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(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) In a wide-ranging scheme, AbbVie ( ABBV ) used a combination of old-fashioned
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(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Cigna and Express Scripts’ proposed merger gained approval from the Department of
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(By Lev Facher for ST A T) WASHINGTON — The Senate on Monday passed a wide-ranging opioids bill, one that
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(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review ) FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, on Sept. 14 outlined the agency’s plan
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(By Stephanie O’Neill for NPR) Shirley Avedon, 90, had never been a cannabis user. But carpal tunnel syndrome that sends
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