All posts tagged "health"

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  Drug shows promise against vision-robbing disease in seniors

  Experimental drug aims to slow the destruction of light-sensing cells in the retina

  • Posted June 21, 2017
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  GOP eyes Senate health care vote next week, amid grumbling

  Republican legislators divided

  • Posted June 21, 2017
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  US Senate steers toward showdown vote next week on health bill

  Government would have a more limited role in providing coverage

  • Posted June 20, 2017
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  Medicinal cannabis dispensary opens in San Juan

  B.well Healing Center is part of a network of 10 dispensaries that plan to operate in Puerto Rico

  • Posted June 19, 2017
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  Pharmaceutical Industry: Focusing on Prevention and Disease Control Yields Results

  $300 million still needed to fund Medicaid budget for 2018

  • Posted June 17, 2017
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  Puerto Rico Health agencies break down their respective budgets

  Although some will see cuts, 5 agencies say they can operate properly

  • Posted June 14, 2017
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  Puerto Rico orders students to get vaccinated against HPV

  The island has seen a rise in cancers tied to the virus

  • Posted June 12, 2017
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  Puerto Rico Health Dept to pay gov’t hospitals directly

  Eliminates insurance companies

  • Posted June 12, 2017
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  Turning blood into living drugs to fight cancer

  Immune therapy is hottest trend in cancer care

  • Posted June 12, 2017
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  Puerto Rico Health Department Says Zika Epidemic Under Control

  More than 40,000 cases as of May 20 and 35 Zika-related birth defects

  • Posted June 6, 2017