A USA TODAY/Ipsos poll found more than 8 in 10 Americans agree people under 21 should not be able to legally buy vaping devices
Author: Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY
THC products like ‘Dank Vapes’ are playing a major role in outbreak of lung illnesses, CDC says
The CDC said 77%of vapers used products that contained THC, alone or combined with nicotine. Only 16% used nicotine-only products.
After 10 suspicious deaths at VA hospital, veterans demand answers. ‘It’s scary – really scary’
Veterans want answers over two homicides and a string of suspicious deaths at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia
‘It’s a great slogan, but it’s not workable:’ Health insurers pan Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders health fixes
America’s Health Insurance Plans and other health-industry groups step up criticism of Biden’s public option, Sanders’ Medicare for All health fixes
Doctors share migrant children’s haunting drawings: ‘These children coming into our country need a voice’
Drawings by migrant children show families behind bars in telling images of their experience at U.S. Customs and Border Protection detention center
‘Really astonishing’: Average cost of hospital ER visit surges 176% in a decade, report says
The average emergency room visit cost $1,389 in 2017, up176%, according to a report by the Health Care Cost Institute. Billing codes are part of it.
A new drug costs $2.1 million for children with a muscle-wasting disease
The FDA approved a new drug that could be the nation’s most expensive
FDA defends oversight amid questions of safety of generic drugs made in India and China
The FDA defends its track records of inspections of overseas drug factories as a new book raises question about the safety of generic drugs
States: Drugmakers collude on generic price hikes, overcharge consumers and states billions
A coalition of 43 attorneys general allege generic drug manufacturers colluded, overcharging states and consumers billions.
Acclaimed director John Singleton’s stroke: African-Americans face greater risk
Director John Singleton died less than two weeks after a massive stroke. Like many African-Americans, he struggled with high blood pressure