Plan to Limit Some Drugs in Medicare Is Criticized

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Credit Daniel Rosenbaum for The New York Times. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share This Page … The proposed rule, which would lift a requirement that insurers cover “all or …
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CDC: Antibiotic Overuse Can Be Lethal

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Of particular concern is overuse of vancomycin because it is “the workhorse drug” used to treat MRSA, an increasingly common infection, and alternatives to it are expensive, said Arjun Srinivasan, the CDC's associate director for health care-associated …
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Study: Combination intervention completely eliminates HIV transmission

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To estimate the effectiveness of various prevention settings, the researchers modeled HIV transmission in a group of sexually active adults age 15 to 64 in the New York metropolitan area, including those who inject drugs, who are non-injection drug …
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Alabama Report Makes it Clear How Brutally Women Are Treated in Prison

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According to the New York Times, the biggest issue putting so many behind bars, especially women, is the “war on drugs,” creating a holding pen for non-violent criminals as a means of showing the state is “tough on crime. … changes that could get …
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