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Out-of-pocket healthcare costs , according to a survey by TransUnion, a credit reporting agency. (Healthcare Dive)
Breast cancer incidence is than that of the general population. (JAMA Psychiatry)
The FDA is with the Essure birth control device.
A couple married 66 years, both terminally ill, . A new documentary tells the story of their final days and their decision to obtain a lethal Rx through Oregon's Death with Dignity law. (Kaiser Health News)
Herbalist Timothy Morrow led "by the voice of God" attempted to . The boy died and now Morrow faces criminal charges. (ABC News)
Thousands of at a national competition. (TIME)
Violating HIPAA laws might be , writes Virginia Thornley, MD, at Kevin MD.
One woman's kidney infection turned out to be something more shocking -- . (Fox News)
Here's how one big academic medical center is . (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Study finds brains . (Nature)
Could a drug help prevent hearing loss? According to , an enzyme protected mice and rats from the condition. (ScienceDaily)
After cracking down on tobacco usage in New York City, billionaire and former mayor Michael Bloomberg donates to a watchdog group that will monitor the actions of Big Tobacco. (CBS News)
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb critiqued at AHIP's National Health Policy Conference. (CNBC)
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