November 30, 2017 US says patient charity helped drugmakers, revokes approval One of the largest U.S. patient assistance charities may close after the federal government revoked its authorization, citing findings that the group, mainly funded by pharmaceutical companies, enabled drugmakers to influence prescriptions.
November 28, 2017 Tens of thousands dying from $30B fake drugs trade, WHO says One in 10 drugs sold in developing countries is fake or substandard, leading to tens of thousands of deaths, many of them of African children given ineffective treatments for pneumonia and malaria, health officials said on Tuesday.
November 15, 2017 Would you use an internet recipe to make your own prescription drugs? A pharmaceutical hacking group created controversy by releasing a YouTube video on how to make an epinephrine injector. They plan to release more “recipes” in the near future.
November 14, 2017 FDA approves digital pill that tracks when patients take it U.S. regulators have approved the first digital pill with an embedded sensor to track if patients are taking their medication properly, marking a significant step forward in the convergence of healthcare and technology.
November 13, 2017 Bogus pain creams are costing taxpayers millions -- and their lives In numerous ploys reminiscent of 19th century snake oil salesmen, pharmacy owners and marketers are bribing or giving kickbacks to doctors for writing spurious prescriptions to Medicare, Medicad and Tricare patients for costly, dangerous and unneeded pain and scar creams.
October 9, 2017 New drug to protect infants from whooping cough shows promise A potential new drug might protect infants from whooping cough in their first few months of life, before they can be vaccinated, early research suggests.
October 4, 2017 What is diazepam? Uses for anti-anxiety med reportedly prescribed to Las Vegas gunman A report alleges that Stephen Paddock, the gunman who opened fire on a packed country music concert in Las Vegas on Sunday, was prescribed an anti-anxiety medication in the months leading up to his attack.
September 26, 2017 Kissing almost gets Olympian a doping violation Who knew? A girlfriend’s medication triggered a positive drug test for a gold medalist.
September 26, 2017 Newly approved MS drug changing treatment landscape Believe it or not, until 1993 there was no treatment available for multiple sclerosis (MS), with doctors turning to steroids to manage patients’ symptoms.
September 26, 2017 High-tech ideas to fix opioid crisis compete for Ohio grants A call by Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) for scientific breakthroughs to help solve the opioid crisis is drawing interest from dozens of groups with ideas including remote controlled medication dispensers, monitor devices for addicts and pain-relieving massage gloves.
