by Research Team | Dec 22, 2015 | Health News
The nation’s three-decade-old ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men was formally lifted Monday, but major restrictions will continue to limit who can donate. The Food and Drug Administration said it is replacing the lifetime ban with a new policy...
by Research Team | Dec 22, 2015 | Health News
Considering a cholesterol-lowering statin to prevent a heart attack? Deciding who’s a good candidate requires calculating more than a simple cholesterol level. A government task force says the popular medications will be of most benefit to some people ages 40 to...
by Research Team | Dec 22, 2015 | Health News
A 5-year-old boy with leukemia and his family have organized a toy drive that led to a busload of gifts arriving at Spectrum Health’s Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids. Spectrum Health says the toys, crafts, books and other gifts worth about...
by Research Team | Dec 22, 2015 | Health News
Medicare officials say researchers and the public will now have an easier way to analyze spending on costly prescription drugs. The online Medicare Drug Spending Dashboard will allow users to compare 80 drugs from thousands of covered medications.
by Research Team | Dec 21, 2015 | Health News
Two years ago, the Obama administration called the near-total, initial meltdown of the Obamacare federal exchange a technical “glitch.” The term was widely ridiculed at the time, especially since it took weeks to fix the exchange’s website,...
