Washington Post Orlando hospitals say they won’t bill survivors of Pulse nightclub shootingWashington PostThe Orlando hospitals that treated dozens of people injured in the Pulse nightclub shooting said Wednesday that they would not bill the survivors. One hospital said it would not bill for any treatment it provided Pulse victims, while Orlando Regional …Orlando hospitals ...

NPR Study Of Breast Cancer Treatment Reveals Paradox Of Precision MedicineNPRA major study about the best way to treat early-stage breast cancer reveals that “precision medicine” doesn’t provide unambiguous answers about how to choose the best therapy. “Precision doesn’t mean certainty,” says David Hunter, a professor of cancer …Gene Tests Identify Breast Cancer Patients Who Can ...

CNN Firefighter describes life after historic face transplant: ‘I have hope now’CNN(CNN) Patrick Hardison can now drive his children to school in the morning. He can swim in a pool, run his fingers through his hair and blink his eyes. He can walk in crowds without strangers staring and pointing at him, and children running ...

New York Times The Senator’s Daughter Who Raised Prices on Anti-Allergy EpiPenBloombergMembers of Congress are in an unusual position as they demand an explanation for Mylan NV’s 400 percent price hike for the EpiPen and focus attention squarely on its CEO: Heather Bresch. If lawmakers follow the usual script, Bresch could get called up …US ...

NPR Zika Images Show ‘Worst Brain Infections That Doctors Will Ever See’NPRA series of medical images published Tuesday offer the most complete picture, so far, of how the Zika virus can damage the brain of a fetus. How Big, Really, Is The Zika Outbreak In Florida? Shots – Health News · How Big, Really, Is ...

NBCNews.com Zion Harvey: A Year After Double Hand Transplant 9-Year-Old ‘Can Do More Than I Imagined’NBCNews.comEarlier this month, 9-year-old Zion Harvey got to experience what most kids can only dream about: he threw out the first pitch at a Baltimore Orioles game against the Texas Rangers. But Zion is no ordinary kid, and simply throwing ...

Washington Post Sepsis is a medical emergency, CDC says. It can be stopped if caught in time.Washington PostThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared sepsis a medical emergency, reporting Tuesday that about 72 percent of patients with this fast-moving and deadly illness have recently been seen by doctors and nurses, representing missed …Sepsis Declared ...

Disability Scoop Banned PCB Chemicals Still Tied to Autism in U.S. KidsU.S. News & World ReportTUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Children exposed to relatively high levels of PCBs in the womb may have an increased risk of developing autism, a new study suggests. PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are man-made chemicals once used …Chemicals banned ...

International Business Times Breast Cancer Risk Increases Threefold On Combined HRT Usage, Study FindsInternational Business TimesWomen who use combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can increase their risk of breast cancer by about three times, researchers found. They added that previous studies had dangerously underestimated this risk. HRT is used to treat menopause …How often should you ...

The Siasat Daily Socioeconomic Factors, Not Race, Influenced Myeloma Survival in Younger PatientsCancer NetworkSocioeconomic factors affected the care and survival of younger patients with multiple myeloma, but race/ethnicity itself did not influence survival, according to the results of a study published in Cancer. Although there have been advances in the …Social class may influence multiple ...