pharmaceuticals
Biohackers could drive insulin price down 98 percent
A team of biohackers is on a David-versus-Goliath mission to make insulin affordable to an increasing number of diabetics.
Should scientific studies be available for free?
Plan S is starting to take hold, but the cost is merely shifting even more to the researchers.
FDA requires new addiction warning on benzodiazepines
There has been a dramatic increase in abuse and misuse.
The surprising future of vaccine technology
We owe a lot to vaccines and the scientists that develop them. But we've only just touched the surface of what vaccines can do.
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US, Russia, China won’t join global initiative to offer fair access to COVID-19 vaccines. Why not?
The U.S., China, and Russia are in a "vaccine race" that treats a global challenge like a winner-take-all game.
Drugs: What America gets wrong about addiction and policy
Addiction is not a moral failure. It is a learning disorder, and viewing it otherwise stops communities and policy makers from the ultimate goal: harm reduction.
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Will antidepressant medications ever require informed consent?
That question is at the heart of the new documentary, "Medicating Normal."
Consumer advocacy groups are mostly funded by Big Pharma, according to new research
An article in Journal of Bioethical Inquiry raises questions about the goal of these advocacy groups.
The plasma debate: The ethics of paying for human blood
Should pharmaceutical companies pay people for their plasma? Here's why paid plasma is a hot ethical issue.
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Cancer drugs are the most profitable for Big Pharma
In 2018, cancer drugs earned the pharmaceutical industry $123.8 billion. Soon, they'll be worth billions more.
MDMA and Ayahuasca in Ritual and Therapy
Dr. Charles Grob was the first researcher granted FDA approval to study these drugs.
Legalized marijuana linked to lower opioid abuse; death rates
A new study analyzed more than 1.5 billion opioid prescriptions over eight years.
Illinois set to approve insulin price cap of $100 for month supply
The move reflects a broader nationwide effort to lower prices of the life-saving drug.
Imprisonment: Doctor who illegally prescribed 500,000 doses of opioids to serve 40 years
Dr. Joel Smithers was recently sentenced to decades in prison for the numerous illegal prescriptions he gave out.
The world’s first psilocybin research center is opening in Jamaica
FieldTrip is advancing the realm of clinical psychedelic testing.
Elephants are now being hunted for their skin, being turned into ‘ruby’-like jewelry
With the ivory trade on the decline, poachers have been capitalizing on a new, disturbing trend.
The looming superbug crisis: Politics, profit, and Big Pharma
Here's how we stop a health crisis before it wreaks havoc on us.
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Psychedelics change how you read faces. That may help alleviate anxiety and depression.
Even more intriguing is the reason: recognizing facial expressions.
How opioid abuse is lowering our average life expectancy
Normally, life expectancy increases every year. For Americans, the opioid epidemic is changing that.
Watch what happens when vaccinations drop by 10%
Don't believe a small reduction in immunization matters?
Over half of Americans are stressed because of medical bills
Anxiety does not help other medical conditions, adding trouble on top of trouble.
Why asking doctors to prescribe fewer antibiotics is futile
Antibiotics are often the fastest and simplest way for doctors to help their patients. But with the threat of drug-resistant bacteria, how do we stop prescribing antibiotics?
In U.S. first, drug company faces criminal charges for distributing opioids
It marks a major shift in the government's battle against the opioid crisis.
How pharmaceutical companies game the patent system
When these companies compete, in the current system, the people lose.
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Opioids not much better than placebos at treating pain, study says
Alternative treatments are often better for noncancer pain, the study found.
What’s worse than drug addiction? The cruelty of drug treatments.
Drug treatment centers pose potential threats to drug addicts.
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The opioid crisis is profitable. Blockchain tech can end that.
A tech-minded approach to drug fraud could squash those who enable the deadly opioid crisis.
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Canadian healthcare system shows how much money America could save
The Great White North has found a way to provide universal healthcare with more salubrious results and trimmed national costs. Take notes, America.
New peanut allergy treatment could save kids’ lives, researchers say
The results of a recent trial found that a new oral immunotherapy regimen could have life-saving potential.
How the global health community is fighting the rise of superbugs
Here are the leading solutions to antibiotic resistance, the next major global health threat.
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