Health Headlines for Monday, December 28
Medical and Health News That Stuck With Us in 2015
New York Times
As the year ends, the Science desk at The New York Times asked its reporters to choose the stories that were the most memorable. These are the selections, with a focus on health and medicine news.
Hospital Prices Vary Widely Across the United States
Health.com
The cost of medical care varies widely across the United States, a new study reports.
Reducing Adult and Child Obesity
New York Times Letter to the Editor
It is refreshing to see the former commissioner of health for New York City, Thomas A. Farley, point out the shortsightedness of our tendency to exclude adults from large-scale anti-obesity efforts, in our push to prevent young children from developing the myriad lifestyle-related diseases caused by excess weight and poor diet.
Chimerix antiviral drug fails in late-stage study
Reuters
Chimerix Inc said its oral antiviral drug did not significantly reduce a certain kind of infection in stem cell transplant patients in a late-stage study, sending its shares down 72 percent in premarket trading.