Tuesday, March 5, 2019

F.D.A. Criticizes Walgreens and Other Retailers for Selling Tobacco Products to Minors by SHEILA KAPLAN


By SHEILA KAPLAN

FDA singles out Walgreens for high rate of tobacco sales to minors — but gas station stores and other retailers had an even higher rate.

Published: March 3, 2019 at 07:00PM

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Monday, March 4, 2019

H.I.V. Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient, a Milestone in the Global AIDS Epidemic by APOORVA MANDAVILLI


By APOORVA MANDAVILLI

Scientists have long tried to duplicate the procedure that led to the first long-term remission 12 years ago. With the so-called London patient, they seem to have succeeded.

Published: March 3, 2019 at 07:00PM

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Diagnoses by Horn, Payment in Goats: An African Healer at Work by DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.


By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

On a continent wracked with epidemics, millions turn to traditional healers. In rural Uganda, not far from the Ebola zone, an herbalist describes his practice.

Published: March 3, 2019 at 07:00PM

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Eli Lilly Will Sell Half-Price Version of Humalog, Its Popular Insulin by KATIE THOMAS


By KATIE THOMAS

The drugmaker’s decision to sell a generic version comes with the industry under pressure to do something about rising list prices.

Published: March 3, 2019 at 07:00PM

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Sunday, March 3, 2019

Drug Companies and Doctors Battle Over the Future of Fecal Transplants by ANDREW JACOBS


By ANDREW JACOBS

As pharmaceutical companies seek to profit from the curative wonders of human feces, doctors worry about new regulations, higher prices and patients attempting DIY cures.

Published: March 2, 2019 at 07:00PM

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Friday, March 1, 2019

Studies of Deadly Flu Virus, Once Banned, Are Set to Resume by DENISE GRADY


By DENISE GRADY

The government will allow research on bird flu that had been halted over safety concerns. But officials have not publicly announced the decision nor explained how it was made.

Published: February 28, 2019 at 07:00PM

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Supplements Won’t Prevent Dementia. But These Steps Might. by PAULA SPAN


By PAULA SPAN

Scientists still have no magic shield against Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Yet there is evidence that some strategies may help.

Published: February 28, 2019 at 07:00PM

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