CAR-T therapy makes early inroads in treating brain cancer
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) Glioblastoma is one of the deadliest cancers — an illness that responds to few treatment options,
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
STAT’s stats of the year: 2016 by the numbers
(By STAT Staff) 1.3 million The number of times ads were aired on national television this year promoting prescription and over-the-counter drugs and
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Per Medicare data, H.P. Acthar, a drug produced by Mallinckrodt PLC, was the single most expensive drug per patient paid
Read MoreMedicare Part D: Ten Years and Going Strong
More than 40 million people having been relying on Medicare Part D program to access their needed prescriptions for the
Read MoreMumps Cases Spike, Raising Questions About Need For Vaccine Boosters
(By Rebecca Smith, Side Effects Public Media published by Kaiser Health News) Caroline Brown, a sophomore at the University of
Read MoreMedicare Pays For A Kidney Transplant, But Not The Drugs To Keep It Viable
(By Richard Harris for NPR) The federal government will pay more than $100,000 to give someone a kidney transplant, but
Read MoreAlleged Scheme To Fix Generic Drug Prices Started At Dinners And ‘Girls Nights Out’
(By Liz Szabo and JoNel Aleccia, and Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio published by Kaiser Health News) The high prices
Read MoreReplicating Nature
In the science journal Angewandte Chemie, Timothy Noel at Eindhoven University of Technology, revealed he and his colleagues have developed
Read MoreIs Trump the first crack in the drug industry’s right flank?
(By Dylan Scott for STAT) WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is unorthodox, to say the least, when it comes to his opinions
Read MoreAging And Addicted: The Opioid Epidemic Affects Older Adults, Too
(By Jenny Gold for Kaiser Health News) It took a lot of convincing for John Evard to go to rehab.
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