News Briefs

By Phil Galewitz Blood glucose meters, which millions of diabetics rely upon to regulate their blood sugar, have become less costly and easier and less painful to ...

By Alan Lyndon The FDA announced Tuesday that the most popular “morning-after,” emergency contraceptive — Plan B One Step — is now available over the ...

As medical students and residents made their rounds through the Pennsylvania state capitol one cool April morning, a central message echoed through the halls.  An ...

The patent on original OxyContin expired yesterday.  That’s big news in the pharma world.  OxyContin had $2.8 billion in sales last year.  Generic drug manufacturers ...

By Brad Broker By now, you are well aware of the Boston Marathon bombings.  As of Tuesday morning, three people have been killed and 176 ...

By Phil Galewitz When hospitals commit to stopping the delivery of babies before 39 weeks gestation unless there is medical cause to do so, they can dramatically lower rates ...

By Brad Broker After a series of 15 consecutive, involuntary, rapid fire sneezes, I unofficially declared the beginning of allergy season.  Turns out, the Asthma and ...

By Alan Lyndon In his State of the Union Address in January, President Obama said, “Now is the time to reach a level of research ...

By Brad Broker Two separate studies have been published advancing the health benefits of video games.  In the first study, playing action video games specifically ...

By Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee made clear Tuesday that finding a solution to the vexing ...