From cancer to liver failure — to death. Ingredients in supplements passed off as healthy can harm you. Avoid these 15 ingredients in supplements, identified by an expert panel of independent...
Steve Findlay
Get engaged in the drug price fight!
Although it remains unclear whether Congress or the Trump administration will try to tackle the prescription drug price/cost issue this year, the battle lines are being drawn. The Pharmaceutical...
The pharmaceutical marketplace is dysfunctional
The controversy over the steep price of EpiPen—an injectable device used to treat severe and potentially life-threatening allergic reactions—is among the strongest signals to date that the...
Large 2017 Medicare premium increase projected
Note: For information on Medicare premiums in 2017 click here. The post below explains why Medicare premiums are increasing. Some people with Medicare could face a 20% increase in their Part B...
New online information sources to help you choose a doctor
How do you find a doctor that’s right for you? Most people still rely primarily on the advice of family and friends, and the recommendations of other doctors. But there are increasingly good...
Federal policy promotes high drug prices
The guy who in the early 1980s helped design the current regulatory structure that governs the pharmaceutical industry has some incisive thoughts about how things have played out and the current...
At 50, Medicare and Medicaid Face the Challenge of Pricey Drugs
Medicare and Medicaid turned 50 last week. Middle age. It’s fair to say both programs are feeling the years, even as they remain basically healthy. Together, the programs insure one in three...
Surgeons are not created equal
If you’re over 50 you’ve likely encountered both good and bad doctors. As with every other area of human endeavor, physicians vary in their skills and abilities. And unlike the portrait...
The Affordable Care Act: What happens between now and the...
The Supreme Court’s decision last month affirming, yet again, the legality and structure of Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) could signal an end to the 5-year slog of bitter political...
Health care data: Benefits and risks
If you use a Fitbit or share your medical information in an online support group, you’re part of a growing trend in health care. It’s the health data movement, an offshoot of the “big data”...