August 9, 2016 Future of drug pricing: paying for benefits, not per pill LONDON — Global pressure on health spending is forcing the $1 trillion-a-year pharmaceutical industry to look for new ways to price its products: charging based on how much they improve patients' health, rather than how many pills or vials are sold.
August 8, 2016 Family of 5-year-old California girl 'locked' in her body remain optimistic for cure When she was 2 years old, Magnolia “Maggie” Tesler, had hit all of her developmental milestones, but was starting to lose some of the words she learned in her young life.
August 8, 2016 Novartis asthma pill shows promise in small trial The first new asthma pill in decades has produced promising results in a small clinical trial, potentially paving the way for another treatment option for patients by the end of the decade.
August 5, 2016 Bristol-Myers' Opdivo fails lung cancer trial; shares plunge Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said its blockbuster immunotherapy, Opdivo, failed to slow progression of symptoms in previously untreated patients with advanced lung cancer in a late-stage study, a major setback expected to benefit Merck & Co's rival medicine.
August 5, 2016 Can a portable device make biotech drugs on demand? A portable system that produces tiny batches of biotech drugs might one day help get crucial medicines and vaccines to remote villages and war-torn regions where they're desperately needed, scientists hope.
August 4, 2016 'Super lice' have spread to 48 US states, study finds A new study that suggests ‘super-lice,’ or lice that are resistant to over-the-counter medication, have become more widespread in the United States.
August 2, 2016 7 medications that increase sun and heat sensitivity This summer's must-reads aren't romances or thrillers; they're the warning labels and package inserts for your drugs and supplements.
July 31, 2016 How to Get Rid of Lower Back Pain Back pain can stem from an injury, such as muscle strain from lifting a heavy object.
July 28, 2016 'Herbal Viagra' and 14 other supplements may increase disease risk Some supplements currently available on store shelves may increase the risk of cancer, cardiac arrest and organ damage, an investigation by Consumer Reports reveals.
July 28, 2016 US and UK form global partnership to speed new antibiotics U.S. and British health officials have created a new alliance with a budget of hundreds of millions of dollars to accelerate the development of new antibiotics and tackle the growing problem of drug resistance.
