Health
Surgical gown shortage reported in the United States
A surgical gown shortage in the United States is causing surgeries to be postponed, according to CNN.
Jan 24, 2020
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Medications
US court slashes $8 bn Johnson & Johnson damages over drug side effect
A Pennsylvania court on Friday slashed an $8 billion ruling against US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, imposed by a jury because the company failed to warn that a psychiatric drug could cause breast growth in men.
Jan 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
As superbugs spread, WHO raises alarm over lack of new antibiotics
The World Health Organization warned Friday that a dire lack of new antibiotics was threatening efforts to curb the spread of drug-resistant bacteria, which kill tens of thousands of people each year.
Jan 17, 2020
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Medical economics
California could be 1st state to sell own prescription drugs
California could become the first state with its own prescription drug label under a proposal that Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled Thursday in a bid to lower prices by increasing competition in the generic market.
Jan 9, 2020
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Health
Patients with VA coverage less likely than other insured Americans to skip medication
The rising price of prescription drugs has led to a slew of proposals to lower costs and expand access to medications. However, a new study from researchers at Harvard Medical School and the City University of New York at ...
Jan 6, 2020
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Medications
Priceless cure for baby cost $2.1 million, but insurer paid and now she's expected to live
Four-month-old Ainsley Cardente smiles, enjoys "helicopter" rides from her mom and protests when lunch is late. Perfectly ordinary, all of it. And her life is expected to remain that way thanks to a $2.1 million drug recently ...
Jan 6, 2020
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Medications
Extending Medicare Part D rebates to beneficiaries would save seniors $29 billion over seven years
A new assessment of the Medicare Part D program based on a proposal from the West Health Policy Center finds that Medicare beneficiaries would save $29 billion if drug manufacturer rebates were used to reduce their out-of-pocket ...
Dec 19, 2019
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Medical economics
US announces plan to import drugs from northern neighbor, Canada objects
Donald Trump's administration unveiled a plan Wednesday to allow imports of lower-priced prescription drugs from Canada and other countries, but it was opposed by Ottawa, which said the scheme threatened its own medicine ...
Dec 19, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's study shows promise in protecting brain from tau
In the wake of recent disappointments over clinical trials targeting amyloid plaque build-up in Alzheimer's disease, researchers are focusing more attention on misfolded tau protein, another culprit in brain diseases that ...
Dec 18, 2019
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Medications
Trump unveils plan to import cheaper foreign drugs
Donald Trump's administration unveiled a plan Wednesday to allow imports of lower-price prescription drugs from Canada and other countries, a top priority for the president ahead of next year's election.
Dec 18, 2019
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