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Byline: AP Health Writer

15 Mar

FDA begins push to cut addictive nicotine in cigarettes

published on March 15, 2018 - 12:46 PM

(AP) — Federal health officials took the first step Thursday to slash levels of addictive nicotine in cigarettes, an unprecedented

09 Mar

Insurers get into care, but is it good for your health?

published on March 9, 2018 - 1:03 PM

(AP) — In the not-too-distant future, your health insurance, your prescription drugs and some of your treatment may come from

08 Mar

Health insurer Cigna buying Express Scripts for $52 billion

published on March 8, 2018 - 12:45 PM

(AP) — Health insurer Cigna is buying the nation’s biggest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, the latest in a string

20 Feb

Grocer Albertsons eyes Rite Aid deal in health care push

published on February 20, 2018 - 2:02 PM

The owner of Safeway and other grocery brands is buying the drugstore chain Rite Aid as retailers continue to plunge

30 Jan

US officials seek packaging fix for diarrhea-drug abuse

published on January 30, 2018 - 12:47 PM

(AP) — U.S. health regulators on Tuesday asked makers of popular anti-diarrhea drugs to sell their medications in smaller amounts

19 Jan

Anti-smoking plan may kill cigarettes–and save Big Tobacco

published on January 19, 2018 - 1:05 PM

(AP) — Imagine if cigarettes were no longer addictive and smoking itself became almost obsolete; only a tiny segment of

17 Jan

Walmart offers way to turn leftover opioids into useless gel

published on January 17, 2018 - 12:41 PM

(AP) — Walmart is helping customers get rid of leftover opioids by giving them packets that turn the addictive painkillers

03 Jan

Price tag on gene therapy for rare form of blindness: $850K

published on January 3, 2018 - 12:49 PM

(AP) — A first-of-its kind genetic treatment for blindness will cost $850,000 per patient, making it one of the most

19 Dec

Gene therapy for rare form of blindness wins US approval

published on December 19, 2017 - 12:19 PM

(AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday approved the nation’s first gene therapy for an inherited disease, a treatment that

18 Dec

US health officials to target high-risk alternative remedies

published on December 18, 2017 - 12:56 PM

(AP) — U.S. health officials plan to crack down on a growing number of unproven alternative remedies, focusing on products

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