FDA approves first new sickle cell drug in 20 years
(By Adam Feuerstein for STAT) The FDA approved a new medicine Friday to reduce the complications associated with sickle cell
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Do-It-Yourself Detox Can Be ‘Freddy Krueger’ Scary — And Usually Fails
(By Elana Gordon, WHYY for Kaiser Health News) By the time Elvis Rosado was 25, he was addicted to opioids
Read MoreEndo gives in to FDA demand and agrees to yank its opioid painkiller
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) In the end, the executive team at Endo International blinked. The drug maker has voluntarily
Read MoreOpioid Prescriptions Falling But Remain Too High, CDC Says
(By Rob Stein for NPR) The U.S. is in the midst of an opioid crisis. Millions of Americans are addicted
Read MoreAmount Of Opioids Prescribed In U.S. Has Been Falling Since 2010
(By Vickie Connor for Kaiser Health News) Ryan Hampton was sitting at his computer at work when he began sweating,
Read MoreNew York hospital offers to admit Charlie Gard, baby at center of life-and-death legal fight
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) A New York hospital said on Thursday that it has agreed to admit and treat
Read MoreCMS releases Open Payments data for 2016: 5 things to know
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS recently published Open Payments data for 2016, which shows payments from drug and device
Read MorePersonalized cancer vaccines vanquish melanoma in small but encouraging study
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) A small pilot study raises hopes that personalized cancer vaccines might prove safer and more effective than
Read MoreAs new and lethal opioids flood U.S. streets, crime labs race to identify them
(By Max Blau for STAT) ATLANTA — The yellow pills had already killed four before landing in Brian Hargett’s lab
Read MoreThe Price of Two Cancer Drugs Were Raised for the Second Time this Year
Amgen Inc. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries have raised the price of their cancer drugs (Blincyto and Treanda, respectively) last week
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