400% price hike for generic drug a ‘moral requirement,’ Missouri pharma CEO says
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nostrum Laboratories, a Missouri-based drugmaker, raised the price of a generic antibiotic 400
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Emerging Health Issues
More Older Americans Are Turning To Marijuana
(By Mara Gordon for NPR) Members of the generation that came of age in the era of marijuana are reaching
Read MoreRural North Carolina hospital uses Walmart clinic to ease pressure on ED
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Lumberton, N.C.-based Southeastern Regional Medical Center, a 452-bed hospital in a rural county,
Read More13% of Americans live in county with shortage of primary care physicians
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Forty-four million people, or 13 percent of Americans, live in a county with
Read MoreInappropriate prescribing of opioids
What role do doctors play in the opioid crisis? A new research finds nearly 30 percent of all opioids prescribed
Read MoreMayo, GE, Deloitte join to expand personalized medicine
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Vineti, a cell and gene therapy platform, and Deloitte, an audit and
Read MoreInspired By Her Own Pain, A Researcher Explores Alternatives To Opioid Treatments
(By Joe Palca for NPR) The explosion of deaths related to opioid misuse has underscored a pressing need for better
Read MoreWalking can significantly lower risk of heart failure in older women
A new University at Buffalo study of more than 137,000 postmenopausal women aged 50 to 79 is the first to
Read MoreAbout 30 hospitals a year are closing with no end in sight
According to the American Hospital Association, hospitals have been closing at a rate of about 30 a year. For patients
Read MoreFDA is extending the expiration date of some lots of EpiPen
FDA is extending the expiration date of some lots of EpiPen and its authorized generic to combat the national shortage
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