Abused Healthcare Workers
In a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, that reviews research on assaults against doctors, nurses and
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Is United States Prepared for the Zika Virus?
Is the United States prepared to contain a likely Zika virus outbreak? No. In the recent article for Health Affairs
Read MoreFighting Against High Drug Prices
At their annual meeting on Friday, April 29, 2016, Express Scripts Holding Company, the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit manager, announced
Read MoreVeterans Still Not Receiving Treatment
According to a new study by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 76 percent of California veterans in need of
Read MoreAnother Medicare Fight in Congress
The proposed pilot program that would change how Medicare pays for certain drugs under Medicare Part B is facing little
Read MoreZika Virus Test Approval by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization to Quest Diagnostics Inc. to sell the first commercially developed diagnostic
Read MoreWho Serves on the Advisory Committees of the FDA?
The consumer group Public Citizen has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington to force US Food and Drug
Read MoreThe Number One Issue in Health Care: Drug Costs
Andy Slavitt the acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said recently, “if we don’t address this
Read MoreEven As Birth Rates Fall, Teens Say They Are Getting Less Sex Education
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Teenage girls are catching up to teenage boys in one way that does
Read MoreMarch-In Rights and Should the Government Be Using Them to Control Drug Prices?
A march-in right, currently as it stands under federal law, allows an agency that funds private research to require a
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