RealClearHealth Week of October 3, 2016 Archives

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Monday, October 3
The Patent Truth: The Access to Medicines Debate
Adelman & Norris RealClearHealth
Why Bruce Springsteen's Depression Revelation Matters
Alex Lubet The Conv.
Deaths From Hospital Superbugs Are Going Unreported
Melody Petersen LAT
Ailing Obama Health Care Act May Have to Change to Survive
Robert Pear NYT
Big Pharma vs Big Pharma in Court Battles Over Biosimilars
John Miller Reuters
The Public Option Isn't Really an "Option"
Robert Book Apothecary
Drugmakers Point Finger at Middlemen for Rising Drug Prices
Joseph Walker WSJ
Near "Collapse," Minn. to Raise Obamacare Rates by Half
Doheny & Tracer B'berg
Why Most Addiction Rehab Programs Last 28 Days
Ben Allen NPR
When Bipartisanship Led to Health Care Transformation
John H. Schumann NPR
Challenges To Practicing Medicine for Docs Trained Abroad
Simon Rios WBUR
"I Just Want to Reboot my Brain": Inside Robin Williams's Dementia
R. Robbins Stat
Glaxo to Pay $20 Million for Bribing Doctors in China
Ed Silverman Pharmalot
Lawmakers Call for End to Medicare "Experiments"
Peter Sullivan The Hill
Does Gum Disease Have a Link to Cancer, Dementia, Stroke?
S. Levingston WP


Tuesday, October 4
Competitive Bidding Is Killing Medicare Beneficiaries
C. Parkin RealClearHealth
Child's Struggle to Survive Sparked Push for Drugs for Terminally Ill
Szabo KHN
Certain Parents More Likely to Skip Kids' Flu Shot
Amy Norton HealthDay
How To Boost Competition in Obamacare
Scott Gottlieb Forbes
Survey: Doctors' Political Views May Affect Patient Care
Lauran Neergaard AP
More Doctors Need to Vote and Get Politically Involved
Dhruv Khullar Stat
Uber, Lyft Busy Chasing Healthcare Market Sans Smartphone
Parmar MedCityNews
Nobel Prize in Medicine Goes to Japan’s Yoshinori Ohsumi
Fifield & Cha WaPo
How Michelle Obama Quietly Changed What Americans Eat
Julia Belluz Vox
UK Scientists Say They're on the Verge of Curing HIV
Colleen Curry Global Citizen
House Committee Taps Mylan for More Info on EpiPen Price Figures
Loftus WSJ
The Weak Evidence Behind Brain-Training Games
Ed Yong The Atlantic
New Jersey Small Businesses Vie Against Rising Health Care Costs
Gregory NW
Does Fashion Inspired by Prescription Pills Glamorize Addiction?
Robbins Stat
Outpatient for Some Acute Conditions Effective and Cheaper
Doyle Reuters


Wednesday, October 5
Not "A Better Way:" Trump's Health Plan Leaves Millions Uninsured
Capretta RCH
Study: Limiting Choice of Doctors Means Cheaper Health Insurance
Sapatkin PI
When the Blues Won't Let You Be
Anna Gorman Kaiser Health News
Risk of Opioid Addiction Up 37 Percent Among Young US Adults
Preidt HealthDay
Death, Kickbacks and a Billionaire: The Story of a Dangerous Opioid
Herper Forbes
J&J Warns Diabetic Patients: Insulin Pump Vulnerable to Hacking
Finkle Reuters
White House Defends ACA From Bill Clinton’s Criticism
Jordan Fabian The Hill
Device Offering Colonoscopy Workaround Wins FDA Clearance
A. Parmar MCN
Novel Pancreatic Cancer Trial Aims to Give Patients More Options
Begley Stat
CBO: Bill to Block Controversial Medicare Change Would Cost $395M
Sullivan Hill
Insurance Justice for Kidney Failure Patients
Julianne Malveaux World Post
Antitobacco Groups Sue FDA to Require Graphic Warning Labels
Tripp Mickle WSJ
DEA Cuts Opioid Production by 25 Percent for Next Year
Angela Chen The Verge
New Curricula Help Students Understand Needs of LGBT Patients
Krisberg AAMCN
Defending the FDA to Protect Public Health and Safety
Sally Greenberg HuffPost


Thursday, October 6
Counterfeits Kill: Stronger Law Enforcement Needed
Steve Pociask RealClearHealth
Why Insurance Companies Control Your Medical Care
Christy Ford Chapin The Conv.
Theranos to Shut Labs, Lay Off Hundreds as Mission Shifts
Rebecca Robbins Stat
The Pill Makers Next Door: How Opioid Crisis Spread
Kamp & Campo-Flores WSJ
Telemedicine as Lifesaver
Robert Graboyes InsiderSources.com
New Treatment Roils Issues of How to Treat Prostate Cancer
Julie Appleby KHN
Caring for the Opioid Epidemic's Youngest Victims
Christine Vestal Stateline
Kratom Ban Being Reconsidered by DEA
Eric Boodman Stat
Good Heart Attack Care? Depends on the Hospital
Marilynn Marchione AP
What’s the Longest Humans Can Live? 115 Years, New Study Says
C. Zimmer NYT
A Better Diabetes Test?
Randy Dotinga HealthDay
EpiPen Maker Overcharged Taxpayers for Years, Officials Say
Peter Sullivan The Hill
Nat'l Academy Of Medicine Talks Doctor Distress, Suicide
Carey Goldberg WBUR
Firm That Ran Fateful Drug Trial in France Opens U.S. Test Facility
R. Bichell NPR
Should Doctors Have the Legal Right to Refuse Care?
Lisa Rapaport Reuters


