A worried nation? A study in Psychiatric Services found that 8.3 million Americans are suffering from serious psychological distress -- and the problem didn't start with the November election. (CNN.com)
Roche reports positive top line results for its novel hemophilia A drug emicizumab in a phase III study of children with the condition. (Reuters)
Scientists at MIT are working to create the perfect astronaut via genetic alteration. Antonio Regalado has all the details at MIT Technology Review. (Hat tip to STAT)
Cory Michael, MD, says radiologists just don't get any respect, and part of the reason is the isolation of radiology. (via KevinMD)
Would you pay $50,000 to be guaranteed a baby? That's a marketing hook for some fertility clinics that are charging top dollar and offering a money-back guarantee if treatment doesn't produce a baby. (The New York Times)
This is happening in Vegas, so will it stay in Vegas? Las Vegas is installing vending machines to dispense clean syringes in an unusual program to combat both heroin addiction and the spread of HIV. The machines don't take money: just a special needle-exchange program card and unique ID. (NBCNews.com)
California passed a tough new immunization law that made it more difficult to claim exemptions from school immunization requirements and it appears to be paying off in higher immunization rates in the Golden State. (Washington Post)
The FDA told Eli Lilly and its partner Incyte that they needed to provide more information on appropriate doses of their novel arthritis drug Olumiant (barcitinib) before the drug could be approved. (Reuters)
Pre-existing condition clauses are both the elephant and the 800-pound gorilla in the room as lawmakers in statehouses and on Capitol Hill struggle to repeal and replace -- or amend and improve -- the Affordable Care Act. (NPR)
And that struggle may be most difficult in Alaska where the rugged frontier makes going without insurance a much greater risk than in the lower 48, ABC News reports.
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