By SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health The drive to reduce opioid use has led patients to clinics offering off-label painkiller injections. Pfizer asked the F.D.A. to ban the treatment years ago. https://ift.tt/2v3sI9D
By SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health The agency told seven companies that sell lasers for cosmetic gynecology and related procedures to stop marketing them for unapproved uses. https://ift.tt/2mTHIlP
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. from NYT Health Dried or powdered centipedes are used in Chinese traditional medicine. But uncooked specimens may contain a parasite that infects the brain, scientists report. https://ift.tt/2NVISc0
By JORDAN RAU and ELIZABETH LUCAS from NYT Health 1,387 facilities got only one out of five stars for staffing because they failed to maintain the required nursing coverage or to provide data proving they did. https://ift.tt/2LwWvSo
By KATIE THOMAS from NYT Health A growing chorus, including the Trump administration, is calling for a rethinking of after-the-fact drug discounts that some say contribute to rising prices. https://ift.tt/2LUYYlG