Legacy Topic: Health Care
In Oakland and elsewhere, health care is investing in affordable housing
Mar 12, 2019
Kensington Gardens' experience is indicative of a developing trend.
Full-time school nurses in short supply
Mar 11, 2019
According to a recent study, fewer than 40 percent of schools employ a full-time nurse.
FDA approves new Johnson & Johnson drug for depression
by
Renata Sago
Mar 6, 2019
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first new kind of drug to treat depression since Prozac hit the scene in the late 1980s. Spravato is a nasal spray from Johnson & Johnson that’s a close cousin of ketamine, an anesthetic that’s sometimes used recreationally and often known as “Special K.” Because ketamine can cause […]
Drug shortages continue to affect common meds
Mar 6, 2019
Contaminated supply chains, natural disasters, and the bottom line are just some of the reasons why basic drugs are in constant shortage.
Measles are preventable and costly, health officials say
Mar 5, 2019
There have been over 150 measles cases detected nationwide, including dozens of young children in the Pacific Northwest.
Here's why Eli Lilly will sell a generic insulin
Mar 4, 2019
Lawmakers have been critical of big pharma's pricing structures.
Pharma executives in the hot seat over drug prices
by
Erika Beras
Feb 26, 2019
Senior leaders of big pharmaceutical companies are in D.C. Tuesday to testify before a Senate committee.
For public good, not for profit.
North Carolina is trying to lower health care costs for state workers by limiting how much the state pays some health providers
Feb 26, 2019
North Carolina is taking a step toward lowering costs for state workers.
These moms south of Seattle are tackling asthma, starting in preschools
Feb 20, 2019
One in 12 kids in the US has asthma.
Many in the health care industry already lining up to derail 'Medicare-for-all'
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Blake Farmer
Feb 8, 2019
Patients may like the sound of "Medicare-for-all," but for many of the hospitals and doctors who would treat them, it's a nonstarter.