Health Headlines for Thursday, December 1
Telemedicine: The doctor is in
MPN Now/Daily Messenger
Fifty years ago, doctors made house calls. Those days are making a comeback — via electronic devices like smartphones, tablets and the like.
House Overwhelmingly Approves Sweeping Health Measure
New York Times
The House overwhelmingly passed a far-reaching measure on Wednesday to increase funding for research into cancer and other diseases, address weaknesses in the nation’s mental health systems and help combat the prescription drug addictions that have bedeviled nearly every state.
Hallucinogen Eases Depression in Cancer Patients, Studies Find
New York Times
On a summer morning in 2013, Octavian Mihai entered a softly lit room furnished with a small statue of Buddha, a box of tissues and a single red rose. From an earthenware chalice, he swallowed a capsule of psilocybin, an ingredient found in hallucinogenic mushrooms.
Surprising monkey study could lead to ‘functional’ HIV cure
Reuters
Dr. Anthony Fauci doesn’t get too excited about the results of animal studies, and he doesn’t make house calls.
Bankrupt to cutting-edge: Hudson Valley cancer wars
Poughkeepsie Journal
Not long ago, some Hudson Valley hospitals were teetering on bankruptcy, but a growing number of cancer patients, spurred in part by an aging population, has created quite a different picture from Dutchess County down to New York City in the past couple of years.