Taxol coverage dispute unsettles ovarian cancer patients
Health Blues and other insurers in Maryland and nationwide refuse to pay for taxol ovarian cancer treatment while FDA advisory panels and the National Cancer Institute move toward broader use. Mary land Blue Cross covered three Hopkins treatments for Carol Witeck before denying further payments, prompting patient concerns and questions about insurance eligibility and experimental status.
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Baltimore
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Maryland
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Jim Witeck
Centreville
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Carol
National Cancer Institute
Ms. Noll
The
Cancer Institute
America
Hopkins
FDA
Mouse models HIV infection in brain tissue study
Scientists report a genetically altered mouse carrying a HIV gene fragment that activates a blue color in susceptible brain cells. The marker reveals which cells HIV can attack, aiding study of AIDS brain involvement.
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Washington
Janice Clements
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Clements
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