Science Feb 03 Physicians, ethicists urge Congress not to pass ‘right-to-try’ legislation By Ike Swetlitz, STAT
Episode Jun 21 Watch 25:29 Saturday, June 21, 2014 On Saturday’s program, Islamic extremists capture an Iraqi town on the border with Syria. Later, should desperately ill patients be allowed to take medications not approved by the FDA? And, learn about the viola that could fetch more than $45… By PBS News Hour
Health Jun 21 Proposed laws on experimental drugs stir debate This May, Colorado's governor signed the nation's first "right to try" bill, which allows terminally ill patients to try unapproved — and potentially dangerous — drugs outside of clinical trials and without approval from federal regulators. By Stephen Fee
Health Jun 21 Missouri measure would enact drug program for dying patients If you were dying and had exhausted all conventional treatment options, wouldn’t you want immediate access to a drug that might prove to be a miracle cure? That’s the promise of proposed legislation that could make Missouri the third state… By Mike Sherry, The Hale Center for Journalism
Health Jun 21 Watch ‘Right to try’ law gives terminal patients access to drugs not approved by FDA By PBS News Hour