Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Express Scripts Offers Diabetes Patients a $25 Cap for Monthly Insulin by KATIE THOMAS


By KATIE THOMAS

Drug makers, insurers and pharmacy benefit managers face mounting pressure from Congress and the public to reduce the high list prices of drugs like insulin.

Published: April 2, 2019 at 08:00PM

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Cholera Is Spreading in Mozambique, and It’s Far From the Only Health Threat by DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.


By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

About two million people are displaced, cholera has broken out, and malaria is expected. But doses of cholera vaccine have arrived, and the humanitarian crisis may yet be contained, aid agencies say.

Published: April 1, 2019 at 08:00PM

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Transplant Patients Need Anti-Rejection Drugs. Why Won’t Insurers Pay for Some of Them? by GINA KOLATA


By GINA KOLATA

Drugs to prevent organ rejection are not always covered for patients who had transplants before they enrolled in Medicare.

Published: April 1, 2019 at 08:00PM

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One Day There May Be a Drug to Turbocharge Your Brain. Who Should Get It? by CARL ZIMMER


By CARL ZIMMER

Published: April 1, 2019 at 08:00PM

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Americans Borrowed $88 Billion to Pay for Health Care Last Year, Survey Finds by KAREN ZRAICK


By KAREN ZRAICK

A new survey by Gallup and the nonprofit West Health also found that nearly half of Americans fear bankruptcy in the event of a health emergency.

Published: April 1, 2019 at 08:00PM

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Monday, April 1, 2019

Lawsuits Lay Bare Sackler Family’s Role in Opioid Crisis by DANNY HAKIM, RONI CARYN RABIN and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM


By DANNY HAKIM, RONI CARYN RABIN and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM

Three generations of the Sackler family were deeply involved in running Purdue Pharma and knew of opioid abuse risks, according to lawsuits.

Published: March 31, 2019 at 08:00PM

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Saturday, March 30, 2019

How Pain Tolerance and Anxiety Seem to Be Connected by HEATHER MURPHY


By HEATHER MURPHY

An article about the case of a woman who feels little pain or anxiety raised many questions, such as: Do low-anxiety people seem to feel less pain?

Published: March 29, 2019 at 08:00PM

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