by Research Team | Apr 18, 2016 | Health News
As researchers look for new ways to approach tough-to-treat forms of cancer, many are focusing on genetics – more specifically, they’re looking at the type of genetic tweaks found in cancerous tumors. One early-stage cancer company, Loxo Oncology, hopes to...
by Research Team | Apr 18, 2016 | Health News
Congratulations, you’re now registered! Let us know what news and updates you want to hear about and we’ll send them straight to your inbox. Almost one in five adults are putting themselves at risk of potentially deadly infections because they fail to...
by Research Team | Apr 18, 2016 | Health News
An experimental epilepsy drug made from cannabis plants grown in England is complicating the medical marijuana debate in hospitals and statehouses. Epidiolex is a nearly pure extract of cannabidiol, or CBD, with little of the tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, that gets...
by Research Team | Apr 18, 2016 | Health News
In this photo taken April 12, 2016, from left, Carlye Burd, Jen Zhu and Simeon Niles chat as Audrey Mitchell works on her laptop while using a treadmill at far right, at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation in Baltimore County, Md. In a sprawling,...
by Research Team | Apr 18, 2016 | Health News
Nearly four years after her daughter died of an opioid overdose, Donna May will share her story of loss and learning at the United Nations. May’s daughter Jac, 35, died on Aug. 21, 2012, after overdosing on pain medication prescribed to help her cope with a...
by Research Team | Apr 18, 2016 | Health News
Thousands of Wisconsin nurses deal with drug addiction, and the state has created a program for nurses who want to get help. But that program has a lower participation rate than some other states, and some people say it may have to do with the way the program is set...
