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Anchor lead: Will Maryland’s new law to prevent generic drug price gouging spread nationally? Elizabeth Tracey reports Should pharmaceutical companies be able to raise the price of generic drugs by thousands of percentage points overnight, in the absence of any …
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Anchor lead: The state of Maryland takes the lead in reining in generic prescription drug price gouging, Elizabeth Tracey reports The state of Maryland is to be applauded for stepping into territory the federal government has been unable to navigate …
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Anchor lead: Scientists have successfully produced a virus from scratch, Elizabeth Tracey reports Using freely available materials and methods, researchers have revealed the successful recreation of an extinct virus, a relative of smallpox. Andrew Pekosz, a virologist at Johns Hopkins, …
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This week’s topics include early adulthood weight gain and outcomes, the dangers of artificial sweeteners, an opioid reduction strategy, and consequences of reduced readmissions. Program notes: 0:33 Artificial sweeteners 1:33 Really not effective at reducing BMI 2:32 Best to avoid …
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This week’s topics include diet quality and longevity, health and coffee, treating depression, and prostatectomy in early prostate cancer. Program notes: 0:33 Coffee drinking and longevity 1:33 Over 185,000 people followed in one study 2:32 Can’t advocate for a type …
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Anchor lead: How can more appropriate antibiotic use be implemented? Elizabeth Tracey reports One in five hospitalized adults who received antibiotics experienced an adverse event related to their use, a recent study of nearly 1500 inpatients by Pranita Tamma, an …
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Anchor lead: About one in five people who take an antibiotic may have an adverse event, Elizabeth Tracey reports Many people who are hospitalized receive antibiotics, but a new study by Pranita Tamma, an antibiotics use expert at Johns Hopkins, …
