As sequencing moves into clinical use, insurers balk
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Aimee Robeson just wants an answer. Her son, Christian, was born in 2010 with multiple, mysterious syndromes that leave him unable to speak, chew,...
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FBI working with CDC on government scientists possibly exposed to anthrax
As many as 75 scientists working in U.S. federal government laboratories in Atlanta may have been exposed to live anthrax bacteria and are being offered treatment to prevent infection from...
New gene tests may give cancer patients quicker path to treatment
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new way of evaluating tumors may soon help cancer patients identify the underlying genetic link to their disease - and the best possible...
FDA cancer chief says ‘escalating’ drug prices can’t continue
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - By law, Dr. Richard Pazdur, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's cancer drug czar, is not allowed to consider the cost of treatments his...
Cancer doctors urged to consider value when treating patients
By Deena Beasley and Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cancer doctors should consider the financial as well as the medical impact of treatment for patients as healthcare costs continue to...
Cancer doctors urged to consider value when treating patients
By Deena Beasley and Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cancer doctors should consider the financial as well as the medical impact of treatment for patients as healthcare costs continue to...
Treatment helps prevent early menopause in breast cancer patients
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new treatment approach may help thousands of women with early-stage breast cancer avoid premature menopause and preserve their ability to have children, U.S....
New lung cancer screening guidelines could cost Medicare $9.3 billion
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A study of Medicare beneficiaries with a history of heavy smoking found that new lung cancer screening guidelines would likely double the proportion of lung cancers found...
New lung cancer screening guidelines could cost Medicare $9.3 billion
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A study of Medicare beneficiaries with a history of heavy smoking found that new lung cancer screening guidelines would likely double the proportion of...
U.S. confirms second case of MERS
CHICAGO/ORLANDO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials confirmed the country's second case of MERS, a deadly virus first discovered in the Middle East, and said the patient was in good condition...