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The Most Wonderful Mistake the FDA Ever Made
The 2008 decision to mandate large-scale clinical cardiovascular trials transformed the treatment of diabetes for millions of people in an...
Finance
Chronically Ill, Traumatically Billed: The $123,000 Medicine For MS
Even in a world of soaring drug prices, multiple sclerosis medicines stand out. Over two decades, costs for MS medicines...
Clinical Care
Overshadowed By Opioids, Meth Is Back And Hospitalizations Surge
As opioids become harder to get, police said, more people have turned to meth, which is inexpensive and readily available....
Clinical Care
10 Approaches to Reduce Readmissions for Heart Failure and COPD
Patients with both heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a high cost of care, but there are multiple...
Clinical Care
An Underused Strategy For Surge In STDs: Treat Patients' Partners Without A Doctor Visit
Many physicians aren't taking the federal government's advice because of entrenched ethical and legal concerns.
Clinical Care
'I Had Not Kept Up': A Physician Re-Education Story
A patient's overdose made Jeoffry Gordon, MD, recognize he didn't know everything.
Clinical Care
Primary Care Doctors 'Not Doing Enough' To Curb STDs
As rates of sexually transmitted infections steadily rise nationwide, public health officials and experts say primary care doctors need to...
Clinical Care
Does Flu Shot in Pregnancy Prevent Flu-Linked Hospitalizations?
A study found the shot offers 'moderate' protection. Only about half of pregnant women got their flu shot last year.
VA Adding Opioid Antidote To Defibrillator Cabinets For Quicker Overdose Response
The project will expand nationwide in December, as VA hospitals across the country will add naloxone to their AED cabinets.
Drugmakers Play The Patent Game To Lock In Prices, Block Competitors
The patenting of a small change in how an existing drug is made or taken by patients is part of...
Clinical Care
Is 'Precision Medicine' The Answer To Cancer? Not Precisely.
Doctors and hospitals love to talk about the patients they?ve saved with precision medicine. But the patients who succumb to...
Finance
Healthcare Ridesharing Makes Inroads in Lost Revenue
Health systems are recouping lost patient revenues by removing barriers to access treatment, and reducing operational costs by coordinating with...