Generic alternative to EpiPen released amid allergy treatment shortage
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Sandoz, a generics and biosimilar unit of Novartis, will make its generic epinephrine
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How To Get A Cheaper Prescription Before Leaving The Doctor’s Office
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) When Mary Kay Gilbert saw her doctor in May for a skin infection
Read MoreA new round of price hikes from big Pharma
Big Pharma announced a new round of price hikes many of the affected drugs are in high demand from hospitals.
Read MoreHow To Pick A Doctor (Or Break Up With One)
(By Mara Gordon for NPR) Finding a good primary care doctor can feel a little bit like dating. It’s awkward.
Read MoreHHS Inspector General Finds Serious Flaws In 20% Of U.S. Hospice Programs
(By Ina Jaffe for NPR) We all hope for some peace and comfort at the end of life. Hospices are
Read MoreHow expanded HRA rules could affect large employers
According to health care and labor lawyers at Foley Hoag, LLP, state big employers that use the new individual coverage
Read MoreWith Rural Health Care Stretched Thin, More Patients Turn To Telehealth
(By Patti Neighmond for NPR) Telehealth turned Jill Hill’s life around. The 63-year-old lives on the edge of rural Grass
Read MoreA family’s medical mystery sheds light on the surprising ways disease-causing genes can be inherited
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) To her family, Tatiana Legkiy looked completely healthy when she was born. But a pediatrician
Read MoreNew Markers For Alzheimer’s Disease Could Aid Diagnosis And Speed Up Drug Development
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Alzheimer’s disease begins altering the brain long before it affects memory and thinking. So scientists
Read MoreIndependence Day Greetings from The AMAC Foundation!
On this very special day for America to commemorate our independence and our freedom, we should pay tribute to the
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