FDA Panel Backs Drug for Early Stage Breast Cancer

FDA panel backs drug for early stage breast cancer
This undated photo provided by Roche, shows the initial treatment drug Perjeta The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a positive review of Perjeta, a breast cancer drug from Roche that could soon become the first pharmaceutical option … Read more on The State

Untangling Alzheimer's: Medical centers, volunteers set up research registry …
The registry is open to volunteers in all states. … With such a steep emotional and financial toll, doctors and scientists are racing to find an effective treatment to halt or slow down progression of the disease, which strikes before people show … Read more on Reno Gazette Journal

Government Seeking Inclusion of 'Social and Behavioral' Data in Health Records
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to require health care providers to include “social and behavioral” data in Electronic Health Records (EHR) and to link patient's records to public health departments, it was announced last … Read more on Washington Free Beacon