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Cancer Drug Shortages on the Rise
Drug shortages have been on the rise in recent years and a record number of shortages this year has alarmed healthcare professionals and lawmakers. Sara Terry guest hosts.
By Sara Terry • • 50m ListenDrug shortages have been on the rise in recent years and a record number of shortages this year has alarmed healthcare professionals and lawmakers. Why are doctors and pharmacists having a hard time finding drugs needed for treating cancers and infections? Guest host Sara Terry asks what can be done to solve the problem now and to prevent it in the future. Also, rebel Libyan Leaders meet with Western envoys, and the East Coast gets a sharp shake. Was the earthquake a wake up call?
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3 storiesRebel Libyan Leaders Meet with Western Envoys
In Tripoli, rebel leaders have placed a nearly $2 million bounty on Colonel Moammar Gadhafi, who remains in hiding, while forces loyal to the dictator freed 30 foreign journalists who'd been held captive in the nation's capital. Meanwhile, rebel leaders are meeting with senior envoys from several countries in Qatar.
Read the story8 minCancer Drug Shortages on the Rise
Doctors and pharmacists are reporting a record number of drug shortages this year, drugs needed to treat child leukemia, breast and colon cancer, and infections. It's a trend that's been building over the past few years.
Read the story36 minThe Earth Moves on the East Coast
A rare trembler centered in Virginia yesterday rattled nerves up and down the East Coast. The 5.8 earthquake frightened many people who've never experienced a quake and caused a fair share of good-natured ribbing from those of us who have, when we heard about colleagues fleeing into the streets in Washington, DC.
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