Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that involves demyelination of plaque throughout the white and gray matter of the central nervous system. The early stages of MS are usually marked by a relapsing-remitting course of neurological deficits, which progress toward continuous, permanent dysfunction and disability. Of those with a diagnosis of MS, 74% are women.
Jenny Goins, interim head of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, says employers need the same visibility into medical benefits that a new Department of Labor rule gives them into PBM compensation.
Model N's Jesse Mendelsohn explains why drug manufacturers argued that a 340B rebates instead of upfront discounts will avoid an overlapping maximum fair price and 340B discounts
People with ADHD had a 70% higher risk of death from any cause in a 19-study meta-analysis, with excess deaths from suicide, injury and natural causes.
Bronchiectasis affected 221.6 per 100,000 people in the U.S. over five years, which is higher than earlier national estimates, according to a study published in CHEST.