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Pharmacies Pull Zantac Over Concern That Contaminant Poses Cancer Risk
Major U.S. pharmacies have pulled Zantac and its generic equivalent off the shelves after concern about a contaminant that poses a small cancer risk.
CDC Zeroing In On THC-Based Vaping Products As A Major Source Of Lung Injuries
Health officials say people with vaping-related illness have used more than 200 products sold under 87 brands. That’s complicating efforts to identify the substances contributing to lung damage.
Regulations That Mandate Sepsis Care Appear To Have Worked In New York
Sepsis, the body’s overreaction to infection, strikes more than a million Americans a year and kills more than 250,000. Evidence suggests that regulations can improve its diagnosis and patient care.
The Promises And Pitfalls Of Gene Sequencing For Newborns
Traditional blood tests still do a better job flagging common inherited diseases. Gene sequencing can be useful for detecting some conditions, but the results can be difficult to interpret.
The Promises And Pitfalls Of Gene Sequencing For Newborns
Traditional blood tests still do a better job flagging common inherited diseases. Gene sequencing can be useful for detecting some conditions, but the results can be difficult to interpret.
Cancer Drugs Approved Quickly Often Fail To Measure Up Later
Regulators give many cancer drugs a fast track to market while requiring drugmakers to do more studies after approval. Researchers have found the follow-up studies frequently come up short.
Experimental Drug For Huntington’s Disease Jams Malfunctioning Gene
More than 600 people will take part in study to test a promising treatment for Huntington’s disease, a fatal inherited condition. The experimental drug interferes with defective genetic machinery.
How Useful Would A Genetic Test For Obesity Risk Be?
Behavior and environment are big factors in a surge in obesity. Scientists are busy trying to identify the many genes that play a role in weight gain to develop a predictive obesity test.
As Artificial Intelligence Moves Into Medicine, The Human Touch Could Be A Casualty
Will AI in health care create a two-tiered system in which poorer people will be seen by a computer instead of a doctor? That’s one concern about the burgeoning technology.
Google Searches For Ways To Put Artificial Intelligence To Use In Health Care
The search giant’s push into artificial intelligence as a tool for health improvement is a natural evolution for a company that has developed algorithms that reach deep into our lives through the Web.
