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Off-Label Drug Prescribing: A Common and Controversial Practice
Prescription drugs go through rigorous testing before they are approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) in order to ensure […]
Drugmaker Seeks FDA Approval for First-Ever Alzheimer’s Drug
Pharmaceutical company Biogen has announced plans to seek FDA approval for the first-of-its-kind drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Seven months […]
How Doctors Use Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Depression
Johns Hopkins University is now home to the newly-launched Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research. Here, doctors are using psychedelic […]
FDA Finds Cancer-Causing Carcinogens in Zantac (Ranitidine), Issues Recall
Pharmacies around the country are pulling Zantac (ranitidine) from their shelves indefinitely. According to new evidence from the Food and […]
Medicare May Increase Payments for Expensive Cancer Drugs
Last year, Medicare officials proposed increasing reimbursement rates for some expensive cancer drugs for patients whose bodies don’t respond to […]
Agencies Affected by the Government Shutdown
Programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security may be safe from the government shutdown because they’re deemed mandatory and essential […]
Trump Goes Back on Promise to Let Medicare Negotiate Drug Prices
On Friday, Trump went back on a campaign promise to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices with drug companies. This […]
To Save Lives, DEA Attempts to Curb Opioid Oversupply
In yet another attempt by the government to curb opioid abuse, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) plans to rein […]
Medicare to Cover Genetic Testing for Cancer
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that they will cover gene sequencing tests for cancer that […]