New York Governor Announces Plan for Medical Marijuana at Hospitals

New York governor announces plan for medical marijuana at hospitals
"Research suggests that medical marijuana can help manage pain and treatment of cancer and other serious illnesses," Cuomo said in the annual State of State speech in Albany. "We will establish a program allowing up to 20 hospitals to prescribe medical …
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How Medicare's Failure to Track Doctors Wastes Billions on Name-Brand Drugs
ProPublica analyzed the prescribing habits of 1.6 million practitioners nationwide and found that a tiny fraction of them are having an outsized impact on spending in Medicare's massive drug program. Just 913 internists, family … “Within those rules …
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Baby DNA Analysis Ushers in Brave New World of Treatment
Close. Open. Photograph: Gallery Stock. About 5 percent of all babies born in the U.S., some 200,000 a year, probably suffer from a rare disorder, said Michael Watson, executive director of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics in …
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Place Matters: Peter Beilenson at TEDxBaltimore — During his tenure as Health Commissioner in Baltimore City, Dr. Beilenson’s vision led to expanded drug treatment programs, improved immunization compliance,…

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