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The American Cancer Society says the study’s methods do not pass muster with statistics experts, so the increase may not be real. In other news, a pilot program in California aims to better track cancer diagnoses.
The analysis finds that the relationship between the opioid and heroin epidemics isn't consistent with a narrative that stricter control over the prescription drugs is causing users to turn to heroin. A different study finds that Medicare beneficiaries have the highest rate of “opioid use disorder.”
A new report finds no significant difference between gay or bisexual male teens' sexual behavior and that of straight males. But they were over five times more likely to use injected drugs. In other public health news, prisons are a hotbed for infectious diseases which spread to the general public when an inmate is released and researchers unlock an 85-year-old genetic mystery.
Treating the virus and its effects will likely cost billions upon billions of dollars for 2016 alone. But so many unknowns remain about the long-term price tag. In other news, a research team has received the go-ahead to begin testing a vaccine on humans, Florida officials are testing local mosquitoes for the virus, and an infectious disease expert weighs in on the investigation into the first possible U.S.-based case of Zika.
Meanwhile, a company has come up with a shoe designed to reduce hip, knee and back pain.
Scientists created the map with advanced scanners and computers running artificial intelligence programs that “learned” to identify the brain’s hidden regions, resulting in a new atlas that details nearly 100 previously unknown regions.
District Attorney Marian Ryan says Massachusetts' high court has previously ruled that the state law governing rape does not cover instances in which someone obtains consent through fraud. “There’s no real point in saying to someone let’s go forward when you know you are going to lose,’’ Ryan said.
A government reports finds that 29 percent of people sent to a medical facility to recover after a stroke, surgery or injury are further harmed by a mistake in care like a medication error, bedsore or infection.
The detailed report by a coalition of more than 100 nonprofit groups finds hundreds of patients were affected.
Strategic partnerships between large pharmaceutical companies and more agile biotech firms is becoming a fast-growing trend. In other news, an analysis identifies the drugs on which Medicaid spends the most money, cancer drugs drive Roche's sales and more.
The New York Times reports on how the changing environment of the health care sector supports the merging and combining of hospitals and doctor groups. Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports that Aetna is prepared to go to court to proceed with its proposed takeover of Humana.
Idaho has not expanded its Medicaid program under the federal health law and that leaves some low-income residents without access to Medicaid or subsidies to buy private insurance. Also, Kentucky residents complain about the governor's plan to change the Medicaid program and CNBC takes a detailed look at the impact of Medicaid expansion across the country.
Overall profits for insurers were down because of higher payouts, the Commonwealth Fund reports. Also in the news, a look at how hospitals might trim insurance costs and many Minnesota residents may be missing health insurance subsidies.
Drugmakers use the spotlight of the political conventions to urge lawmakers to pass pending legislation that would allow Medicare to cover the medications. And after vice presidential nominee Mike Pence's Republican convention speech, WFYI dives into the Indiana governor's record on important health issues.
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