Retooled Vaccine Raises Hopes As A Lower-Cost Treatment For Type 1 Diabetes
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) For Hodalis Gaytan, 20, living with Type 1 diabetes means depending on
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Pharmaceutical, biotech companies cited as biggest drivers of high healthcare costs
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pharmaceutical and biotech companies have the biggest effect on healthcare costs, most healthcare
Read MoreExperimental Drugs Boost Elderly Immune Systems, Raising Hopes For Anti-Aging Effects
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Scientists on the hunt for anti-aging drugs say they’ve made an advance with tantalizing potential:
Read MoreScientists Find New Tricks For Old Drugs
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Most drugs have side effects, but sometimes they’re actually good news. Researchers are now exploring
Read MoreOpioid stigma is keeping many cancer patients from getting the pain control they need
(By Sara Ray and Kathleen Hoffman for STAT) History is repeating itself. Twenty years ago, a pain management crisis existed.
Read MorePharmaceutical companies are working on ways to evade copay accumulator
In an effort to coax patients away from expensive drugs, pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) have introduced a new “copay accumulator”
Read MoreWhat A U.S.-China Trade War Could Mean For The Opioid Epidemic
(By Matthew Garcia for Kaiser Health News) The American struggle to curb opioid addiction could become collateral damage in President
Read MoreAs drug resistance grows, combining antibiotics could turn up new treatments
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) Combining certain antibiotics could help them pack a one-two punch against harmful bacteria, according to a new study
Read MoreMedicare’s money traps
Medicare isn’t free and it may end up costing more than you expect. In fact, the entire Medicare spectrum of
Read MorePfizer hikes price of 100 drugs
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pfizer, the largest pharmaceutical company in the U.S., increased the price of 100
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