Medical economics
Should COVID-19 vaccines and drugs be not-for-profit?
From HIV to Ebola, and now COVID-19, inequality in access to medicines and vaccines has been prevalent in developing countries for decades.
Mar 30, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Zapping' air passages may bring relief for severe asthma
Inhalers, pills or injections help most people control their asthma, but some with severe disease opt for cutting-edge surgery that "remodels" their airways to improve their breathing.
Mar 18, 2022
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Diabetes
When will Americans with diabetes get relief from high insulin prices?
Katherine Stewart, 16, must take six to 10 insulin shots a day to properly manage her type 1 diabetes.
Mar 14, 2022
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Neuroscience
AAN issues evidence-in-focus article on aducanumab
To help neurologists, patients and their families understand the current evidence on the use of aducanumab to treat Alzheimer's disease, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has issued an evidence-in-focus article, published ...
Feb 23, 2022
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Medications
A drug for pregnant women doesn't work, according to the FDA. A company is selling it anyway
American babies are at far higher risk of dying before their first birthdays than those in almost any other wealthy country. A big reason for those deaths, more than 21,000 each year, is that too many are born too soon.
Feb 21, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Inside the tactical tug of war over the controversial Alzheimer's drug
The drug industry, patient advocates and congressional Republicans have all attacked federal officials' decision to decline routine Medicare coverage for a controversial Alzheimer's drug. They've gone as far as to accuse ...
Feb 17, 2022
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Medications
How can we set a fair price for drugs?
Health economist Peter Neumann has a proposal for how to rein in the growing costs of prescription drugs.
Jan 28, 2022
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Medications
More than 2 dozen drugmakers to make Merck's COVID-19 pill
A U.N.-backed organization announced Thursday that it has signed agreements with more than two dozen generic drug makers to produce versions of Merck's COVID-19 pill to supply 105 developing countries.
Jan 20, 2022
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Medical research
Review reports improved transparency in antidepressant drug trials
New research suggests manufacturers of newly developed antidepressant drugs have become more forthcoming about clinical trials that don't pan out.
Jan 19, 2022
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Vaccination
Mayo Clinic expert explains why getting the COVID-19 vaccine is more important than ever
Vaccine drugmaker Pfizer says its studies show three doses of its COVID-19 vaccine neutralized the omicron variant while two doses reduced severity.
Dec 10, 2021
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