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The growing popularity of Medicare Advantage as an option for seniors is discussed in an article posted by Guy Boulton of

10 Essential Facts About Medicare and Prescription Drug Spending

(The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, July 7, 2016) Prescription drugs play an important role in medical care for 57

Over the next year, the World Health Organization wants to develop a model for fair drug pricing; one which will

Belgium scientists reported in the journal Eurosurveillance, that they have found another gene that makes bacteria resistant to Colistin, the

A newly proposed bill would make it easier for generic drug makers to produce affordable, lifesaving pharmaceuticals. And, the Association

(By Mary Wiltenburg for Kaiser Health News) Nathaly Uribe works in a busy insurance office in East Baltimore. But while

In the Journal Science, Kit Parker, a bioengineer and physicist at Harvard University’s Wyss Institute, reports that scientists have created

Scientist Shoukhrat Mitalipov, who directs the Center for Embryonic Cell and Gene Therapy at Oregon Health & Science University has

US Senator Bernie Sanders and other lawmakers are urging US Food and Drug Administration to approve generic versions of Crestor

Aetna Inc. representatives are meeting with U.S. Justice Department officials on Friday, July 08, 2016, seeking to win antitrust approval