Pioneering Cancer Gene Therapy Gets Green Light — And $475,000 Price Tag
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) The country’s first approved gene therapy — approved Wednesday to fight leukemia that
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
For Low-Income Drug Users, Medi-Cal Offers A Fresh Start
(By Anna Gorman for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Breann Johnson stopped using heroin on Mother’s Day this
Read MoreMayo Pain Expert: Holistic Approach Helps Patients Ditch Opioids
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Each year, more than 300 patients with chronic pain take part in a
Read MoreIntent On Reversing Its Opioid Epidemic, A State Limits Prescriptions
(By Patty Wright for NPR) A year ago, Maine was one of the first states to set limits on opioid
Read MoreWar on Opioids Moves to Veterinarians’ Offices
(By Marsha Mercer for Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts) Some states are taking the war on opioids
Read More‘Smart’ Pill Bottles Aren’t Enough To Help The Medicine Go Down
(By Lauren Silverman for NPR) What if I told you there was a way to use technology to save an
Read More‘Breakthrough’ Leukemia Drug Also Portends ‘Quantum Leap’ In Cost
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) When doctors talk about a new leukemia drug from Novartis, they ooze enthusiasm,
Read MoreDying At Home In An Opioid Crisis: Hospices Grapple With Stolen Meds
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) Nothing seemed to help the patient — and hospice staff didn’t know why.
Read MoreFood and Drug Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017
President Trump quietly signed into law the Food and Drug Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 which extends the user fee
Read MoreExpress Scripts to limit opioids for first time users: 4 things to know
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) Express Scripts — the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit manager — will begin limiting
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