Health
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2019
Employers fear squeeze from genetic cures that cost millions
New gene therapies are just one component of the relentless rise in employers' medical costs, which are projected to climb 6 percent next year.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2019
California woman hospitalized with mercury poisoning after using face cream from Mexico
This is the first case of mercury poisoning from a skin cream in the U.S., health officials say.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2019
In Cherokee country, opioid crisis seen as existential threat
Data shows that Native Americans had higher rates of overdose deaths from prescription painkillers and illicit opioids than any other racial and ethnic group from 2003 through 2013.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2019
States split by party on accepting Purdue Pharma settlement
Republican state attorneys general chiefly support a tentative multibillion-dollar settlement with the OxyContin maker, while their Democratic counterparts mostly oppose it.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2019
Mint, menthol: Vape industry has dug heels in on flavor bans
Altria, one of the world's largest tobacco producers and Juul's biggest investor, has spent more than $70,000 in Maine alone on a social media and email campaign to defeat a ban on flavored e-cigarettes.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2019
Trump administration moves to ban flavored e-cigarettes
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says the FDA is finalizing a plan to remove most flavored e-cigarettes from the market.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2019
Sixth person dies from vaping-related illness
Health officials are focusing on the role of contaminants in at least 450 possible cases in 33 states.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2019
More Americans go without health coverage despite strong economy, Census says
The uninsured rate spiked among Hispanic and foreign-born adults, with the increase 3 times the national average.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2019
Scientists rethink Alzheimer’s, diversifying the drug search
Scientists explore novel ways to attack Alzheimer's in the wake of a string of disappointing drug failures.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2019
Juul warned over claims e-cigarette safer than smoking
The FDA warns the vaping giant to stop making unproven claims for its products.
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