White House’s Reorganization Plan Would Make For A Leaner, Better FDA
The administration proposes changing the FDA’s name to the ‘Federal Drug Administration,’ making clear that its focus will solely be on drugs, devices, biologics, and tobacco.
New Analysis Finds Blue States Have Worse Opioid Problems Than Do Red States
WalletHub just released a report on the states with the biggest drug problems in 2018 to highlight the states that are winning and losing the war on drugs.
What You Need To Know About President Trump’s Drug Pricing Plan
While such costs represent a small fraction of overall spending on health care, several dynamics help the prescription drug issue gain disproportionate attention.
How A CBO Error Could Cost The Pharmaceutical Industry Billions
A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) document released quietly on Thursday hinted at a major gaffe by the budget agency and its efforts to conceal that gaffe.
Here’s How Trump Should Address The High Cost Of Prescription Drugs
Here’s a solution: stop focusing on trying to control prescription drug prices, and start paying attention to who’s paying them.
‘Take Your Pills’ Exposes Troubling Tie Between America’s Work Addiction And Meds
We want success, and productive work requires focus. If you’re a rich kid micro-dosing amphetamines for school or career advantage, that’s rewarded.
Loneliness Is Fueling The Opioid Epidemic. Here’s How You Can Help
A compelling argument can be made that as America’s economic capital increased, its social capital declined. Both are affecting the opioid epidemic.
Inside The Giant Insurer Bailout In The Senate ‘Budget’ ‘Deal’
By throwing money at the problem of rising drug costs, Republican leaders’ ‘solution’ may end up raising them even faster.
Is There A Big Pharma Fox In The Anti-Addiction Hen House?
A major anti-addiction nonprofit organization is getting big bucks from the pharmaceutical industry. Whose interests are the American Society of Addiction Medicine serving?
Study Of 1.8 Million Women Links Birth Control And Breast Cancer
Danish researchers have found there are approximately 13 additional breast cancer cases for every 100,000 women who use hormonal contraception for one year.
Why We Need China’s Cooperation To Fight Our Opioid Crisis
The opioid epidemic has taken the lives of more than 300,000 Americans since 2000. Cooperation between the United States and China is a key element to fight back.
Abolish The FDA. It Does Patients More Harm Than Good
The rising costs of many, if not all, medications are largely the result of the lack of competition in the pharmaceutical industry. That’s the FDA’s fault.
These 4 Free Market Reforms Will Solve The Healthcare Crisis Without The Negatives Of Obamacare
We could have increased access, improved quality, and decreased costs with better medical licensing, prescription drug regulation, Food and Drug Administration approval, and patent law.
How To Cut Your Health Expenses Without Waiting For Congress To Get Its Act Together
Despite our ridiculous current debate, you can save hundreds, even thousands, of dollars tomorrow, doing the same things you do with every other product you shop for.
How Medical Marijuana Can Help Alleviate Our Pain-Driven Opioid Crisis
To date, research shows marijuana-based chemical compounds can be everything from anti-inflammatory to neuroprotective, with fewer side effects than pain drugs.
Why The Trump Administration Shouldn’t Bust Drug Makers’ Patents
While the public hold little sympathy for Big Pharma, when the drug industry suffers, people suffer. And when Big Pharma wins, people win.
Despite Floating Prescription Drug Price-Fixing, Feds Are Pursuing Better Ideas
A recent flurry of activity hints the Trump administration may be moving from a foolhardy populist platform to economically sound market-based reforms.
5 FDA Regulatory Decisions Scott Gottlieb Should Revisit As The New FDA Commissioner
With his experience and highly competent past FDA leadership, Trump nominee Scott Gottlieb will oversee all the FDA divisions with better scrutiny than the prior commissioner did.
Negotiating Better Medicare Drug Prices Only Happens By Limiting Seniors’ Options
If the president was truly concerned with solving the program, he would ditch the talking points and instead focus on what is needed to bring costs down.
Attacking Marathon’s $89K Drug Means Sick People Will Suffer More
With a press hell-bent on inciting, Marathon was an easy target. Once the flames picked-up a head wind over the Capitol, it had little choice but to pull back and dig a fire line.
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