Health
The top 25 medical lab tests around the world
A recent study can help governments understand which diagnostic laboratory tests are most important when developing universal health coverage systems.
May 22, 2019
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News tagged with pricing system
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
TB drug price slashed in global push to thwart killer disease
A pharmaceutical multinational on Thursday slashed the price of a key anti-tuberculosis drug boosting the battle against the world's deadliest infectious disease, as a new treatment was also set to begin extensive testing.
Oct 31, 2019
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Vaccination
Which COVID vaccines have full approval? When could we see vaccines for the youngest kids?
COVID vaccines have been available to adults in the United States for more than a year, but there are still a lot of questions. Which vaccines have received full approval? When will we see vaccines approved for children under ...
Mar 17, 2022
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Neuroscience
Advanced brain investigations can become better and cheaper
(Medical Xpress)—An important method for brain research and diagnosis is magnetoencephalography (MEG). But the MEG systems are so expensive that not all EU countries have one today. A group of Swedish researchers are now ...
Dec 14, 2012
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Medications
How new model boosts supply and lowers prices for generic drugs
Civica Rx, a not-for profit drug manufacturer founded by seven US health systems and three philanthropic organizations, increased supply security and lowered cost on aggregate for 20 drug products, according to the first ...
Sep 20, 2023
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Medications
New drug assessment program to offer value-based price benchmark
With drug prices for cancer and many other conditions soaring to new highs amid questions about their true value to patients, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) today launched a program to transform the ...
Jul 21, 2015
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Health
As hospitals post price lists, the public is asked to check them
Federal officials required hospitals nationwide this year to post their "list" prices online. But it's not yet clear how many are doing it, even as the government has taken the rare step of asking consumers to monitor hospital ...
Mar 11, 2019
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Medications
Company says will cut price of drug after accused gouging
The company that sparked an angry backlash after it raised the price of a drug for treating a deadly parasitic infection by more than 5,000 percent says it will roll back some of the increase.
Sep 23, 2015
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Other
US wants more information from Roche on Illumina bid
Swiss pharmaceutical group Roche said Tuesday the US Federal Trade Commission had requested additional information on its hostile $5.7-billion (4.2 billion euros) bid for US gene mapper Illumina.
Mar 13, 2012
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Medications
In the case of brand name drugs versus generics, patents can be bad medicine, law professor says
In the competition between brand name pharmaceuticals and their generic counterparts, drug companies use patent gamesmanship to their advantage, one West Virginia University patent expert said.
Dec 19, 2022
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