This fall, patients with presbyopia are slated to have a new treatment option after the FDA gave a green light Wednesday to Lake Forest, Calif.-based Revision Optics' implantable Raindrop near vision inlay. It marks the first time the agency has approved a device that changes the shape of the cornea to improve vision.

You have to hand it to the cancer lobby. It really has the U.S. federal government wrapped around its little finger. Some will say I'm overstating the case, but is that really a solid argument? Let's examine the evidence. Mortality, economic impact boxes? Not checked First, let's look at overall mortality in the U.S. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, heart disease was responsible for more than 614,000 deaths in 2013, while the various cancers claimed fewer than 592,000 lives. If you add cerebrovascular deaths (more than 133,000) into the...