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Amid the continued pandemic-induced horror, we find ourselves getting emotional over our fellow health care workers’ social…
Amid the continued pandemic-induced horror, we find ourselves getting emotional over our fellow health care workers’ social…
The pharmaceutical industry, which has ranked near the bottom in its public reputation for what seems like decades, is…
The biotech company Moderna injected a new dose of optimism into the fight against COVID-19 on Monday by announcing that its…
The biotech company Moderna injected a new dose of optimism into the fight against COVID-19 on Monday by announcing that its…
The biotech company Moderna injected a new dose of optimism into the fight against COVID-19 on Monday by announcing that its…
The biotech company Moderna injected a new dose of optimism into the fight against COVID-19 on Monday by announcing that its…
The biotech company Moderna injected a new dose of optimism into the fight against COVID-19 on Monday by announcing that its…
6 min read Source/Disclosures Source: Kuwahara RK, Marhatta A. “Prescription Drug Affordability as a New Vital Sign: Strategies…
By Rex Nutting By refusing to test a promising drug, Gilead Sciences is accused of putting profit ahead of the public health…
[ Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics. ] By Greg Orman Real Clear Politics This week…
Pelas regras da agência de vigilância sanitária dos EUA (a Food and Drug Administration – FDA), um tratamento contra o câncer…
A vial of pure remdesivir. Photo: Gilead Sciences Inc/Handout via Reuters. ‘Marketism’ is the notion that markets are not a…
When I was diagnosed at age 32 with ALS, a debilitating disease that would give me a life expectancy of three to four years, my…
In 1955, journalist Edward R. Murrow asked Jonas Salk: Who owns the patent to the polio vaccine? He responded famously, “Well…
The old drug discovery system was built to benefit shareholders, not patients. But a new, Linux-like platform could transform…
COVID-19 is testing the U.S. public health system. And, unfortunately, things don’t look so good — especially if you’re one of…
Pandemics don’t destroy societies, but they do expose their weaknesses. As the historian of medicine Frank Snowden recently…
Pandemics don’t destroy societies, but they do expose their weaknesses. As the historian of medicine Frank Snowden recently…
For all their differences, particularly in election season, Democrats and Republicans seem to agree on one thing: Drug prices…
One of the most memorable moments during the 2008 presidential election was when vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin…
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Bottom line: The status quo is unhealthy for anyone except pharmaceutical company executives.
O ver the past decade, Americans have debated the best way to fix our broken healthcare system, one that allows 35,000…
I have often asked my students, “To what extent does government funding contribute to research, leading to the development of…
Speaking in favor of a plan to lower prescription drug costs and increase funding for public research, misstated the timeframe…
The day before the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to lower prescription drug prices, Illinois Democratic Rep.
Published 3:00 a.m. MT Dec. 16, 2019 The newly passed House bill allowing Medicare negotiations on drug prices is a first step…
Last week's House vote torein in skyrocketing prescription drug priceswas overdue.
Published 5:00 a.m. ET Dec. 16, 2019 The newly passed House bill allowing Medicare negotiations on drug prices is a first step…
The newly passed House bill allowing Medicare negotiations on drug prices is a first step toward taming Big Pharma and broader…
Published 2:00 a.m. PT Dec. 16, 2019 The newly passed House bill allowing Medicare negotiations on drug prices is a first step…
Published 5:00 a.m. ET Dec. 16, 2019 The newly passed House bill allowing Medicare negotiations on drug prices is a first step…
Published 5:00 a.m. ET Dec. 16, 2019 The newly passed House bill allowing Medicare negotiations on drug prices is a first step…
Across the United States, a renewed grassroots movement is fighting to fundamentally change the rules of healthcare.
Across the United States, a renewed grassroots movement is fighting to fundamentally change the rules of healthcare.
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Peter DeFazio (4th District of OREGON) WASHINGTON, DC–Rep.
As the 2020 election looms, “Morning Joe” pundits love to talk about “electability.” The out-of-touch television personalities…
As the 2020 election looms, "Morning Joe" pundits love to talk about "electability." The out-of-touch television personalities…
S enators Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Rick Scott of Florida unveiled bipartisan legislation to lower the costs of drugs…
When it comes to government funding for drug research, an interesting paradox currently exists.
When it comes to government funding for drug research, an interesting paradox currently exists.
In the last decade, innovations in cell and gene-based therapies have changed the Oncology recruitment market.
Medicare is prohibited by law from doing what every other health insurance company does.
Targeted News Service WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Ways and Means subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by…
, the Senate Finance Committee heard testimony from top executives representing seven high-profile drug manufacturers.
Opinion|How High Drug Prices Inflate C.E.O.s’ Pay Pharmaceutical companies say their profits fund research and innovation in…
The problem with prescription drugs is simple: The U.S. government bestows long-term monopolies on pharmaceutical companies…
The problem with prescription drugs is simple: The U.S. government bestows long-term monopolies on pharmaceutical companies…
Last week, researchers James Allison and Tasuku Honjo were awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine for their work on cancer…
For the first time ever, we’re living in a moment when many of our most promising medical advances are far out of reach for the…
For the first time ever, we’re living in a moment when many of our most promising medical advances are far out of reach for the…
Our Declaration of Independence proclaims that all of us have been “endowed with certain unalienable Rights” that include “Life…
WASHINGTON — On Aug. 30, the Food and Drug Administration approved a radical new cancer treatment that harnesses a patient’s…
WASHINGTON — On Aug. 30, the Food and Drug Administration approved a radical new cancer treatment that harnesses a patient’s…
WASHINGTON — On Aug. 30, the Food and Drug Administration approved a radical new cancer treatment that harnesses a patient’s…
Letters May 18, 2018 To the Editor: Re “Drug Plan Drops Populist Designs, Not the Rhetoric” (front page, May 12): President…
Donald Trump's solution to soaring American drug prices is to have other countries, such as Canada, raise their prices.
Donald Trump’s solution to soaring American drug prices is to have other countries, such as Canada, raise their prices.
WASHINGTON -- Federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) needs to continue going up, Sen.
A sweeping new study challenges our understanding of medical breakthroughs. Something odd happened when the Trump…
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news…
Volume 96 Issue 8 | p. 17 | Concentrates Issue Date: February 19, 2018 NIH-funded research was associated with all 210 new…
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THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2018 -- The U.S. National Institutes of Health spent more than $100 billion on research that led to 210 new…
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By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S.
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. National Institutes of Health spent more than $100 billion on research…
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2018 -- The U.S. National Institutes of Health spent more than $100 billion on research that led to 210 new…
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. National Institutes of Health spent more than $100 billion on research that…
Each of the more than 200 drugs approved in the US between 2010 and 2016 was supported by scientific research funded by the…
Federally funded research contributed to the science underlying all new medicines approved by the FDA over the past six years…
Federally funded research contributed to the science underlying all new medicines approved by the FDA over the past six years…
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- A study shows that the U. S. government invested more than 100 billion U.S.
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Federally funded research contributed to the science underlying all new medicines approved by the FDA…
Federally funded research contributed to the science underlying all new medicines approved by the FDA over the past six years…