it will offer a generic version of its life-saving allergy treatment, the EpiPen. But what does this development mean for consumers and the marketplace?… Continue reading
Aug 31 New Alzheimer's drug clears abnormal protein clogs in small, promising trial By Karen Weintraub, Scientific American Aducanumab, a new drug that some researchers are calling the most promising yet in the fight against Alzheimer’s, suggests it is possible to clear the brain of the amyloid protein, a characteristic of the disease. Continue reading
Aug 31 Baltimore unveils its plan to cut health disparities by 50 percent in a decade By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News Violence last year following the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died after being injured in police custody, exposed Baltimore’s health divide as well as its criminal justice differences, officials said. Gray’s family had won a settlement for… Continue reading
Aug 30 82 cases of Zika emerge from Singapore's local outbreak in less than a week By Eugene Mason Since announcing the first locally transmitted case on Saturday, health officials have uncovered dozens of Zika cases in Singapore without links to travel. Continue reading
Aug 30 Zika stays in the family, mother mosquitoes pass virus to eggs By Nsikan Akpan The inheritance of Zika virus may guarantee its long-term survival in mosquito (and human) populations. Continue reading