Study found drug prices soar after drug shortages hit
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard Medical School found drug prices increased at roughly twice their usual rate
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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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(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) Facing incurable breast cancer at age 55, MaryAnne DiCanto put her faith in
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(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nostrum Laboratories, a Missouri-based drugmaker, raised the price of a generic antibiotic 400
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(By Mara Gordon for NPR) Members of the generation that came of age in the era of marijuana are reaching
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(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Lumberton, N.C.-based Southeastern Regional Medical Center, a 452-bed hospital in a rural county,
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(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Forty-four million people, or 13 percent of Americans, live in a county with
Read moreInappropriate prescribing of opioids
What role do doctors play in the opioid crisis? A new research finds nearly 30 percent of all opioids prescribed
Read moreMayo, GE, Deloitte join to expand personalized medicine
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Vineti, a cell and gene therapy platform, and Deloitte, an audit and
Read moreInspired By Her Own Pain, A Researcher Explores Alternatives To Opioid Treatments
(By Joe Palca for NPR) The explosion of deaths related to opioid misuse has underscored a pressing need for better
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