Aetna cuts coverage for most breast cancer bone marrow transplants
New York based Aetna U S Healthcare will stop paying for most bone marrow transplants in women with breast cancer after studies questioned the treatment's benefit. It will cover only transplants for illnesses like leukemia or those in federally sponsored studies. The move follows a discredited South African study and multiple trials finding no survival advantage over conventional therapy.
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Nuclear plant leak triggers alert at Indian Point 2
Residents near the Indian Point 2 reactor question siren gaps after a brief release of radioactive steam from a faulty tube. Officials deem the incident barely radioactive and non hazardous, while Con Ed notes it was the plant's most serious event in 26 years.
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Consolidated Edison Co
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U.S
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Pennsylvania
Mindy Landau
Con Ed
Steve Quinn
Con Edison
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