Should Pharma and Congress do more to cut drug prices?
In a conference call with reporters, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar said Congress and drugmakers should be
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Emerging Health Issues
Rehabilitation Plus Rehab? Jails Dispense Drugs To Treat Inmates’ Addictions
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) At a time when the U.S. government is trying to deal with a
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(By Harrison Cook for Becker’s Hospital Review) The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Justice Department on Aug. 16 for U.S. drugmakers
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(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Two decades ago, Purdue Pharma produced thousands of brochures and videos that urged
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(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration approved the first-ever generic version of EpiPen Thursday — a
Read MoreScientists Race To Improve ‘Living Drugs’ To Fight Cancer
(By Rob Stein for NPR) Aaron Reid is lying in a hospital bed at the National Institutes of Health when
Read MoreAdvances In Treating Hep C Lead To New Option For Transplant Patients
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) After her kidneys failed from the same illness that took the lives of
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(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) Physicians and other medical providers modestly reduced the volume of opioids they prescribed
Read MoreAs Opioid Crisis Rages, Some Trade ‘Tough Love’ For Empathy
(By Martha Bebinger, WBUR for Kaiser Health News) It was Bea Duncan who answered the phone at 2 a.m. on
Read MoreCan a phone app’s warnings to avoid risky friends and places prevent opioid addiction relapses?
(By Orly Nadell Farber for STAT) You’re in recovery from opioid addiction, and your walk to work takes you down
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