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Author: Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY

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Prescription opioid overdoses drop, as fentanyl deaths skyrocket

July 19, 2019Ken Alltucker, USA TODAYComments Off on Prescription opioid overdoses drop, as fentanyl deaths skyrocket

Prescription opioid painkillers are fading as a cause of drug overdose deaths. Cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl are linked to more deaths

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‘It’s a great slogan, but it’s not workable:’ Health insurers pan Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders health fixes

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019Ken Alltucker, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘It’s a great slogan, but it’s not workable:’ Health insurers pan Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders health fixes

America’s Health Insurance Plans and other health-industry groups step up criticism of Biden’s public option, Sanders’ Medicare for All health fixes

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Doctors share migrant children’s haunting drawings: ‘These children coming into our country need a voice’

July 5, 2019Ken Alltucker, USA TODAYComments Off on Doctors share migrant children’s haunting drawings: ‘These children coming into our country need a voice’

Drawings by migrant children show families behind bars in telling images of their experience at U.S. Customs and Border Protection detention center

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‘Really astonishing’: Average cost of hospital ER visit surges 176% in a decade, report says

June 4, 2019Ken Alltucker, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Really astonishing’: Average cost of hospital ER visit surges 176% in a decade, report says

The average emergency room visit cost $1,389 in 2017, up176%, according to a report by the Health Care Cost Institute. Billing codes are part of it.

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A new drug costs $2.1 million for children with a muscle-wasting disease

May 24, 2019Ken Alltucker, USA TODAYComments Off on A new drug costs $2.1 million for children with a muscle-wasting disease

The FDA approved a new drug that could be the nation’s most expensive

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FDA defends oversight amid questions of safety of generic drugs made in India and China

May 17, 2019Ken Alltucker, USA TODAYComments Off on FDA defends oversight amid questions of safety of generic drugs made in India and China

The FDA defends its track records of inspections of overseas drug factories as a new book raises question about the safety of generic drugs

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FDA defends oversight amid questions of safety of generic drugs made in India and China

May 17, 2019Ken Alltucker, USA TODAYComments Off on FDA defends oversight amid questions of safety of generic drugs made in India and China

The FDA defends its track records of inspections of overseas drug factories as a new book raises question about the safety of generic drugs

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States: Drugmakers collude on generic price hikes, overcharge consumers and states billions

May 13, 2019Ken Alltucker, USA TODAYComments Off on States: Drugmakers collude on generic price hikes, overcharge consumers and states billions

A coalition of 43 attorneys general allege generic drug manufacturers colluded, overcharging states and consumers billions.

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Number of measles cases in the U.S. reach 704, the highest point this century

April 29, 2019Ken Alltucker, USA TODAYComments Off on Number of measles cases in the U.S. reach 704, the highest point this century

The CDC reports 704 confirmed cases of measles. The figure is the highest number of cases since measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000.

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Do ‘the right thing’: People who can’t get vaccinated during a measles outbreak rely on the healthy

April 13, 2019Ken Alltucker, USA TODAYComments Off on Do ‘the right thing’: People who can’t get vaccinated during a measles outbreak rely on the healthy

Children and adults who can’t vaccinate because of a age, a weakened immune system or a medical treatment are vulnerable during measles outbreaks.

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