FDA to end program that hid millions of reports on faulty medical devices
In the wake of a Kaiser Health News investigation, the agency will no longer let device makers file reports of harm outside a widely used public database.
Hurricane Maria’s legacy: Thousands of Puerto Rican students show PTSD symptoms
A survey of more than 96,000 students finds that 7.2% reported “clinically significant” symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.
Why are so many Latino children developing fatty liver disease?
In California, researchers are exploring the disproportionate rise of a progressive form of fatty liver disease in Latino children. The condition is the fastest-growing cause of liver transplants in young adults and appears to be linked to excess consumption of…
What you need to know about a popular weed killer’s alleged link to cancer
You have the questions about glyphosate, Roundup and cancer. We have the answers.
Critics suggest the hospitals are exploiting desperate patients and profiting from trendy but unproven treatments.
Federal health officials have identified no single source of the outbreak of Salmonella Reading, which has sickened at least 164 people in 35 states during the past year.
The price of insulin in the U.S. has more than doubled since 2012 alone. That’s put the lifesaving hormone out of reach for some people with diabetes.
John McCain leaves behind his own health care legacy, seemingly driven less by his interest in health care policy than his disdain for bullies trampling the “little guy.”…
The number of infants under age 1 involved has been rising — up threefold from 24 infants in the fiscal year that ended last Sept. 30, and 46 infants the year before.
