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Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a viral infection typically experienced early in life, and for most, isn’t a problem. Now more children seem to be experiencing RSV out of season, sometimes along with COVID infection. Helen Hughes, a pediatrician …
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Medicare could save billions of dollars simply by negotiating drug prices, a recent study found. One group that makes a lot of money acting as an intermediary between payers and patients are pharmacy benefits managers, or PBMs. Caleb Alexander, an …
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Billions of dollars could be saved by Medicare if they simply negotiated drug prices for the ten most common prescription medicines in the same way Costco does, a recent study found. Caleb Alexander, an internal medicine expert at Johns Hopkins, …
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If Medicare adopted the approach taken by Costco in buying and providing common prescription medications the system would save billions of dollars, a recent study showed. Caleb Alexander, an internal medicine expert at Johns Hopkins, says he’s not surprised. Alexander: …
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The Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm is just the latest misstep in the FDA’s mishandling of accelerated approval, with a recent study showing that almost half of drugs approved this way haven’t done the required confirmatory studies. Caleb Alexander, an internal medicine …
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If you’re worried about your cancer risk you might want to consider your alcohol consumption, Elizabeth Tracey reports Alcohol consumption is associated with a greater risk for cancer, a new global analysis concludes, with some cancers very strongly associated with …
