Scientists: Antidepressants Barely Better Than Nothing For Young Patients
The researchers say the quality of evidence about antidepressants and young people is so bad that there's no way to tell if any of them are safe or effective.
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New Hampshire AG: OxyContin Maker Routinely Engages In Deceptive Marketing
OxyContin’s selling point is that it relieves pain for 12 hours, but that is not the case in some patients. Meanwhile the Republican gubernatorial candidate's comments on the opioid crisis rankle law enforcement officers.
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2 Major Physician Services Companies Are In Talks On A Merger
Analysts say a merger between Envision Healthcare and AmSurg, which would have a combined value of $9 billion, could increase operating efficiency and profit margins.
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Biotech Industry Joins Other Drug Companies In Pricing Debate
Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) President Jim Greenwood says he is seeking to restore the drug industry's reputation, which has taken a hit over high prices. In other industry developments, USA Today reports that the charity-care programs run by three drug makers are drawing scrutiny in two states. Outlets also report on the latest news about Valeant and Glaxo.
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New House Proposal Would Require Doctors To Report Medical-Device Dangers
It's not clear whether the measure, which was advanced by Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., will see action this session.
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Senate, House Negotiators To Begin Talks On Reconciling Zika Funding
The Senate approved a bill providing $1.1 billion in funding for efforts to combat the virus while the House approved $622 million. The conference committee will try to find a compromise.
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Louisiana Insurers Seek Double-Digit Rate Hikes On Obamacare Policies
Meanwhile, in Iowa, Wellmark will seek a 6 percent increase in premiums for its longtime customers, which is dramatically lower than the rate hike it requested last month for newer customers who gained coverage after the federal health law took effect.
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HHS Unveils Rules To Limit Short-Term Health Policies, Strengthen Marketplaces
These plans are often cheaper but less comprehensive than those sold on the health law marketplaces. The proposed rules would limit their use to three months.
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First Edition: June 9, 2016
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Using Medicaid Dollars To Fight Poverty; Zika And The Summer Olympics
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
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U.S. Has Highest Price For Cancer Drugs, But Treatment Is More Affordable Than In Poorer Countries
Although the costs of the drugs are sky high in America, when calculating based on percentage of wealth and cost of living they're more affordable than for other countries such as India and China.
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State Highlights: Puerto Rico Debt Leaves Island Without Air Ambulance Service; In Tenn., Vanderbilt’s Clinic Helps Transgender Patients
Outlets report on health news from Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Michigan, Texas, Oregon, North Carolina, Ohio, Wisconsin and California.
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Maryland Panel To Consider Hospital Rates For Next Fiscal Year
In other news, a California regional hospital has filed for bankruptcy.
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Delaware To Gradually Expand Hepatitis C Drug Treatments To All Medicaid Patients
The state promised by 2018 to cover the expensive drugs for all Medicaid patients, rather than just those who were the sickest. Also, a federal judge is considering whether to block Kansas from cutting off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood.
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How Tying Gun Restrictions To Mental Health Has Failed
A new study suggests that regulators' attempt to predict which people are likely to use a gun to cause harm needs fine-tuning.
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Task Force Reaffirms Syphilis Recommendations Amid Resurgence
In other public health news, the head of the FDA is making a push to get volunteers to turn over their health records for the president's precision medicine initiative, experts say up to 80 percent of eating disorder cases in men can go undiagnosed, scientists suggest primary care doctors start screening for skin cancer, one-third of adults in the U.S. report that they have fair or poor dental health and advocates come out in support of sugary drink warnings.
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Govs. From Hard-Hit New England Address Opioid Epidemic: ‘There Is Not An Issue More Pressing’
The region's six governors urge an international conference of physicians to reduce their opioid prescribing. Meanwhile, the FDA warns of overdose risks from a diarrhea drug with opiate-like effects, insurers bet on data to help them fight the epidemic, and the head of the DEA says synthetic designer drugs -- especially opioids -- pose an unprecedented threat to the country.
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Researchers Predict As Few As 15 Zika Cases At Olympics
The studies, however, did not attempt to assess the risk of even a single Olympics traveller carrying the virus back to a vulnerable home country. Meanwhile, media outlets in the states report on the virus.
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Microsoft Mines Search Queries To Find Warning Signs To Cancer
The researchers focused on searches that indicated someone had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. From there, they worked backward, looking for earlier queries that could have shown that the user was experiencing symptoms before the diagnosis.
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Struggle To Find Best Antidepressant Could Be Helped By New Blood Test
The test may be able to predict if a patient will respond to the most commonly prescribed medications. In other pharmaceutical news, the Food and Drug Administration eliminates some paperwork doctors must file to access experimental drugs for patients with incurable diseases.
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