Dying Man's Wait for News on Life-Extending Drug

Dying man's wait for news on life-extending drug

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Now he is hanging on to the hope that he can be given a new drug. But he's been waiting for more than nine weeks for a decision from GlaxoSmithKline on whether it will put him on the free programme to take its experimental drug dabrafenib. Nine weeks …
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Autism Cures Promised by DNA Testers Belied by Regulators

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Doctors and clinics across the U.S. are using the exploding science of DNA testing to feed anxieties and sell hope to people with autism and other hard-to-treat disorders. Emboldened by meager state and federal regulation, purveyors … “A lot of this …
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New Year to Bring Some New Offerings in Medicare

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Signed in 2010, the federal health law already has provided free preventive health benefits to millions of people with Medicare, and saved billions of dollars for those who hit the gap in their Part D prescription drug coverage. In 2013, discounts …
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Doctors with financial conflicts often have big say in developing medical …

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In the latest installment in its terrific “Side Effects” series, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, in conjunction with MedPage Today, reports on how the financial relationships between doctors and drug companies heavily influence medical treatment …
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