Health Headlines for Friday, December 2
New York City Hospitals Spend Billions as They Expand and Update
Wall Street Journal
Construction spending in New York City’s health-care sector is surging as hospitals update aging facilities and add preventive health services, a new report finds.
Advocates welcome change in home health aide law
Newsday
A new state law will let highly trained home health aides administer medications and operate medical equipment for people in need of professional care at home, health officials. lawmakers and advocates said Thursday.
Many doctors use wrong test to diagnose kids’ food allergies
Reuters
Primary care doctors often use the wrong test to diagnose food allergies in children, new research shows.
Cancer drugs may remain approved despite lack of benefit
Reuters
In the United States, cancer drugs are sometimes approved through sped-up processes – and they often stay approved even if later studies show them to be inferior to other options or even worse than doing nothing, a new study found.
Vegetarian and vegan diets good for kids and adults, nutritionists say
Reuters
Plant-based diets are tied to a lower risk of health problems like heart disease, diabetes, obesity and certain cancers – and pretty much anyone can eat this way, according to a leading group of nutritionists.
Pharma executives weigh in on possible changes under Trump
Reuters
Top executives from large U.S. drugmakers on Thursday discussed for the first time possible changes for the industry under President-elect Donald Trump, and issues that have damaged the reputation of their industry.
Johnson & Johnson hit with over $1 billion verdict on hip implants
Reuters
A federal jury in Dallas on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) and its DePuy Orthopaedics unit to pay more than $1 billion to six plaintiffs who said they were injured by Pinnacle hip implants.