Trump’s FDA Pick Could Undo Decades of Drug SafeguardsFebruary 6, 2017 |
President Trump’s vow to overhaul the Food and Drug Administration could bring major changes in policy, including steps to accelerate the process of approving new prescription drugs, setting up a clash with critics who say his push for deregulation might put consumers at risk
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The number of American adults who are using multiple medications and supplements is rising, with potentially dangerous side effects. Here’s how to cut back
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Consumers with iPhones can click to contribute their genetic information to medical studies
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Doctors at the University Hospitals of Cleveland see an immediately recognizable symbol pop up alongside certain drugs when they sign in online these days to prescribe medications for patients: $$$$$
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Are Medicare ACOs Working? Experts DisagreeOctober 21, 2015 |
One of the missions of the 2010 federal health law is to slow the soaring cost of health care. A key strategy for Medicare is encouraging doctors, hospitals and other health care providers to form accountable care organizations (ACOs) to coordinate beneficiaries’ care and provide services more efficiently
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Seeking New Markets, Companies Offer DNA Testing at a LossOctober 2, 2015 |
How much would you pay to know your genetic code? Some companies are willing to lose money to find out
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J. Craig Venter to Offer DNA Data to ConsumersSeptember 22, 2015 |
A genomic entrepreneur plans to sell genetic workups for as little as $250. But $25,000 gets you “a physical on steroids.”
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Ancestry Moves Further into Consumer GeneticsJuly 16, 2015 |
The company that began as a source of genealogical data now hopes to marry that information with DNA data—and sell it for research
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