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
Medicare beneficiaries can make changes to their prescription drug coverage between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7. This annual open enrollment period is when you should make sure that the medications
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
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
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,
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
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
Medical tourism is a popular trend that has come about due to advances in the field of medical technology, growing number of patients and high level of expertise in the
In the past several weeks, I have sent the following question directly to both Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and soon-to-be-ex-Speaker of the House John Boehner: The Republicans constantly shout
According to a recent Vitals Index survey, two-thirds of American adults about 155 million people have been surprised by a medical bill in the past 12 months, yet
