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Pharmacists slow to dispense lifesaving overdose drug | Kaiser Health News
California allows pharmacists to dispense naloxone to people without prescriptions. But they haven't been doing that very frequently, saying that people haven't been asking for it, that they're afraid they won't be paid, and that they're wary of treating people with addictions.
Atrial fibrillation more deadly in rural U.S. hospitals | Reuters
Patients in rural hospitals were 17 percent more likely to die from atrial fibrillation than those in urban hospitals, according to a new study.
Pharmaceuticals
Pharma, under attack for drug prices, started an industry war | The Washington Post
The drug lobby steered public anger away from drug manufacturers and towards pharmacy benefit managers in 2017.
Information technology
Microsoft, Google invest in precision medicine startup DNAnexus | Healthcare Finance
Organizations tapped into DNAnexus' platform can learn from large genomic and biomedical datasets.
In other news
Lower-class drinkers face worse heart health risks, study says | CNN
Weekly binge drinking increases the risk of dying from heart disease across the economic spectrum, but frequent drinking is riskier for those who make less money.
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