Health Headlines for Wednesday, July 20
Justice Dept. Will Seek to Block 2 Health Insurance Mergers
New York Times
The Justice Department is preparing lawsuits to block two giant health insurance deals, according to a person briefed on the matter, continuing a spate of antitrust actions in a whirlwind year for mergers and acquisitions.
I.V.F. Does Not Raise Breast Cancer Risk, Study Shows
New York Times
Women undergoing in vitro fertilization have long worried that the procedure could raise their risk for breast cancer.
Cutting Sugar Rapidly Improves Heart Health Markers
New York Times
Obese children who cut sugar from their diets saw improvements in markers of heart disease after just nine days, a study in Atherosclerosis found.
Old pharma sees new profit cure in cancer drugs
Reuters
Some of the world’s largest drug companies are taking out their checkbooks for acquisitions of smaller peers whose cancer drugs have the potential to cure not just patients, but corporate growth prospects as well.