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2019-02-02 01:25McKinsey Advised Purdue Pharma How to ‘Turbocharge’ Opioid Sales, Lawsuit Says

The disclosures about the consulting firm are part of the Massachusetts attorney general’s suit against the pharmaceutical giant, which is accused of misleading doctors and patients about the safety of the medication.
New York Times - Health

2019-02-02 01:18Clash of Giants: UnitedHealth Takes On Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase

A lawsuit exposes how unnerved major insurers are by the Big Three’s new venture into health care benefits.
New York Times - Health

2019-02-01 23:24Study: Many Paramedics Ignore Hand Hygiene Rules

In more than 1,300 instances where cleansing was required, overall compliance was 15 percent, according to the report published online Jan. 28 in the Emergency Medicine Journal.
WebMD

2019-02-01 22:58Primatene Mist Coming Back; Some Docs Concerned

The FDA approved the new version for use in people age 12 years and older for the temporary relief of mild symptoms of intermittent asthma.
WebMD

2019-02-01 21:19What Schizophrenia Symptoms and Stigma Feel Like

Experts and people with schizophrenia describe what it’s like to live with this debilitating mental illness.
WebMD

2019-02-01 21:159-11 Responders Report More Head, Neck Cancers

Rutgers University researchers found that diagnoses of these cancers increased 40 percent in a group of World Trade Center workers and volunteers over a four-year period.
WebMD

2019-02-01 19:16Study: Vaping Lures Even 'Low Risk' Kids to Smoke

Overall, teens are four times more prone to trying traditional tobacco cigarettes if they've ever used an e-cigarette. But "low-risk" teens are nearly nine times more likely to try smoking after they've vaped, according to a new study.
WebMD

2019-02-01 19:15Are Forests Now Playing a Role in Pollution?

Human activities, such as fire suppression, fertilizer use and climate change, are causing forest populations to shift from stands of trees that do not emit these gases to those that do, said study leader Jonathan Raff.
WebMD

2019-02-01 17:28The New Old Age: When Is the Surgeon Too Old to Operate?

A handful of hospitals have instituted mandatory screening procedures for surgeons over 70. Doctors have been largely unenthusiastic about the idea.
New York Times - Health

2019-02-01 16:16Times Insider: An Inmate’s Death in Jail and a Journalist’s Search for Why

For the county prosecutor, the case was closed. But the story of why Lamekia Dockery died, and why no one was held accountable, begged to be told.
New York Times - Health

2019-02-01 15:15Statins Help the Heart, No Matter Your Age

Statins appear to be just as effective in people aged over 75 years as in younger people, a new study says.
WebMD

2019-02-01 11:00Shortage of Anxiety Drug Leaves Patients Scrambling

There are no good alternatives to buspirone, so patients who rely on it are struggling.
New York Times - Health

2019-02-01 11:00Ask Well: Are ‘Natural Flavors’ Really Natural?

Food manufacturers add flavorings to a surprising number of basic products, like Breyers Natural Vanilla ice cream.
New York Times - Health

2019-02-01 11:00Doctors: How One Woman Changed What Doctors Know About Heart Attacks

The story of SCAD underscores how much doctors still don’t understand, including about heart disease in women.
New York Times - Health

2019-02-01 03:23Sackler Scion’s Email Reveals Push for High-Dose OxyContin, New Lawsuit Disclosures Claim

Purdue Pharma tried to maximize profits by marketing the drug to keep patients on higher doses for longer periods, a lawsuit charges.
New York Times - Health

2019-02-01 01:45More over-75s should take statins, experts say

Thousands of lives could be saved each year if more took the cholesterol-lowering drugs, researchers say.
BBC News Health

2019-02-01 01:29Januhairy: What I learned when I stopped shaving

Four people on what happened when they grew out their body hair.
BBC News Health

2019-01-31 21:15Could Gut Bacteria Be Linked to Dementia Risk?

The study found only that a group of dementia patients had different gut microbes from dementia-free adults, one expert noted.
WebMD

2019-01-31 19:29you asked: Massaging Away a Potential Complication of Birth?

A reader asks: Does the a perineal massage do anything to prevent the risk of tearing during birth?
New York Times - Health

2019-01-31 19:15Generic for Popular Asthma Inhaler Gets FDA OK

The new inhaler is approved for twice-daily treatment of asthma in patients 4 and older.
WebMD

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