The private Medicare plan bait and switch continues. It wasn’t that long ago that copays in...
Drugs and technology
Bitter pills: Once popular drugs pulled from the market
Nearly 5 billion dollars. That’s how much pharmaceutical company Merck paid to people and...
Cognitive behavorial therapy through telemedicine can reduce...
Older adults often suffer from anxiety disorder but lack access to treatment. A recent study...
Scientists spin artificial blood vessels in cotton candy machine
It’s hard to imagine but scientists can spin artificial blood vessels in a cotton candy...
Do Prilosec and other PPIs increase people’s risk of...
Millions of people take proton pump inhibitor drugs (PPIs) such as omeprazole (Prilosec)...
Spying on cancer
What if a new technology could detect aggressive cancer cells, effectively spying on cancer...
FDA backlog keeps generics from coming to market
In October 2015, there were as many as 3,000 generic drugs waiting to be approved by the Food and...
Opioid deaths on the rise
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) warns of the dangers of opioids. Last...
Will your health plan cover the drugs you need?
Health plans often make it hard for people to know which drugs they cover before they sign up for...
Members of Congress have a stake in drug and device companies...
We all know about the large amount of money the drug and device companies contribute to members of...