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Challenges to transparency in healthcare in Central Europe

January 12, 2018 New research, from an international group of health policy experts led by the University, reports a mixed picture of transparency in public decisions-making around new medicine approvals in Poland, one of Europe’s largest pharmaceutical markets.

FDA bans use of opioid-containing cough meds by kids

January 12, 2018 Trying to put a dent in the ongoing opioid addiction crisis, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration slapped strict new restrictions on the use of opioid-containing cold and cough products by kids.

FDA system for treating pain without opioids

January 12, 2018 Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Spectra WaveWriter Spinal Cord Stimulator or SCS System, which offers non-opioid treatment with multiple therapies for people with chronic pain.

Every day more than 90 Americans die after overdosing

January 11, 2018 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that the “economic burden” of prescription opioid misuse in the United States is $78.5 billion a year, including the costs of healthcare, lost productivity, and addiction treatment.

New drug capsule may allow weekly HIV treatment

January 11, 2018 Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women\'s Hospital have developed a capsule that can deliver a week\'s worth of HIV drugs in a single dose.

Epileptic seizures and depression may share a common genetic cause

January 11, 2018 From the time of Hippocrates, physicians have suspected a link between epilepsy and depression.

Oncologists discover cells that gives rise to soft tissue cancer in children

January 10, 2018 St. Jude Children\'s Research Hospital oncologists have discovered the cell type that gives rise to rhabdomyosarcoma, the most prevalent soft tissue cancer in children.

Annual flu shots greatly lowers risk of dying for older adults

January 10, 2018 The current flu season is shaping up to be a nasty one, but there\'s good news for American seniors who\'ve gotten their flu shot.

Less-toxic HIV drug suppresses virus in mice

January 9, 2018 A team of Yale researchers tested a new chemical compound that suppresses HIV, protects immune cells, and remains effective for weeks with a single dose.

'Mountain madness' found to be real psychosis

January 8, 2018 The \"madness\" mountain climbers often experience isn\'t a type of altitude sickness, as once thought, but rather an actual psychotic disorder.

Zambia: Government declares cholera curfew in Lusaka

January 8, 2018 In the face of a cholera epidemic, the Zambian government has imposed a curfew and other restrictions in the capital Lusaka.

Clean Air Act may be saving more lives than thought

January 6, 2018 The number of Americans who die each year from inhaling fine-particle pollutants has dropped dramatically since 1970, thanks to laws that originated from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).