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Smaller and midsize pharmacy benefit managers are taking on Optum Rx, CVS Caremark and Express Scripts. They say they have better technology and are more transparent about their pricing.
Our in-depth look at one of the forever-problems of healthcare: How to get people to take their medication as prescribed. The answers are increasingly bespoke.
Its physicians are overworked, and patients are going elsewhere for care. Experts say help is on its way for primary care in the United States — but so is an onslaught of new demands.
Our annual list of outstanding individuals in healthcare in the early part of their careers.
Our annual survey about drugs and their costs had 950 respondents this year. We asked about theCOVID-19 pandemic, biosimilars, HIV PrEP, Wegovy and Aduhelm.
Some experts want to see more funding for hospice care in the home. Others say the advantages of hospice in a hospital or nursing home have been underrated.
States looked to Medicaid managed care plans to control costs and provide some predictability. Now a growing number are asking questions of the plans and investigating whether the plans are living up to their state contracts. Meanwhile, new federal reporting requirements are being implemented that may shed some light on how the plans operate.
There’s a long history to recognizing that social factors shape people’s health. But the social determinants of health are getting more attention than ever. Will that attention turn into action and lasting change?
Infectious diseases have come roaring back as threat to health and well-being. But COVID-19 revealed the shortcomings of our public health systems. Research has linked loss of trust in government with lower vaccination. So how can that trust be restored?
People with obesity are already at heightened risk for a number of serious illnesses: diabetes, heart disease, some cancers. Severe COVID-19 can now be added to that list.
Blockchain technology, the backbone of crytocucould soon be a very important part of the healthcare industry. Blockchain isa novel type of data-storage architecture with many potential applications.
Our annual survey about readers’ attitudes and beliefs about developments in healthcare.
FDA Updates for Week of May 13: First Bispecific Antibody for Solid Tumor
May 18th 2024The FDA has approved a new type of bispecific antibody to treat small cell lung cancer and an additional indication for Breyanzi for patients with follicular lymphoma. The agency has set review date for gene therapy for enzyme deficiency. In addition, Biogen have Eisai hve begun a rolling submission of subcutaneous Leqembi for Alzheimer’s disease.
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Omega-3s For Dry Eye Disease? Not the Answer According to This Study
May 17th 2024Some research has suggested that omega-3 fatty acid supplements could help treat dry eye disease. But Korean investigators reported results from a randomized clinical trial this week in JAMA Ophthalmology tthat showed no benefit.
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