May 16, 2019 AOC confronts drug company CEO over prices, then promotes universal health care Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attempted to make a case for universal health care on Thursday after a tense confrontation with the CEO of Gilead Sciences.
May 14, 2019 Liberty Vittert: The opioid crisis is real but don’t punish patients with life-threatening pain Our government is scaring good doctors from making legitimate medical decisions.
May 2, 2019 Boy who suffered fatal allergic reaction to cheese thrown down shirt given expired EpiPen, court hears The 13-year-old boy who tragically died from a severe allergic reaction after a classmate threw cheese down his shirt two years ago was allegedly yelling that he “was going to die” moments before being given an expired EpiPen, according to court testimony.
May 1, 2019 Fish mucus shows promise as antibiotic, even against superbugs After decades of antibiotic overuse, researchers are open to exploring new options.
April 9, 2019 Texas teen bitten by rattlesnake flown to Arizona after allergic reaction to anti-venom A 17-year-old Texas teen is currently being treated in Arizona after a rattlesnake bite landed him the hospital, where he had an allergic reaction to the traditional anti-venom given to patients and had to be transferred out-of-state to receive the newer medication.
March 30, 2019 This is the most expensive prescription drug in US The good news: There's a drug to treat your condition and maybe even prolong your life. The catch? It costs more in one month than a new car.
March 27, 2019 New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy vows to sign 'right to die' assisted suicide bill into law New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday he will sign legislation already approved by the state legislature to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives.
March 27, 2019 Woman dies from blood clot 17 days after getting breast implants, tummy tuck A beauty therapist who was killed by a blood clot after breast enhancement surgery and a tummy tuck was not given medication which may have saved her, a court heard.
March 21, 2019 FDA allows sale of certain blood pressure drugs amid shortage The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday said it will temporarily allow certain manufacturers to sell blood pressure medications containing specified levels of a probable cancer-causing impurity in order to maintain adequate supplies of the drug.
March 6, 2019 FDA approves ketamine-like nasal spray for depression A mind-altering medication related to the club drug Special K won U.S. approval Tuesday for patients with hard-to-treat depression, the first in a series of long-overlooked substances being reconsidered for severe forms of mental illness.