by Research Team | Feb 13, 2015 | Health News
Droves of people signing up for health insurance this weekend may not re… . FILE – In this Nov. 17, 2014 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell talks about our community’s preparedness ahead of the second open enrollment in...
by Research Team | Feb 13, 2015 | Health News
A spokeswoman for Gov. Greg Abbott says he encourages all parents to have their children vaccinated but supports Texas law allowing families to opt out of them. In an email Thursday, Abbott spokeswoman Amelia Chasse said the governor “recognizes the important...
by Research Team | Feb 13, 2015 | Health News
As the measles outbreak spread last month, Disneyland executives sent a series of emails to California health officials asking them to emphasize that the theme park was not responsible for the illnesses and was safe to visit, documents obtained by The Associated Press...
by Research Team | Feb 12, 2015 | Health News
This is a photo of a slide during a presentation by the Committee on Diagnostic Criteria for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome report at the Institute of Medicine in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. Chronic f… .
by Research Team | Feb 12, 2015 | Health News
The nation’s third-largest drugstore chain says it will pay about $1.8 billion in cash and $200 million in stock for EnvisionRx, a pharmacy benefit manager, or PBM, owned by the investment firm TPG. PBMs run prescription drug plans for customers like employers...
by Research Team | Feb 12, 2015 | Health News
“When my breast cancer was diagnosed, I immediately thought we must have a gene for it,” Jenny Singleton said. “So I was tested and I didn’t have the BRCA gene .