by Woody Weingarten | Feb 18, 2019 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Finding cancer-causing contaminants causes FDA to recall blood-pressure drugs Millions of bottles of generic blood-pressure meds have been recalled after a contaminant that causes cancer was found.According to a recent story on the Tech2.org website, the Federal...
by Woody Weingarten | Feb 12, 2019 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts, Woody's favorites
Lack of money may adversely impact health of cancer patients, says AARP articleSurviving cancer may depend on what’s in your savings account.At least that’s the conclusion of an article by Peter Moore in an edition of “AARP: The Magazine” a...
by Woody Weingarten | Feb 5, 2019 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Physicians have big trouble unlearning outmoded practices, New York Times writer claimsThe public is paying more because it’s hard for physicians to unlearn what they were taught long ago.That — along with the notion that “procedures live on even after...
by Woody Weingarten | Jan 26, 2019 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
FDA clears pricey oncology therapy drug for multiple cancers with a shared mutationThe federal Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug, Vitrakvi, for a wide range of cancers based on a shared mutation.According to a recent Washington Post story by Laurie...
by Woody Weingarten | Jan 13, 2019 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Sloan Kettering pulls rug out from under its execs after apparent conflicts of interestMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, under siege for potential conflicts of interest, has severely tightened the reins on its top executives.No longer will they be able to serve...
