DCIS on Screening More Than Doubles Risk of Invasive Breast Ca Risk, Death Over 20 Years
More aggressive surgery, endocrine treatment of ER-positive breast cancer reduced the risk over...
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Month: May 2020
Medical News Forecast for June 1-7
Ex vivo genome editing webcast, upcoming FDA decisions, virtual medical conferences and more Lynne...
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After Nonfatal Opioid Overdose, Less than 25% of Insured Patients Seek Follow-Up Treatment
Patients who were older, female, and African American or Hispanic less likely to do so Among...
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Five-Day Course of Remdesivir Beneficial in Severe COVID-19
No significant difference seen in five-, 10-day course for severe COVID-19 without mechanical ventilation
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Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 741 to 180,458: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 741 to...
Read MoreU.S. FDA asks five firms to recall diabetes drug with high levels of probable carcinogen
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Thursday it has recommended five pharmaceutical firms to voluntarily recall their diabetes drug metformin after the agency found high levels of a possible...
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Mexico reports 81,400 total cases of coronavirus and 9,044 deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico on Thursday registered 3,377 new cases of coronavirus and 447...
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Brazil registers record 26,417 coronavirus cases in a day: ministry
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil reported a daily record of 26,417 new coronavirus cases on...
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China reports no new coronavirus cases for May 28
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China reported no new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland as of...
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U.S. senators offer bill to prepare for the next pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators offered a bipartisan $3 billion plan on Thursday to...
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U.S. FDA approves Eli Lilly’s diagnostic agent for Alzheimer’s disease
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved drugmaker Eli Lilly...
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Hydroxychloroquine combination risky for cancer patients with COVID-19: study
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Cancer patients with COVID-19 who were treated with...
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AstraZeneca’s top-selling drug slows early-stage lung cancer – trial
(Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s top-selling drug Tagrisso has been shown to hold back a...
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French coronavirus cases jump by 3,325 due to better tracking
PARIS (Reuters) – The number of coronavirus infections in France jumped on the same day the...
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Doctors in Chile face tough decisions as coronavirus cases spike
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Doctors in hospitals across the Chilean capital Santiago said on...
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U.S. coronavirus deaths top 100,000 as country reopens
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) – The novel coronavirus has killed more than 100,000 people in...
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Factbox: Where states stand as U.S. reaches 100,000 coronavirus deaths
(This May 27 story has been refiled to add extension of stay-at-home order through June 12 in...
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Valencia region moves to next stage of Spain’s lockdown exit
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Valencia region will progress to the next phase of a...
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France’s coronavirus deaths reach more than 28,500, cases slow
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s coronavirus death toll rose by less than a 100 for the...
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Still Seeking A Federal Coronavirus Strategy
Democrats were not impressed with the Trump administration’s COVID-19 national testing strategy document submitted to Congress this week. They say the pandemic requires more direction from the federal government, while the administration wants to give nearly all the responsibility to the states. Meanwhile, in an effort to shore up his base of senior voters, President Donald Trump has unveiled a plan to limit what those on Medicare must pay out-of-pocket for insulin. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Erin Mershon of STAT News and Joanne Kenen of Politico join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN’s Phil Galewitz, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” installment about a patient who thought he might have COVID-19, did everything right and got a big bill, anyway.
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