If you could take a test and have it determine whether you are at an elevated risk for developing...
Drugs and technology
Amazon plans to reform the marketplace for medical supplies
Amazon appears to be using its enormous power and reach to become a serious player in the...
States focus on drug importation as way to rein in drug costs
Shefali Luthra reports for Kaiser Health News that states are looking at drug importation as a way...
Japanese test technology to improve health of older adults
Today, more than 27 percent of Japan’s population is over 65–the highest proportion of...
Pharma blocks state law requiring disclosure of drug prices to...
Kaiser Health News reports on Pharma’s full court press to block a state law requiring...
Hospitals plan to launch drug manufacturing business
A group of hospitals are stepping into the drug manufacturing business as a way to combat high drug...
New cancer drugs cause serious side effects
Laurie McGinley at the Washington Post reports on new cancer drugs–checkpoint...
GAO: Drug prices continue to skyrocket
At the request of Senator Bernie Sanders and Congressman Elijah Cummings, the Government...
Cellphones may cause cancer
California just issued public safety guidelines for cellphones because evidence suggests that...
CVS plans to buy Aetna: Will consumers pay more?
CVS Health, a chain of retail pharmacies, plans to buy Aetna for $69 billion in an effort to...