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Senator demands federal agencies limit use of prescription fentanyl

(By David Armstrong for ST A T) A US senator is urging federal agencies to limit the use of a

(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) T he rising cost of medicines is making some hospitals feel ill. Continue

(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) A drug used to treat lead poisoning is causing a toxic reaction among

The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recently released a report stating Medicare made improper payments to providers

(By MacKenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) The average age of all fixed assets in the U.S. — including hospitals

(By Rebecca Robbins for ST A T) P harma and tech giants are pouring hundreds of millions into diabetes technology,

(By Alison Kodjak for NPR) Three doctors who have led a task force that evaluates preventive medical services say the

(By Debra Patt for ST A T) G iven its name, you’d expect the federal 340B Drug Discount Program 1

(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) S omeone at Nippon Fine Chemical must have been very nervous when an

(By Rhitu Chatterjee for NPR) Diet and nutrition are now the biggest risk factors for people’s health across the globe,