Health Headlines for Tuesday, May 10

Preventing Prescription Opioid Abuse

Time Warner Cable News

You would be hard pressed to find a community in the state that has not been touched by the heroin epidemic.

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Amid questions about nursing home favored in budget, Klein returns contributions

Capital New York

The head of the state Senate’s Independent Democratic Conference says he has returned thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from a nursing home operator whose facility received a carve-out in the state budget.

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Clinton Calls for Health-Care Public Option, Medicare Buy-In

Bloomberg

At a campaign stop Monday in Northern Virginia, Hillary Clinton reiterated her support for a government-run health plan in the insurance market, possibly by letting let Americans buy into Medicare, to stem the rise of health-care costs.

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Clues to Better Health Care From Old Malpractice Lawsuits

Wall Street Journal

Doctors are learning valuable new lessons from past malpractice cases about mistakes that could put their patients at risk and expose them to lawsuits.

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Joe Biden to healthcare leaders, technology developers, researchers: ‘We need you’

Healthcare IT News

For Vice President Joe Biden, his National Cancer Moonshot Initiative is more than just a government program – it’s personal.

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Another Study Finds Link Between Pharma Money and Brand-name Prescribing

Pro Publica

A group of researchers at Harvard Medical School has found that medical industry payments to physicians in Massachusetts are associated with higher rates of prescribing brand-name drugs that treat high cholesterol.

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Kaleida Health seeks further growth

Buffalo News

Kaleida Health will continue to try to grow beyond its base on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus as the region’s largest hospital system seeks another year of profits, CEO Jody L. Lomeo said Monday.

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Local ERs prepare for deluge of opiate patients

Buffalo News

Emergency rooms in Buffalo area hospitals are preparing for a deluge of opioid patients.

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Death With Dignity

WIVB 4

Death isn’t a topic most people like talking about, but for those facing it, it’s an important conversation.

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