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Record Overdoses Expected in New York City New York Times In New York City, more than 1,000 people are expected to die from drug overdoses in 2016 — the first […]

Many women get double mastectomy when only one breast has tumors Reuters Women with cancer in one breast may opt to have both breasts removed even though a double mastectomy […]

Opioids Contribute to a Rising Death Toll: 28,647 in 2014 New York Times Between 1999 and 2014, drug overdose deaths in the United States nearly tripled. Read Full Article Businesses, […]

U.S. says 6.4 million signed up for Obamacare from November 1: Dec. 19 Reuters Roughly 6.4 million consumers signed up for Obamacare insurance on Healthcare.gov from Nov. 1 to Dec. […]

Prices charged by NYC area hospitals vary widely, new report says Crain’s New York Business In the New York City area, hospitals with the biggest market share tend to charge […]

Patients Cared For By Female Doctors Fare Better Than Those Treated By Men Northeast Public Radio In a study that is sure to rile male doctors, Harvard researchers have found […]

Report finds big variation in NY hospital prices, lack of transparency New York Upstate Some New York state hospitals are 1 1/2 to nearly three times more expensive than neighboring […]

NY health exchange deadline is Thursday WGRZ The deadline is Thursday to sign up for health insurance through New York’s exchange program for coverage starting Jan. 1. Read Full Article […]

Express Scripts sees no let-up in drug pricing chatter Reuters Express Scripts Holding Co (ESRX.O), the largest pharmacy benefit manager in the United States, signaled that scrutiny into drug pricing […]

Drinking, drug use largely down among U.S. teens in 2016 Reuters The use of alcohol, marijuana, prescription medications and illicit substances declined among U.S. teens again in 2016, continuing a […]