A new report by Americans for Tax Fairness, a coalition of 425 national and state organizations...
Drugs and technology
CVS Caremark accused of $1 billion in Medicare drug fraud
Pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs)–middlemen who determine the list of approved drugs for...
Let’s make medicines a public good again
Fran Quigley writes for The Other 98 percent that it is time to make medicines a public good again...
UCLA helps Pharma keep drug costs high
On the morning of March 14, a first-year UCLA medical student named Kayla Gu approached the...
To live longer, limit your alcohol intake to five drinks a week
A new meta-study of nearly 600,000 people from 19 countries, published in The Lancet may give you...
Sensors offer peace of mind to caregivers
Anyone who is a family caregiver knows how stressful it can be. Is your loved one eating, using the...
At-home cancer test is largely unhelpful
If you could take a test and have it determine whether you are at an elevated risk for developing...
Amazon plans to reform the marketplace for medical supplies
Amazon appears to be using its enormous power and reach to become a serious player in the...
States focus on drug importation as way to rein in drug costs
Shefali Luthra reports for Kaiser Health News that states are looking at drug importation as a way...
Japanese test technology to improve health of older adults
Today, more than 27 percent of Japan’s population is over 65–the highest proportion of...