Couples Struggling with Getting Pregnant Also Struggle with High Bills
With limited insurance coverage, many couples pay thousands of dollars for IVF treatments (whether or not they’re successful).
Health & Medicine
Widow Files Suit Against OHSU After Husband Passes During Chemo
A rare genetic condition that responses poorly to a common chemotherapy drug takes the life of a patient. He wife sues.
Tuberculosis Cases are on the Rise in Washington as COVID Continues
In Washington, and worldwide, TB cases have increased significantly.
Tylenol Relabeling has not Reduced Canada’s Overdose Rate
Acetaminophen overdoses can lead to liver failure and Canada’s new labels are helping to reduce the issue.
ARPO Arrests 14, including a Dozen Medical Providers, in Latest Sting
DOJ’s opioid strike force announces over a dozen arrests in multiple states.
All the Lonely People
American individualism plus economic atomization creates lonely people, but the search for connection and meaning can take us to some dangerous places.
Tennessee Medical Personnel are Arrested for Overprescribing
Two doctors and a nurse are indicted on opioid overprescribing and other federal charges.
CT Chest Scanning Can Help Predict Lung Cancer Survival Rates
Chest scans are able to help determine how long lung cancer patients will live.
Isotretinoin is ‘Not Independently Linked’ to Psychiatric Disorders
Researchers find that this cystic acne treatment does not, by itself, cause adverse psychiatric outcomes.
With Focus Shifting to Vaccinating Against COVID-19, Measles Cases Soar
Preventable diseases skyrocket as vaccination efforts focus heavily on the coronavirus.