Medications
Novo Nordisk to cut US insulin prices by up to 75%
Novo Nordisk announced Tuesday that it will lower the US price of insulin by up to 75 percent, the latest move by a drugmaker to mitigate diabetes treatment costs.
Mar 14, 2023
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Medical economics
Study: Political polarization doesn't dominate people's perceptions of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has been perceived in the national media as a largely partisan issue in the United States, with Democrats being portrayed as more concerned about the severity of the pandemic than Republicans. However, ...
Jan 11, 2023
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Medical research
Data sharing platform expands access to clinical trials data
Clinical trials are most likely to establish a causal relationship and attribute the benefits observed in the outcomes to the treatments. Effective data sharing and re-use of completed trial data can advance science and improve ...
Oct 20, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Tough choices: When it's time to move from home to assisted living
While 8 in 10 Americans ages 65 and older say they want to age in their homes, it's not always possible when health declines.
Jun 27, 2022
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Health
Pandemic politics: People in Republican counties were more likely to die from COVID-19, new analysis shows
The partisan divide in the United States throughout the COVID-19 pandemic stretched beyond differences in attitudes about masking, social distancing and vaccines. According to a new study led by a University of Maryland researcher, ...
Jun 6, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
It's Day 6 of COVID-19, and a rapid antigen test comes back positive. Stay home, say virologists
What does it mean if a person's rapid antigen test result comes back positive after five days of isolation due to COVID-19? According to the experts, that person is most likely still carrying a viral load high enough to infect ...
Feb 2, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Low-income patients may be less likely to receive medical assistance in dying
In Canada, low-income hospital patients under palliative care are less likely to receive medical assistance in dying compared to those who are high income, according to a study published in British Medical Journal Open (BMJ ...
Jul 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Across US, COVID-19 death rate higher for those with IDD
The COVID-19 death rate for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is higher than the general population in several states across the U.S., according to a new study published in Disability and Health ...
May 20, 2021
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Medical economics
Study explores how private equity acquisitions impact hospitals
Private equity investment in hospitals has grown substantially in the 21st century, and it accelerated in the years leading up the COVID-19 pandemic. Now a new study of short-term acute care hospitals acquired by private ...
May 5, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Japan rolls out vaccine slowly, despite looming Olympics
Three months before it hosts the Olympics—the biggest international event since the pandemic began—Japan has fully vaccinated less than one percent of its population in a cautious, slow-moving programme.
Apr 23, 2021
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