Clowns on a Stage
In America, we are adept at electing clowns and charlatans, and then ignoring or not bothering to understand what they are saying or doing. I blame this on our addictions…
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On Life Expectancies & Their Drivers
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/05/22/republicans-are-struggling-to-fix-americas-dysfunctional-health-care-system Undoubtably many of you have seen this graphic as it has made the rounds. Indeed, there are reasons to be concerned. Flat to declining life expectancy in a country…
Opioids – Nobody Wins
Two months ago, it was reported that six US states filed lawsuits against Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma, accusing the company of “...fueling a national opioid epidemic by deceptively marketing its prescription painkillers...”…
Innovation in Chronic Diseases: Depressing News
Last week, BIO published an exceedingly interesting report, entitled The State of Innovation in Highly Prevalent Chronic Diseases: Depression Therapeutics. The press release and report are available here. This and…
Drug Overdose Deaths: What Can Pharma Do?
Last week, the US Centers for Disease Control published a rather alarming report on drug overdose deaths in the US. Here are a few items which we found…
Skyrocketing Prices for Dermatology Rx Products
Last week, a study published in JAMA Dermatology examined the skyrocketing prices for dermatology prescription products. Amazingly, Of the 19 brand-name drugs analyzed, the retail prices of 7 drugs more…