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Curbing high drug prices is a popular topic on the campaign trail, but industry lobbyists weren't feeling the heat at the Democratic National Convention this week. Meanwhile, now that the general election is officially on, The Hill looks at what to expect out of the candidates' health care policies.
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Outlets report on health news from Massachusetts, Louisiana, Tennessee, Michigan and Maryland.
In other news, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center moves forward in its plan to develop closer ties with two other hospitals, Pennsylvania's Riddle Hospital receives a $16 million gift and a Florida malpractice case raises questions about the business of medicine.
Gov. Robert Bentley will call the legislature into a special session to consider the plan. Also, a report finds that profits rose for Michigan's Medicaid managed care plans.
The new antibiotic can kill MRSA, the poster child for drug resistance and the culprit behind the most pernicious hospital-acquired staph infections.
Officials still do not expect a widespread outbreak in the continental U.S., but Florida is particularly vulnerable to the virus because of its climate.
A new study calculates a formula — 30 minutes of exercise for every 4 hours of inactivity — that can lower the risk of an early death from a sedentary lifestyle. In other public health news, the 'Ice Bucket Challenge' actually helped those with ALS, doctors tackle the question of what happens to the brain while a patient is under hypnosis and more stories.
Critics of the legislation say it takes pressure off companies to detect and report drugs flowing to the black market. In other news, after fatal overdoses, advocates say dealers should face punishment, the use of an elephant sedative that's 100 times as potent as fentanyl is spreading and Ohio's attorney general says law enforcement officers should be protected from field testing street drugs.
The sales from Orkambi helped the company narrow its second-quarter losses. In other pharmaceutical news, Brexit is a mixed bag for GlaxoSmithKline and Teva wins approval to purchase Allergan's generics business.
The drug, called LMTX, was no more effective for most people than a sugar pill, but did work for a small subset of patients.
At the Democratic National Convention, some of Hillary Clinton's top supporters are talking about spiking health care costs as the next step in reform. Meanwhile, as abortion remains at the forefront of convention conversation, the Los Angeles Times looks at the states where the biggest battles are being fought.
In Maryland, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield tells state regulators that it misjudged in its earlier 12-percent increase request and now wants to increase rates by at least 27 percent. In Pennsylvania, insurers say double-digit increases are needed because costs are going up.
The diagnostic-testing company, which is in the middle of trying to sell itself to Abbott Laboratories, received a subpoena seeking information on its efforts to collect copayments from patients.
The insurance giant tops analysts' expectations for the second quarter. It says that the planned $45 billion merger with Cigna is needed to help provide leverage to negotiate better prices for consumers and make it easier for the company to keep selling plans on the health law's online marketplaces.
Many of the nation's best-known hospitals fail to nab 5 stars. But some in the industry say the ratings are an oversimplified judgment of quality. “Hospitals cannot be rated like movies,” says Dr. Darrell Kirch, president of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
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