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Hurry up and wait: Doctors say insurers increasingly interfere

After Kim Lauerman was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, doctors wanted to give her a drug that helps prevent infections and fever during chemotherapy. Her insurer said no. Anthem Bl...

DATE: Aug 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

New standards aim to improve surgery for the oldest patients

WASHINGTON – The 92-year-old had a painful tumor on his tongue, and major surgery was his best chance. Doctors called a timeout when he said he lived alone, in a rural farmhouse, and wanted ...

DATE: Jul 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Study: Millions should stop taking aspirin for heart health

WASHINGTON – Millions of people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack may need to rethink the pill-popping, Harvard researchers reported Monday. A daily low-dose aspirin is r...

DATE: Jul 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Diplomats’ brain scans show differences, add to Cuba mystery

CHICAGO – Advanced brain scans found perplexing differences in U.S. diplomats who say they developed concussion-like symptoms after working in Cuba, a finding that only heightens the mystery...

DATE: Jul 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

New clues on why women’s Alzheimer’s risk differs from men’s

LOS ANGELES (AP) – New research gives some biological clues to why women may be more likely than men to develop Alzheimer’s disease and how this most common form of dementia varies by sex. ...

DATE: Jul 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Number of U.S. overdose deaths appears to be falling

NEW YORK – U.S. overdose deaths last year likely fell for the first time in nearly three decades, preliminary statistics suggest. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on...

DATE: Jul 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Scientists close in on blood test for Alzheimer’s

LOS ANGELES – Scientists are closing in on a long-sought goal – a blood test to screen people for possible signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. On Monday at t...

DATE: Jul 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. growing largest crop of marijuana for research in 5 years

The U.S. government is growing the largest crop of research marijuana in five years, responding to interest in varieties with high levels of THC and CBD. The government is the onl...

DATE: Jul 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

A peek into opioid users’ brains as they try to quit

BETHESDA, Md. – Lying inside a scanner, the patient watched as pictures appeared one by one: A bicycle. A cupcake. Heroin. Outside, researchers tracked her brain’s reactions to the surprise ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Teen odds of using marijuana dip with recreational use laws

CHICAGO – New research suggests legalizing recreational marijuana for U.S. adults in some states may have slightly reduced teens’ odds of using pot. One reason may be that it’s ha...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Future is in doubt for cheaper versions of biologic drugs

TRENTON, N.J. – They were the drugs that were supposed to save the U.S. tens of billions of dollars. Called “biosimilars,” they are near-copies of complex and expensive biologic ...

DATE: Jul 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health