June Shaffer
Associated Press
In this photo combo, Steve Jobs is seen on Sept. 17, 2007 in Berlin, Germany, left, and on Sept. 9, 2008 in San Francisco, right.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs’s statement about his health is pretty vague, and could indicate any of several different medical conditions, a couple of experts told the Health […]
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June Shaffer
In a statement this morning, Steve Jobs finally addressed a subject that’s been cause for much speculation about him and Apple: How’s he feeling?
After noting that he has “been losing weight since 2008,” Jobs writes:
…my doctors think they have found the cause — a hormone imbalance that has been “robbing” me of […]
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June Shaffer
In a new year filled with news of war and economic decline, something to lift the spirits is a welcome tonic.
To that end, we bring you the story of Trevor Banka, a 12-year-old cancer patient who has grown into an oncology resident who’s working alongside the doc who’s been treating him all […]
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June Shaffer
In a new year filled with news of war and economic decline, something to lift the spirits is a welcome tonic.
To that end, we bring you the story of Trevor Banka, a 12-year-old cancer patient who has grown into an oncology resident who’s working alongside the doc who’s been treating him all […]
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Jacob Goldstein
In a new year filled with news of war and economic decline, something to lift the spirits is a welcome tonic.
To that end, we bring you the story of Trevor Banka, a 12-year-old cancer patient who has grown into an orthopedics resident who’s working alongside the doc who’s been treating him all […]
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June Shaffer
NCI
John Niederhuber, head of the National Cancer Institute, is looking to stick around after Obama moves into the White House.
With the Obama administration heading to Washington, John Niederhuber is expected by some to vacate the top job at the National Cancer Institute. But in what would be unprecedented move, he may try […]
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June Shaffer
The two companies that make leucovorin, a generic cancer drug that’s in short supply, are shedding some light on what’s causing the shortage.
Israeli generic maker Teva tells the Health Blog that suddenly customers were telling the company they couldn’t get the drug anywhere else. “We’ve never had any issues with manufacturing,” Jeff […]
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JGrimes
Reasonable people disagree over whether there’s enough evidence to recommend the high-tech CyberKnife radiation machine for prostate cancer patients, as we noted last month.
Medicare’s regional contractors even disagree with one another — which means Medicare pays for the treatment in some parts of the country but not others, the New York Times reports […]
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Jacob Goldstein
An essential cancer medicine is in short supply, Forbes reports.
Injectable leucovorin, a generic drug, is a common part of chemotherapy treatment for colorectal cancer. It’s a form of a B vitamin that’s been used for decades, since studies suggested it improved the effectiveness of 5FU, a cancer drug that’s still given to […]
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JGrimes
The health world hasn’t escaped the fallout from Bernard Madoff’s alleged Ponzi scheme.
The Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation has relied on the Madoff Family Foundation for about a third of its donor-recruitment budget, this morning’s WSJ reports. No longer.
Yesterday, the group’s executive director said he had been getting calls all day from […]
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