Medicine
N.J. lawmaker moves to make it tougher to opt out of school vaccinations
Bill sponsor Assemblyman Herb Conaway, D-Burlington, says his goal is to respect parents' religious objections but create stricter standards for exemptions.
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Advice to parachuting docs: Think before you jump into poor countries
The American College of Physicians has issued a position paper on "ethical obligations" for medical volunteers.
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NewsWorks Tonight, April 4, 2018
We recall the riots that erupted in Wilmington upon the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. fifty years ago today. Mayor Jim Kenney announce ...
Air Date: April 4, 2018
Listen 21:17Cooper medical students with disabilities push for culture change in medicine
Many doctors and students hide disabilities out of a real 'fear of judgment, bias, and skewed perception of ability,' a report finds.
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What if a drug could make your blood deadly to mosquitoes?
Imagine this: A pesky mosquito sips some of your blood. Hours later, the blood-sucker drops dead, poisoned by the very blood it just slurped down.
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New Jersey expanding its medical marijuana program
"The days of making residents jump through hoops are coming to an end," Murphy said. He added later: "We recognize that patients should be treated as patients, not criminals."
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Philly Council panel wants to develop workplace guidelines on medical marijuana
Councilwoman Cherelle Parker hopes to work with stakeholders across the city on guidelines to help patients figure out their rights and prevent negative consequences.
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The 30 year quest to tame the ‘wily’ cancer gene
The mutated gene is called RAS, and it's the very first human cancer gene ever discovered. It's also amazingly common.
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‘Pharma Bro’ tearfully apologizes, then sentenced to prison
Martin Shrkeli, the smirking "Pharma Bro" vilified for jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug, was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for defrauding investors.
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Opioid overdoses sending twice as many kids to hospital
Over a decade, more than 3,600 children were admitted hospitals for opioid ingestion — about 800 between 2004 and 2007 and more than 1,500 between 2012 and 2015.
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Healing the wounds from injecting drugs
Injecting drugs can cause serious, life-threatening wounds. As the drug crisis escalates, some clinics are teaching simple techniques to reduce the risk of infection.
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Listen 9:51After mastectomy, some women visit tattoo artists
The “illusion of protrusion” makes for a realistic nipple tattoo.
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Listen 5:12Probe into generic drug price fixing set to widen
Forty-five states and the DOJ are claiming that generic drug prices are fixed, and the alleged collusion may have cost U.S. business and consumers more than $1 billion.
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Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana dispensaries running dry
Pennsylvania's budding medical marijuana dispensaries have just about run out of pot.
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