The federal government said Monday that it wants to force drugmakers to disclose prices for prescription medicines in their TV commercials. The drug industry’s main trade group said drug companies are only willing to disclose the prices on their websites, not in commercials, and they’ll start doing that next spring. […]
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GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it would convene an emergency committee to decide whether Congo’s Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern as confirmed cases and deaths from the virus spiraled. A logo is pictured on the World Health Organization […]
Transcript for Unvaccinated child dies of the flu in Florida We turn next tonight to flu season. Hard to believe, but it’s here, and it’s off to a deadly start. Already blamed for the death of a child in Florida. Let’s turn to Dr. Jen Ashton. We know this comes […]
The nation’s second-largest health insurer has agreed to pay the government a record $16 million to settle potential privacy violations in the biggest known health care hack in U.S. history, officials said Monday. The personal information of nearly 79 million people — including names, birthdates, Social Security numbers and medical […]
It’s a dream she’s had since she was 2 years old. “When I was 2 years old, I went up to my mom and asked her, ‘When is the good fairy going to come with her magic wand and change my penis into a vagina?'” Jazz Jennings, 18, told ABC […]
A Florida child who hadn’t received a flu vaccination died from the virus in late September or early October, according to the state’s department of health. It’s the first reported pediatric death in Florida for the 2018-19 flu season. Vaccinations have been shown to reduce a child’s likelihood of dying […]
GENEVA (Reuters) – The number of Yemenis on the brink of famine could rise to 12 million – or two in five of the population – from around 8.5 million in coming months due to escalating war and a deepening economic crisis, the United Nations food agency said on Monday. […]
This is a Kaiser Health News story. The young man held the medication in his hand — and considered using it to end his life. But then he “put it down and said, ‘No. I need help,’” before heading to a Laredo, Texas, emergency room, said Kimberly Gallegos, who at […]