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The American Medical Association dropped out of a coalition fighting “Medicare for All,” preferring to focus on “practical solutions” to the U.S. healthcare crisis. (Politico)
Ebola hit a previously unaffected region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
The FDA approved entrectinib (Rozlytrek) for cancers with NTRK gene fusion, the third drug approved in the class, which targets a genetic abnormality instead of a specific type of cancer.
Purdue Pharma once considered a plan to manipulate online search engines to steer users away from news articles critical of the company’s opioid marketing. (Los Angeles Times)
Children’s hospitals in Texas stand to lose tens of millions of dollars as a result of a court ruling that allows Medicaid cost-shifting. (Houston Chronicle)
New York City’s police commissioner James O’Neill declared a mental health emergency following NYPD officer suicides Tuesday and Wednesday, raising the 2019 total to nine. (AP News)
Surgeons’ clinical judgement proved no better than a coin flip for predicting whether patients would benefit from surgery for torn knee cartilage. (Reuters)
A 22-year-old English woman required emergency treatment for severe facial burns after hard-cooked eggs exploded from their shells when she removed them from a microwave. (Fox News)
The number of Americans without health insurance increased between 2016 and 2017, the first increase since 2013. (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
Recruiting physicians to work in rural areas can be difficult, but a little creativity helps. (NPR)
A Swiss drug company has developed a vaccine that reduces or eliminates cats’ ability to produce allergens. (Newsweek)
Over the next decade, young adults will have the greatest increase in the hair-loss disorder alopecia areata. (Global Data)
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