Walmart extends contract with Express Scripts
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walmart signed a three-year contract extension with pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts, which will allow
Read moreSharecare RX, a digital pharmacy savings card
A digital health company Sharecare has launched Sharecare RX, a “digital pharmacy savings card,” to help the uninsured and those
Read moreScientists Say Gene-Edited Babies Claim Is ‘Wake-Up Call’ For World
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Three of the most influential scientific organizations in the world are calling for an urgent
Read moreNIH report scrutinizes role of China in theft of U.S. scientific research
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — Institutions across the U.S. may have fallen victim to a tiny fraction of
Read moreHealth Insurance Costs Crushing Many People Who Don’t Get Federal Subsidies
(By Steven Findlay for Kaiser Health News) Like millions of Americans in this final week of open enrollment for the
Read moreAmazon’s voice assistant Alexa is tackling cardiac health: 4 notes
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Amazon is teaming up with healthcare products developer Omron Healthcare to build
Read moreLong-term study shows most prostate cancer patients don’t need aggressive treatment
(By Karen Weintraub for STAT) Nearly 30 years after it began, a study of prostate cancer patients shows both that the disease
Read moreFentanyl Surpasses Heroin As Drug Most Often Involved In Deadly Overdoses
(By Laurel Wamsley for NPR) Fentanyl is now the drug most frequently involved in overdose deaths in the U.S., according
Read moreFor The Asking, A Check Is In The Mail To Help Pay For Costly Drugs
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) Kip Burgess was relieved last year when pharmaceutical giant Amgen overnighted him
Read moreVirginia naloxone maker to launch generic version, drop list price by $3,922
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) A month after Kaleo came under fire for raising the price of its opioid antidote
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