A Drug Widely Used to Treat PTSD Symptoms Has Failed a Rigorous Trial
The medication is currently prescribed for many veterans
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Senators Traded in Tobacco Stocks While Sitting on Health Committee
Lawmakers, unlike executive branch employees, are allowed to engage in such activity
CDC Director’s Investment in Tobacco, Drug Companies Baffles Ethics Experts
The purchases occurred after she took over the agency
Trump Endorses “Right to Try” for Terminally Ill Patients
More than 30 states already have laws that allow access to experimental treatments
Researchers Race to Devise a Roadside Test for Driving While High
Could a sensor-studded brain cap pick up signs of impairment?
Trump Administration Halts Program That Evaluates Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Therapies
The initiative was terminated without any replacement offerings set up in its place
“The Problem Child of Seasonal Flu”: Beware This Winter’s Virus
H3N2 is deadlier than many other influenza strains
CDC Plans Session on the Medical Response to a Nuclear Detonation
The public health workshop will include education on “preparing for the unthinkable”
The Most Expensive U.S. Medicine Now Has an Official Sticker Price
This gene therapy for vision loss will initially cost $850,000
Genetically Modified T Cells Might Help Fight HIV
Preliminary work in monkeys suggests stem cells can be engineered to help combat the virus
A Semester-Long Program Aims to Help College Students with Mental Health Conditions
The Boston University offering teaches students crucial coping skills
FDA Approves First Gene Therapy Targeting Rare Form of Inherited Blindness
The historic treatment’s costs could top $1 million
U.S. Lifts Moratorium on Funding Controversial, High-Risk Virus Research
The three-year-old policy had “paused” 21 publicly-funded projects
This Video Game May Help Kids with ADHD
It hasn’t been compared with traditional drugs or therapy
Brain Organoids Get Cancer, Too, Opening a New Frontier in Personalized Medicine
Scientists hope to test experimental therapies on these “micro-brains”
Scientist Concedes His Controversial MS Therapy is “Largely Ineffective”
A gold standard trial found the approach does not help patients
Scarlet Fever, a Disease of Yore, Is Making a Comeback
The reason for the sudden surge remains a mystery
Trump Rails against Drug Industry, but Turns to Its Ranks to Fill Administration
Some Republicans argue industry players can use their experience to pursue reforms
Trump, Breaking with Precedent, Won't Meet with U.S. Nobel Recipients
Spokesperson cites president’s foreign travel as reason; one winner says he’s “relieved”
6 Medical Innovations That Moved from The Battlefield to Mainstream Medicine
Wartime clinicians have taught us a lot about fighting infection
