As the courts consider various lawsuits against drug makers, researchers estimate what opioid addiction is costing our economy and what it would take to end the crisis.
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CDC Studying Tissue To Try And Track Down Root Cause Of Vaping-Related Lung Damage
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is starting to study lung tissue and chemicals from electronic cigarette vapor to track down the root cause of lung damage caused by vaping.
Is It A Meth Case Or Mental Illness? Police Who Need To Know Often Can’t Tell
Calming techniques officers learn during training for intervening in a mental health crisis don’t seem to work as well when a suspect is high on meth. Police say meth calls can be much more dangerous.
Get Your Flu Shot Now, Doctors Advise, Especially If You’re Pregnant
Pregnant women and people with chronic health conditions such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease are particularly vulnerable to flu complications yet lag the elderly in getting vaccinated.
Opioid Case With 2 Ohio Counties As Plaintiffs Set To Go To Trial Next Week
The first federal case against the opioid industry goes to trial Monday. Some companies have settled to avoid trial, others will get their day in court.
Whistleblower Alleges Fraud At A Large Medicare Advantage Plan In Seattle
As the Trump administration calls for expanding access to Medicare Advantage, a federal whistleblower lawsuit accuses a large Medicare Advantage plan of bilking Medicare out of $8 million.
Whistleblower Alleges Fraud At A Large Medicare Advantage Plan In Seattle
As the Trump administration calls for expanding access to Medicare Advantage, a federal whistleblower lawsuit accuses a large Medicare Advantage plan of bilking Medicare out of $8 million.
Hospital Giant Sutter Health Agrees To Settlement In Big Antitrust Fight
Health care costs in Northern California, where Sutter Health dominates, are 20% to 30% higher than in Southern California, even after adjusting for cost of living. Settlement terms aren’t yet public.
Doctors Faced With Tough Decisions Due To Shortage Of Drug Used To Treat Cancer
NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with Dr. Yoram Unguru, a hematologist and oncologist in Baltimore, about a shortage of vincristine, a drug used to treat childhood cancer.
Poor People Are Still Sicker Than The Rich In Germany, Despite Universal Health Care
Even with generous health coverage, sizable health disparities persist between Hamburg’s wealthier and poorer neighborhoods. Crowding, poor air quality and fewer physicians plague poorer areas.
