Friday, June 9, 2017

F.D.A. Asks Drug Maker to Stop Selling a Dangerous Opioid by DENISE GRADY


By DENISE GRADY

The agency’s request about the drug, Opana ER, may signal a more aggressive approach against prescription opioids that are found to be widely abused.

Published: June 7, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Thursday, June 8, 2017

5% of U.S. Pregnant Women With Zika Had Baby With a Birth Defect by CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS


By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS

The report, published on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also provided for the first time preliminary estimates of this risk by trimester.

Published: June 7, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Cancer Drug Proves to Be Effective Against Multiple Tumors by GINA KOLATA


By GINA KOLATA

The drug, Keytruda, is the first approved for patients with tumors with a particular genetic signature, wherever they appear in the body.

Published: June 7, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Anthem Will Exit Health Insurance Exchange in Ohio by REED ABELSON


By REED ABELSON

The decision by the for-profit Blue Cross/Blue Shield to leave the Obamacare markets in 2018 will leave about 13,000 people without an insurer.

Published: June 5, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Monday, June 5, 2017

A Dilemma for Diabetes Patients: How Low to Push Blood Sugar, and How to Do It? by GINA KOLATA


By GINA KOLATA

Some medications lower blood sugar yet increase the risk of heart attacks or strokes. Others have no effect. But researchers agree: Far too little is known.

Published: June 4, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Women With Aggressive Breast Cancer Are Living Longer by NICHOLAS BAKALAR


By NICHOLAS BAKALAR

Better treatment and aggressive imaging are credited with extending the lives of women with metastatic disease.

Published: June 4, 2017 at 08:00PM

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Thursday, June 1, 2017

New Electrical Brain Stimulation Technique Shows Promise in Mice by PAM BELLUCK


By PAM BELLUCK

The new approach can target deep brain areas without the need for surgical implants, a new study suggests.

Published: May 31, 2017 at 08:00PM

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