A Nevada woman dies of a superbug resistant to every available antibiotic in the US
(By Helen Branswell for ST A T) I f it sometimes seems like the idea of antibiotic resistance, though unsettling,
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Owner of pharmaceutical distributor pleads guilty in $100M fraud scheme
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The owner of a St. George, Utah-based wholesale distributor of prescription medications pleaded
Read MoreDo You Really Know How Medicare Works?
If not, read Maurie Backman’s column published on the Motley Fool website where she debunks three commonly held Medicare Myths.
Read MoreCan a flu shot wear off if you get it too early? Perhaps, scientists say
(By Helen Branswell for ST A T) I t can be jarring to see placards advertising “Flu Shots Today” in
Read MoreIt’s a bipartisan war on pharma as Trump and Sanders both bash drug makers
(By Damian Garde with Megan Thielking and Rebecca Robbins for ST A T) S AN FRANCISCO — Senator Bernie Sanders
Read MoreHow do we solve the crisis in cancer communication?
(By Lynn O’Connor Vos for ST A T) F ive rounds of the usual chemotherapy/radiation protocol kept Alan Gross alive
Read MoreMemory-boosting supplement Prevagen has no scientific backing, FTC says
(By Ike Swetlitz for ST A T) T he Federal Trade Commission and the New York state attorney general Monday
Read MoreHHS Secretary: Give Medicare Authority To Negotiate Drug Prices
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Giving Medicare authority to negotiate drug prices is the best way to keep
Read MoreCall in the cuddlers: Volunteers step up to soothe babies born dependent on opioids
(By Megan Thielking for ST A T) B OSTON — Gloria Cerullo spends hours each month talking to newborns about
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Disenrollment Period Ends Soon
If you regret your selection of a private Medicare Advantage plan, you have to February 14 th to (unless beneficiaries
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