Civil suits filed by three states accuse pharmaceutical distributors of flooding the country with opioids while devising systems to evade regulators. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/health/opioids-lawsuits-distributors.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Tag: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)
No One Should Die Waiting for Insulin
I’ve been living with diabetes since I was 9 years old. I used to dream of a cure, but now I just want everyone to get the drugs they need. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/opinion/insulin-drug-price-increase.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The Diagnosis Is Alzheimer’s. But That’s Probably Not the Only Problem.
Most people with dementia have a number of brain abnormalities, not just Alzheimer’s disease. The finding is forcing scientists to rethink the search for treatments. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/health/alzheimers-dementia-stroke.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
deadly germs, Lost cures: In a Kenyan Slum, Cheap Antibiotics Fuel Deadly Drug-Resistant Infections
Overuse of the medicines is not just a problem in rich countries. Throughout the developing world antibiotics are dispensed with no prescription required. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/health/antibiotic-resistance-kenya-drugs.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Drug Sites Upend Doctor-Patient Relations: ‘It’s Restaurant-Menu Medicine’
A new wave of websites turns physicians into mere gatekeepers for popular lifestyle drugs, increasing public health risks, experts say. The sites say they ease connections with doctors. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/technology/for-him-for-hers-get-roman.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
One Day There May Be a Drug to Turbocharge Your Brain. Who Should Get It?
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/health/klotho-brain-enhancement-dementia-alzheimers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss