Medicine

At a recent healthcare conference, the CEO of a major hospital corporation mentioned the fact that the healthcare industry was the number 1 culprit for causing personal bankruptcies in the US - but it was ok because their profits are better than ever.

Unlike established vaccines that offer near-complete protection, this new one is only about 40% effective.

Hong Kong’s cancer patients should get drugs at the same low prices as in mainland China.

Mortality rates are falling, especially if you live in the U.S.

More than 90% of antibiotics in the pipeline today are being developed by small companies, not by the Pharma giants that once dominated the field.

There are now a number of medications that may prevent or alleviate migraines, as well as a wearable nerve-stimulating device that can be activated by a smartphone.

A family doctor working in southern Manitoba is helping his patients save thousands of dollars on prescription medications thanks to the work of local researchers.

Americans today spend more on pharmaceuticals per capita than anyone else in the world, and more than one in five say they have trouble affording their prescription drugs.

Dr. S. Vincent Rajkumar reviews his article appearing in the January 2020 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings which exposes the causes of and challenges for fixing the high cost of insulin in the United States.

Giving the vaccine intravenously to monkeys provided 90% protection against tuberculosis. More testing is needed before humans can be inoculated that way.

A new set of predictions for 2020.

The Peace Ark was designed by China to undertake medical assistance tasks at sea.

The average American household spends $338 a year on OTC medicine.

First Big Pharma fled the field, and now start-ups are going belly up, threatening to stifle the development of new drugs.

Biotech stocks are notoriously volatile; understanding how drugs are approved can help.