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State Legislators Push ‘Laura’s Law,’ Removal Of Liability Cap for Hospitals
The bills are in response to the death of local resident Laura Levis outside an emergency room. -
In A Measles Outbreak, Demand For Vaccine Spikes
Clinics in the Pacific Northwest are ordering ten times the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella as they normally do because some who have avoided vaccines are changing their minds. -
Trump Calls For Congress To Lower Drug Prices In State Of The Union
Medical ethicist Art Caplan joined BPR to discuss Trump's call to lower drug prices during his State of the Union address Tuesday. -
Collapse Of Health System Sends Venezuelans Fleeing To Brazil For Basic Meds
The once impressive medical system has crumbled dramatically in Venezuela's ongoing crisis. Measles is resurgent, HIV patients aren't getting drugs. Even catheters are in short supply. -
Non-Medical Vaccine Exemptions Helped Spread Measles Outbreak In Washington
Art Caplan said that the measles outbreak in Washington has spread so quickly because of the high number of non-medical vaccine exemptions. -
Trial Begins For Drug Company Founder Accused Of Bribing Doctors, Fueling Opioid Crisis
John Kapoor, the founder of Insys Therapeutics, is accused of offering kickbacks to doctors who wrote large numbers of prescriptions for a fentanyl-based pain medication made by Insys. -
5 Convicted, 1 Acquitted In Meningitis Outbreak Case
Four former employees and an owner of the Massachusetts facility responsible for a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people and sickened hundreds were convicted Thursday. -
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Conducts Full-Scale Mass Casualty Drill
The drill mimicked a mass shooting at a fictitious nearby college and involved hundreds of staffers and dozens of actors. -
U.S. Attorney Warning Doctors About Prescribing Opioids
The top federal prosecutor in Mass. has sent letters to a number of medical professionals warning them that their prescribing practices have raised red flags in the state's effort to combat opioid addiction. -
New Feeding Tube Design Could Limit Food Options
Users of feeding tubes are concerned that a new feeding tube connector, called ENfit, will prevent them from using home-cooked blended foods.
