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Anchor lead: What accounts for huge increases in generic drug prices? Elizabeth Tracey reports Drug prices have been increasing astronomically, but many generic drug prices- which are usually much less expensive- have led the way, sometimes increasing by thousands of …
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Anchor lead: Drug price increases outstrip inflation, Elizabeth Tracey reports Chances are good that when you look at where your own healthcare spending dollars go, medications are number one or two. Redonda Miller, president of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, says …
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This week’s topics include lowering cholesterol and outcomes, a new agent for ulcerative colitis, handgun purchases after mass shooting events, and bystander CPR and long term outcomes. Program notes: 0:31 Handgun purchases after mass shootings 1:31 Tripled over time period …
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Anchor lead: Who really needs to have their gall bladder removed? Elizabeth Tracey reports When people have gallstones they may cause blockages that result in a very painful and sometimes dangerous condition known as pancreatitis. Guidelines for managing this call …
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Anchor lead: Steroid medications can cause of host of negative side effects, even with a single use, Elizabeth Tracey reports Blood clots, fractures, and infections in the blood- those are three of the complications that can arise when someone takes …
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Anchor lead: Could scrutiny of prescription medicines help people take them appropriately? Elizabeth Tracey reports 125,000 people die each year because they haven’t taken their prescribed medications correctly, a recent study asserts. Alicia Arbaje, a geriatrics expert at Johns Hopkins, …
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Anchor lead: Not taking medicines correctly is a big source of healthcare costs, Elizabeth Tracey reports Almost half of all medicines prescribed for chronic problems such as diabetes and high blood pressure aren’t taken correctly, a recent study found. Alicia …
