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…
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...”…
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…
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…
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…