The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said Medicare will continue paying for Avastin for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer, despite a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel’s recommendation to withdraw …
New Use for Duct Tape: Fighting Infection
Duct tape seems to have infinite uses, from the silly to the sinister. It’s an essential tool in any handyperson’s arsenal. But a Midwest hospital system seems to have found a genuinely unique way to utilize the ubiquitous sticky …
Snack Attack! Americans Are Eating More Between Meals
Americans love to snack. We do at the movie theater, at our desks at work, in front of the TV, in the car, even on the subway. There’s hardly a time during the day when we aren’t putting food in our faces.
Choosing a Sunscreen: Some Tips from an Expert
Is there anything worse than trying to make informed decisions in the sunscreen aisle? The very attempt is an exercise in frustration: on a recent trip to Target, I scanned the dozens of products on the sunblock display alongside …
The Healthland Podcast: We Debate Avastin, Marriage and Spanking
Join us for a lively discussion of the biggest health and science news this week. First, the bitter fight over whether breast-cancer patients should have access to the controversial drug Avastin. Also: should you live together …