Pharmaceutical and medical device companies are now required by law to release details of their payments to a variety of doctors and U.S. teaching hospitals for promotional talks, research and
In 1953, a new drug was released by Burroughs Wellcome, a pharmaceutical company based in London. Pyrimethamine, as the compound was named, was originally intended to fight malaria, after the
You need an operation. It may be elective, like a new nose, a procedure your insurer doesn’t think you need but you want, like a new knee, or a medical
The week of Sept. 21, 2015, saw a flurry of stories about the escalating cost of drugs in the U.S. marketplace. These stories were all initiated by Turing Pharmaceuticals buyout
You’re probably used to the idea of your doctor prescribing you a brand-name drug and your pharmacist automatically substituting a lower-cost generic equivalent that saves you, the drugstore, and your
When you go to the doctor, theres a medical code that determines how your treatment gets billed. Getting treated for urban rabies? Well, thats distinct from woods-based sylvatic rabies, and
In a nearly empty House chamber on Monday afternoon, a little-noticed bill came up for a voice vote. The few lawmakers on the floor shouted aye, no one shouted no,
If you go “out of network” to get health care, your bank book might go into the red. A new analysis finds that people who get common treatments from doctors
A federal jury on Tuesday found a Florida ophthalmologist guilty of collecting $7.1 million from Medicare after treating patients for retinal diseases they didnt have. The jury found David Ming
Gutiérrez says access to Obamacare is a moral imperative for all, regardless of legal status. Hes introduced legislation that would expand access to President Obamas signature healthcare law to illegal
