As home genetic testing continues to boom, more people are getting their DNA tested for health reasons. The tests may signal future disease, but there are many limitations that might falsely reassure.
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Credibility Concerns Lead NIH To End Study Of Alcohol’s Health Effects
Scientists and National Institutes of Health officials met with alcohol company executives and appeared to solicit money from them in violation of government policy. The NIH canceled the study.
Lawmakers In Illinois Embrace Medical Marijuana As An Opioid Alternative
Seeking solutions for the opioid crisis, policymakers in Illinois and many other states are looking to expand access to marijuana for chronic pain sufferers.
Medicare Takes Aim At Boomerang Hospitalizations Of Nursing Home Patients
One in 5 Medicare patients who leaves the hospital for a nursing home ends up back in the hospital. The federal government will soon use bonuses and penalties to try to lower readmissions.
Trump’s Redirection Of Family Planning Funds Could Undercut STD Fight
Some public health officials fear Trump’s move to change how the Title X family planning funding is handled may hurt the effort to cut the record number of sexually transmitted infections in the U.S.
