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Hospitals adapt to drug shortages

A scarcity of more than 200 medications, caused largely by fewer manufacturers wanting to produce less profitable generics, means hospitals must often rush to find substitute drugs so that patients can get the treatment they need.

Death rate for lung cancer among women declines

WASHINGTON — For the first time, women’s death rates from lung cancer are dropping, possibly a turning point in the smoking-fueled epidemic. Lung cancer remains the nation’s, and the world’s, leading cancer killer.

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Arthritis: Not just for the elderly

Even though it is commonly associated with the elderly, two-thirds of all arthritis strikes before age 65. According to the National Arthritis Foundation, most people get arthritis between the ages of 15 and 65. It has been diagnosed in patients as young as six months. The disease affects 46 million diagnosed patients in the United States.

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