One Drug, Two Different Purposes: Fight Colon Cancer and Fight Blindness.
The drug Avastin has two purposes, first it is used to fight colon cancer and the second purpose is to
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Surprise! Both Political Parties are in Agreement
In rare and unanimous opposition from both chambers of Congress, the proposed Obama administration experiment to change the way doctors
Read MoreCertain Heart Failure Patients May Be Getting a Break on Their Medications
Novartis, the third largest pharmaceutical company, have come to an agreement with Cigna and Aetna for a performance-based price for
Read MoreMore Action Needed Against Drug Abuse: Poll
(By Lisa Gillespie for Kaiser Health News) The fight against the growing abuse of prescription painkillers and heroin is not
Read MoreOpioid Epidemic Fueling Hospitalizations, Hospital Costs
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Every day, headlines detail the casualties of the nation’s surge in heroin and
Read MoreShortages Of Essential Emergency Care Drugs Increase, Study Finds
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) At some hospitals, posters on the wall in the emergency department list the
Read MoreHospital Discharge: It’s One Of The Most Dangerous Periods For Patients
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Within two weeks of Joyce Oyler’s discharge from the hospital, sores developed in
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 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 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
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