Health Headlines for Monday, April 24
Our Costly Addiction to Health Care Jobs
New York Times
The health care industry has been a great friend to the United States economy.
Trump’s next big idea on health care
Politico
With health care reform back on the table—and possibly up for a House vote next week—the nation’s attention is turning back to just what President Donald Trump’s long-term plan for fixing health care is.
After Knee or Hip Replacement, No Place Like Home
New York Times
Growing numbers of Americans are outliving their joints.
NASH: The next untapped pharma market gives investors many options
Reuters
Large drugmakers with piles of cash are on the hunt for promising medicines being developed by small companies to treat NASH, a progressive fatty liver disease poised to become the leading cause of liver transplants by 2020.
NY health care providers to push for supervised drug sites
CNY Central
A group of health care providers, drug reform advocates and former users is launching a new effort to bring supervised drug consumption centers to New York state.
Putting babies in boxes to prevent infant deaths catching on in NY
Syracuse Post Standard
Putting babies to sleep in cardboard boxes, a new strategy to prevent infant deaths, is catching on across New York state and may soon arrive in Syracuse.