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Policy & Industry
Doctors Say Cheerleading Needs More Safety Rules
As cheerleading becomes more competitive, too many students are getting injured
Wireless Medical Devices Vulnerable to Hacking
A heart defibrillator remotely controlled by a villainous hacker to trigger a fatal heart attack? It may only happen in the movies, but the Government Accountability Office (GAO) doesn’t want to take any chances.
Least Healthy Employees? Hospital Workers
When it comes to healthy behaviors, don’t look to hospital workers as role models
Meningitis Cases Rise in Outbreak Linked to Tainted Steroid Shots
Health officials expect yet more cases of fungal meningitis related to contaminated steroid shots
Soda Makers Will Post Calorie Counts on Vending Machines
Will calorie counts on soda-vending machines help curb consumption of sugary drinks?
Psychiatrist Contends the Field Is ‘Committing Professional Suicide’
Psychiatry — and medicine in general — has a dangerously close relationship with the pharmaceutical industry
‘Peace Corps for Doctors’: Solving Shortages of Medical Workers Abroad
A U.S. Senator’s daughter launches a nonprofit volunteer program to improve health care both in the developing world and at home
A Doctor’s Dilemma: When Crucial New-Drug Data Is Hidden
In a new book, “Bad Pharma,” British columnist Dr. Ben Goldacre lays out all the clever ways in which the pharmaceutical industry is getting bad drugs onto shelves
Keep the Kids Off the Trampoline, Pediatricians Warn
Parents should be discouraged from letting kids bounce on trampolines at home, according to an updated policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Top 10 Drug Company Settlements
Multibillion-dollar settlements against big drug companies have become all too common in recent years. Here’s a rogues gallery of the worst offenders
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Household Hazard: Kids Swallowing Laundry Detergent Capsules
Kids will put just about anything in their mouths, including potentially toxic single-dose laundry detergent gel packs — the small, soft and colorful capsules that tend to draw children’s interest.