Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. The FDA this week launched a crackdown on smoking and vaping — ordering ... [Continue Reading]
A Proposal to Import Drugs from Other Countries Creates an Unusual Alliance in the Senate
Harmony is not often found between two of the most boisterous senators on Capitol Hill, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.). But it was there at Tuesday’s Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee ... [Continue Reading]
Life-changing dementia research is happening in this Brisbane lab
In a cellular and molecular neurodegeneration laboratory in Brisbane, researchers are quietly making breakthroughs on the most difficult aspect of dementia research. SOURCE: ABC News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
As Biden Fights Overdoses, Harm Reduction Groups Face Local Opposition
HOUSTON — Casey Malish had just pulled into an intersection in the 2nd Ward when a woman with tattoos and pinkish hair unexpectedly hopped into the back seat of his gray Mazda. He handles outreach for the Houston Harm Reduction Alliance, a nonprofit ... [Continue Reading]
All patients in this drug trial were cancer-free after 6 months. Researchers are ‘excited’ but cautious
An experimental drug cleared tumours from a dozen people with a specific type of rectal cancer, but experts say there's loads more work to be done. SOURCE: ABC News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Taking a Shot at Gun Control
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. The House passed a package of bills to restrict the availability of ... [Continue Reading]
Readers and Tweeters Go to the Mat on Abortion Rights and Perceived Wrongs
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Pulling No Punches on Abortion Reading the leaked draft opinion felt like a punch in the ... [Continue Reading]