With time running out on open enrollment season, many seniors are facing sharply higher premiums for Medicare’s popular prescription drug program. The reason: rising drug costs have overtaken a long stretch of stable premiums. Beneficiaries have until Dec. 7 to see if there’s a lower-cost plan that will cover their […]
Mute boy gets amazing medical miracle
Grant Hasse was born with two very rare conditions — one that’s usually fatal, the other that should have left him unable to talk. But at almost 4 years old, he’s a healthy bundle of energy after three dozen surgeries, including an innovative operation to create a new voice box. […]
What’s paralyzing thousands of American veterans?
By Jenny Thompson, Director, Health Sciences Institute Far from the battlefields of Syria and Iraq, there’s a growing army of Americans that our government doesn’t want to talk about. Soldiers and veterans who have been confined to wheelchairs, can’t talk, and even struggle to feed themselves. Many have already died. […]
Is a ‘Frankenfish’ heading to your family’s dinner?
What’s for dinner? Before long, it may well be genetically modified salmon, the first such altered animal cleared for human consumption in the United States. Critics call it “frankenfish,” but the Food and Drug Administration granted its approval on Thursday, saying the faster-growing salmon is safe to eat. It could […]
Scientists growing test-tube ‘voices’
From mom’s comforting croon to a shout of warning, our voices are the main way we communicate and one we take for granted unless something goes wrong. Now researchers have grown human vocal cords in the laboratory that appear capable of producing sound — in hopes of one day helping […]
AMA: Kiss those Viagra commercials good-bye
The American Medical Association on Tuesday called for a ban on direct-to-consumer ads for prescription drugs and implantable medical devices, saying they contribute to rising costs and patients’ demands for inappropriate treatment. Delegates at the influential group’s policy-making meeting in Atlanta voted to adopt that as official policy as part […]
New warnings on legalized pot for moms
Warning: Marijuana use during pregnancy and breast-feeding poses potential harms. That message would be written on medical and recreational marijuana products and posted wherever they’re sold if the nation’s most influential doctors group has its way. The American Medical Association agreed Monday to push for regulations requiring such warnings be […]
Major changes coming to hip, knee surgery under Medicare
Medicare on Monday launched a major payment change for hip and knee replacements, the most common inpatient surgery for its 55 million beneficiaries. Starting April 1, hospitals in 67 metropolitan areas — from Akron, Ohio, to Wichita, Kansas — will be held responsible for the results of hip and knee […]
Maryland governor’s cancer in remission
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he’s in complete remission after months of chemotherapy for B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, but he acknowledged the possibility of the cancer returning and said he will continue preventive health care and monitoring. He also said his work to raise awareness about the disease is just beginning. […]
Skinny people need to watch the waist, too!
A beer belly can be a bad thing — even if you’re not considered overweight. New research suggests normal-weight people who carry their fat at their waistlines may be at higher risk of death over the years than overweight or obese people whose fat is more concentrated on the hips […]
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