Health Headlines for Monday, September 12
NY regulators announce measure to protect some insurers
Daily Star
New York’s Department of Financial Services has issued an emergency regulation intended to help the state’s health insurers deal with a federal requirement that puts some under sharp financial stress.
High Blood Pressure in Children
New York Times
Diabetes is not the only “adult” disease on the rise in children and adolescents.
Sanofi, Google parent in $500 million diabetes joint venture
Reuters
French drugmaker Sanofi and Google owner Alphabet’s life sciences firm Verily are to invest about $500 million in a diabetes joint venture combining devices with services, an example of growing ties between the pharma and tech sectors.
Teva says aims to launch EpiPen-like device by 2018 in U.S.
Reuters
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA.TA) said Friday it aims to win U.S. approval by late 2017 or early 2018 for its version of Mylan NV’s (MYL.O) EpiPen device for treating severe allergic reactions, a move that would challenge the branded product’s overwhelming market dominance.
What We Know About How 9/11 Has Affected New Yorkers’ Health, 15 Years Later
New York Mag
Within days of the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, then EPA chief Christine Whitman infamously encouraged New Yorkers to head back to Lower Manhattan.