Health and Science
GAO Investigates Instances of Questionable Access to Prescription Drugs
CMS has systems to identify individuals with doctor shopping behavior; however, federal law may not authorize them to restrict these individuals’ access to drugs, including highly abused drugs, such as hydrocodone and oxycodone. more »
CultureWatch Reviews:
Biographer Gwinn writes in Emily Greene Balch: The Long Road to Internationalism that Balch “had been fundamental to the life and work of Jane Addams and other settlement and peace workers; she had been an influential teacher, revered friend, a respected scholar and visionary thinker." Dr. Mukherjee, author of Emperor of All Maladies, explains with great clarity just exactly what cancer is, how much we know about it at this point, and possible new directions in which the world of science might proceed to deal with it. more »
NIH Reports, Gene Linked to Optimism and Self-Esteem
"Some people think genes are destiny, that if you have a specific gene, then you will have a particular outcome. That is definitely not the case. This gene is one factor that influences psychological resources and depression, but there is plenty of room for environmental factors as well.” more »
Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation
Women with STEM jobs earned 33 percent more than comparable women in non-STEM jobs — considerably higher than the STEM premium for men. Although women fill close to half of all jobs in the US economy, they hold less than 25 percent of STEM jobs. more »
