Menopause and Big Pharma

This New York Times article highlights the company Pfizer, who recently absorbed the drug company Wyeth, now plans to appeal product-liability cases concerning their menopausal drugs that Wyeth lost. Many of the people who have sued Wyeth have claimed that their menopausal drugs have caused breast cancer and other health problems. The article also discusses conflicting viewpoints and research about hormone therapy in general.

The Effect of the New Breast Cancer Guidelines on Black Women

This NPR story takes a look at how the new breast cancer screening recommendations will affect black women. As opposed to their white counterparts, black women have lower breast cancer rates overall but get the disease more often before the age of 40 and often have worse outcomes.

The transcript and the audio for the story can be found here.