Medicare Does About-Face on 6 Protected Classes
Cancer patients are breathing a sigh of relief. So are patients with movement disorders. And those with epilepsy, HIV and mental health conditions. In a final rule released earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services stepped back from a previous proposal to loosen Medicare protections for six classes of drugs that treat […]
Comments on Draft Scoping Document for Type 2 Diabetes Therapies
As an oral formulation, semaglutide creates convenience benefits for patients that could save time and increase their overall productivity. Specifically, oral semaglutide provides a less complex mode of administration, one that may work better for patients who dislike injections or for whom the cadence of a daily medication is more natural and simpler to maintain than the […]
What You Didn’t Know About Gout
Whoever coined the old adage that “ignorance is bliss” clearly wasn’t thinking of gout.
FDA Gives Final Word on Interchangeable Biosimilars
New guidance from the Food and Drug Administration explains what manufacturers must do to qualify their biosimilar medicine as interchangeable with its reference product.
Second Annual Cardiovascular Health Policy Summit
Sandeep Jauhar’s grandfather was sitting down to lunch with family when he crumpled to the floor. Jeff Kwitowski’s father was on a routine bike ride. Cat Davis Ahmed’s father was enjoying a game of tennis. And Florence Champagne was in an office building when she dropped to her knees, gasping for air and praying for […]
Cardiovascular Summit Spotlights Stories of Access Barriers, Risk and Heart Health
Sandeep Jauhar’s grandfather was sitting down to lunch with family when he crumpled to the floor.
UK Study Reinforces Need for Personalized Treatment Plans
High cholesterol? For most patients, that means starting a statin regimen. But now research suggests that it may be time to embrace a more nuanced approach to lowering LDL levels.
Non-Medical Switching Study Social Graphics
Making Clinical Trials Participation Free for Patients
People who enroll in a clinical trial might be drawn to unexplored treatment options.
Where Hospitals Get it Wrong on Pain and Opioids
If you turn on the nightly news or open a daily paper, you’re likely to hear about the nation’s ongoing opioid abuse crisis.
