Trying To Protect Seniors, The Most Vulnerable, From Formidable Foe Florence
With Hurricane Florence predicted to slam the Southeast’s coastline Friday, health officials scramble to dodge the storm and keep older residents safe.
For Nursing Home Patients, Breast Cancer Surgery May Do More Harm Than Good
A new study of 6,000 older patients shows little gain from surgeries for breast cancer.
The Man Who Sold America On Vitamin D 鈥 And Profited In The Process
The doctor most responsible for turning the sunshine supplement into a billion-dollar juggernaut has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the vitamin D industry, according to government records and interviews.
Kate Spade鈥檚 Death Ignites Concern About Rising Suicide Rate
At least 45,000 Americans commit suicide every year, often tied to mental health issues or substance abuse.
Sticker Shock Jolts Oklahoma Patient: $15,076 For Four Tiny Screws
A woman with foot pain was floored by the high cost of titanium screws used in her surgery. 鈥淯nless the metal [was] mined on an asteroid, I do not know why it should cost that amount,鈥 she says.
Trump Vows (Again) To Lower Drug Prices But Skeptics Doubt Much Will Change
President Donald Trump鈥檚 much-awaited speech about slashing drug costs was long on rhetoric but short on specifics that will reduce prices.
Adultos mayores toman muchas vitaminas, aunque no est谩 demostrado que funcionan
Decenas de estudios han ofrecido “resultados prometedores”, pero nunca pruebas cient铆ficas contundentes que muestren que los suplementos vitam铆nicos previenen enfermedades.
Older Americans Are Hooked On Vitamins Despite Scarce Evidence They Work
Sixty-eight percent of those 65 and older take vitamin supplements. Much of what we once believed about the benefits is wrong.
鈥楴ightmare Bacteria’ Stalk U.S. Hospitals
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found antibiotic-resistant bacteria whose spread has 鈥渙utpaced鈥 efforts to contain them.
La FDA reducir谩 la nicotina en cigarrillos, para ayudar a fumadores a dejar el h谩bito
Autoridades aseguran que este plan ayudar谩 a que los fumadores dejen el h谩bito, lograr谩 que 33 millones de personas que ahora son menores ni siquiera se acerquen al tabaco, y salvar谩 8 millones de vidas.
FDA Moves To Cut Nicotine In Cigarettes, Helping Smokers Kick Habit
In a historic move, the Food and Drug Administration stated its intent Thursday to require tobacco companies to cut nicotine levels in their products to make them less addictive. Stripping cigarettes of addictive power could lead an estimated 5 million adults to quit smoking within a year of the plan.
驴Nunca es tarde para operar? Las cirug铆as al final de la vida son comunes y costosas
Muchos abuelitos se exponen a procedimientos que hacen m谩s mal que bien, afectando su calidad de vida en el poco tiempo que les queda de vida.
Never Too Late To Operate? Surgery Near End Of Life Is Common, Costly
Nearly 1 in 3 Medicare patients undergo an operation in their final year of life.
FDA Head Vows To Tackle High Drug Prices And Drugmakers 鈥楪aming The System鈥
In an exclusive interview, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb describes what he鈥檚 doing to spur competition and bring down drug prices.
Doing More Harm Than Good? Epidemic of Screening Burdens Nation鈥檚 Older Patients
Patients are often aggressively screened for cancer, even if they won鈥檛 live long enough to benefit.
Tanta atenci贸n que duele: terapias y cirug铆as innecesarias agregan dolor y enfermedad
Las pruebas excesivas de c谩ncer de tiroides, pr贸stata, seno y piel lleva a muchas personas mayores a someterse a tratamientos que no prolongar谩n sus vidas, pero que pueden causar dolor y sufrimiento innecesarios.
So Much Care It Hurts: Unneeded Scans, Therapy, Surgery Only Add To Patients鈥 Ills
Overtreatment of breast cancer and other diseases is pervasive, burdening patients and the health care system with enormous costs and needless suffering.
Cascade of Costs Could Push New Gene Therapy Above $1 Million Per Patient
The costs of using a new class of cancer treatments include far more than the drug鈥檚 sticker price.
Algunos pacientes con c谩ncer de tiroides pueden retrasar la cirug铆a
Alrededor de un tercio de los pacientes con un tumor de tiroides de crecimiento lento, llamado c谩ncer de tiroides papilar, son elegibles para retrasar el tratamiento, seg煤n un nuevo estudio.
Some Thyroid Cancer Patients Can Safely Delay Surgery
Study suggests that many small tumors are sleepy, not deadly.
