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On Wednesday, UnitedHealth announced their proposed changes to their drug formulary list which include excluding Sanofi’s insulin Lantus and Amgen’s

Are We Reaching The End Of The Trend For Longer, Healthier Lives?

(By Richard Harris for NPR) American lives have been getting steadily longer, and since the 1960s that trend has been

(By Ed Silverman for STAT) In response to intensifying criticism over drug prices, Allergan chief executive Brent Saunders promised1 not

(By Ed Silverman for STAT) You can add Colorado to the list of states being sued1 for refusing to widen

(By David Armstrong for STAT) WELCH, W.Va. — The pharmaceutical sales representatives from health care giant Abbott Laboratories had a problem.

(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Countries from around the world agreed Wednesday to take concerted efforts to tackle the growing

(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) The drug company that makes the EpiPen says it isn’t nearly as profitable as many

(By Rob Stein for NPR) A scientist in Sweden has started trying to edit the DNA in healthy human embryos,

(By Ayla Ellison and Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Becker’s Hospital Review has named the following organizations to the

Ten thousand seniors turning 65 and becoming Medicare-eligible every day but not one of Silicon Valley companies is taking senior