Friday, October 7
It's Time to Make Opioid Recovery Accessible
N. Gingrich & J. Kennedy & V. Jones RCH
Dialysis at Home? Medicare Wants More Patients to Try It
Eric Whitney KHN
US Life Expectancy Lags Behind Other Wealthy Nations
Dennis Thompson HealthDay
Don't Shoot the Messenger: How RNA Could Keep Us Young
Lazzari The Convo
Your Surgeon Is Probably Republican, Your Shrink Probably Dem
Sanger-Katz NYT
Underactive Thyroid May Be Overdiagnosed, Overtreated in Seniors
Doyle Reuters
Trump Adds High-Risk Pools to Healthcare Plan
Peter Sullivan The Hill
Molina Outperforms Rivals in ACA Marketplaces
Anne Wilde Mathews WSJ
Teens' Penchant for Risk-Taking May Help Them Learn Faster
Erin Ross NPR
US Lawmakers to Investigate Funding of WHO Cancer Agency
Kate Kelland Reuters
New Website Teaches How to "Stop A Suicide Today"
Lynn Jolicoeur CommonHealth
Providers: Too Soon to Expand Medicare Bundled Payment Models
Ayala The Hill
Poland Steps Back From Stricter Anti-Abortion Law
R. Lyman & J. Berendt NYT
Digital Health Entrepreneurs (Likely) Raising More Cash Than Ever
Graham Forbes
As ACA Prices Rise, and Choices Shrink, Agents Get Squeezed
J. DiStefano PI
Saturday, October 8
Trump Wouldn't Have to Wait for Congress to Undo Much of the ACA
Rovner KHN
Let's Talk a Millenial Into Getting a Flu Shot
Daniel Victor New York Times
Hoppy Beer Might Be Better for You
Rachel Rettner Live Science
Does Having Your Big Meal at Dinner Make Losing Weight Harder?
Searing WP
What Would a Republican Win Mean for Health Policy?
Gail R. Wilensky NEJM
Encouraging Integrative, Non-Opioid Approaches to Pain
Doctor et. al. HAB
The Insanity of Doctor Recertification
Danielle Ofri Slate
Should You Be Wearing Surgical Scrubs Outside the Hospital?
Peltonen WBUR
Obamacare Isn’t "Crazy," and It’s Not Dying
Jonathan Chait New York Magazine
Surgeon General Investigating Possible Computer Breach
Associated Press
Narcissists Are Everywhere, Yet Aren't the People You Think They Are
Szokan WP
Fitbit Shows Impressive Wellness Data
Neil Versel MedCityNews
Flu, Light, and Truth: FLUx et Veritas
David L. Katz Huffington Post
Big Data Approach to Heart Disease Wins $75 Million Award
Sharon Begley Stat
Marketers See a Gold Mine in Private Health Data
Mary F.E. Ebeling Philly.com
Monday, October 10
Trump and Clinton Spar Over Obamacare During Debate
Akin Oyedele Business Ins.
Mylan to Pay $465 Million EpiPen Settlement
Carolyn Y. Johnson Wonkblog
California Proves Obamacare Is Not a Disaster
Noam N. Levey Los Angeles Times
Chemical Weapon for Sale: China's Unregulated Narcotic
Kinetz & Butler AP
Anthem Refuses to Cover Pioneering Duchenne Drug
Sy Mukherjee Fortune
Mixed Results for Medicare Experiment
Guy Boulton USA Today
What Happens if Congress Doesn't Change Obamacare?
Caitlin Owens Morn. Consult
How Many Military Personnel, Vets Will Have PTSD in 2025?
M. S. Jalali The Conv.
This Drug Discount Program Is Increasing Cancer Care Costs
Debra Patt Stat
Insulin Prices Soar While Drugmakers’ Share Stays Flat
Roland & Loftus WSJ
Breast Cancer Awareness: A Chance For a New Conversation
Tricia Laursen The Hill
Got Zika? Lab Constraints Mean It's Often Hard to Know
Shefali Luthra KHN
Does Birth Control Raise Depression Risk? That's Complicated
Tara Haelle NPR
Drug-Addiction Epidemic Creates Crisis in Foster Care
Teresa Wiltz Stateline
Volunteers Canvass Medical Offices to Curb Opioid Misuse
Elana Gordon NW


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