CDC: Kids' Routine Vaccinations Prevented Half a Billion Illnesses Since 1994 And every $1 spent on childhood vaccinations saved about $11, agency says Aug 08, 2024
Alternative PBMs Arise to Compete With the 'Big Three' Competitors say their per-member, per-month payment model is fairer to employers and insurers Aug 07, 2024
Giving RSV and Flu Vaccines Together Led to Adequate Immune Responses Co-administration generally safe, could reduce vaccine burden, researchers say Aug 07, 2024
Docs Should Start Getting Ready For Upcoming Respiratory Virus Season Updated COVID vax coming soon, not too early to pre-order vaccines, CDC director says Aug 06, 2024
Tim Walz Beat COVID Skeptic Doc in 2022 Race for Governor Scott Jensen, MD, spoke out against vaccines, masking, and school and business closures Aug 06, 2024
Drugstores Tinker With New Looks as Usual Way of Doing Business Faces Challenges Analysts say companies are still learning what makes money and resonates with customers Aug 06, 2024
Physician Fights Insurer to Cover Her Baby's Brain Cancer Treatment Blue Cross of Idaho denied coverage for costly drug multiple times Aug 02, 2024
PBMs Overpay Their Own Pharmacies to the Detriment of Insurers, Taxpayers, FTC Says But the interim report was criticized by business owners and the PBM trade group Aug 01, 2024
Trust in Doctors Crashed During the COVID Pandemic -- And Remains Low Putting financial motives over patient care was top reason for patient mistrust, survey found Jul 31, 2024
Fauci Still Masks: Here's When and Why Former NIAID director also discusses HIV and flu antivirals, his third COVID infection, and more Jul 30, 2024 video
Dementia Risk Drops With Shingles Vaccine Recombinant shingles vaccine tied to 164 additional days without dementia diagnosis Jul 25, 2024
IG Live July 19: Measles, Bird Flu, COVID, Oh My! Experts unpack what recent outbreaks mean for public health Jul 18, 2024
Long COVID Risk Has Fallen, Largely Attributable to Vaccine Rollout However, metabolic and gastrointestinal sequelae increased among the unvaccinated Jul 18, 2024
We've Been Here Before: The Politicization of Drug Pricing Ensuring medication access does not have to come at the cost of innovation Jul 16, 2024
Should U.S. Farmworkers Get Bird Flu Shots? Some Experts Say Yes Opinions remain divided while CDC continues wait-and-see approach Jul 14, 2024
Extreme Heat and Some Medicines Can Be a Risky Combo: Here's What to Know A look at common heat-related problems and solutions Jul 14, 2024
Smartphone App Decreased Distracted Driving and Other Noteworthy Studies This Week This piece is devoted to four exceptional papers in JAMA Network Open Jul 13, 2024
Transactional Pharmacies Are Letting Patients Down Retail pharmacies should be more committed to improving patient health Jul 10, 2024
Maternal RSV Vaccine Appears Safe, Real-World Study Finds However, vaccine was associated with modest risk of maternal hypertensive disorders Jul 08, 2024
Prevalence of Asthma Symptoms Lower for Kids Who Got COVID Vax Data further support recommendations to vaccinate, physician says Jul 03, 2024
Fecal Bacteria at U.S. Beaches; America's Hoarding Problem; Nasal COVID Vax Trial Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Jul 02, 2024
No Increase in Birth Defects With First-Trimester COVID Shot Experts call results from retrospective analysis "reassuring" Jul 01, 2024
Can Individual States Effectively Cap Prescription Drug Costs? In 11 states, prescription drug affordability boards are attempting just that Jun 28, 2024
CDC Advisors Back Updated COVID, Flu Vaccines for the Fall ACIP also votes to recommend new pneumococcal vaccine for adults Jun 28, 2024
Supreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma Settlement That Shielded Sacklers In a 5-4 decision, justices blocked an agreement with victims and state and local governments Jun 27, 2024
ACIP Makes Changes to Adult RSV Vaccine Recommendations Committee ditches shared decision-making, moves to risk-based approach Jun 26, 2024
Oral and Emergency Contraceptive Use Fell in States With Abortion Bans Researchers call for better access to emergency contraceptives in abortion-restrictive states Jun 26, 2024
State Sues Two PBMs, Accusing Them of Fueling Opioid Epidemic Arkansas AG says Express Scripts, Optum, and their subsidiaries benefited from the opioid crisis Jun 25, 2024
BMJ Paper at Center of COVID Vax Deaths Controversy Gets Expression of Concern Experts say paper was riddled with bad science Jun 20, 2024
Drug Shortages Keep Growing. Older, Injectable Agents Are Among the Most Vulnerable. A Q&A with Erin Fox, PharmD, MHA, on the record-breaking shortages Jun 19, 2024
FDA Approves Pneumococcal Vax Designed Specifically for Adults Covers serotypes responsible for over 80% of invasive pneumococcal disease in those 50 and up Jun 18, 2024
Here's What Is Wrong With the National Academies' Long COVID Definition Overly broad criteria won't help patients in the long run Jun 14, 2024
COVID-Flu Vax on the Horizon; Counterfeit Diabetes Devices; Surviving Bird Flu Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Jun 11, 2024
It's Getting Harder for Rural Pharmacies to Stay Afloat These pharmacies fill a healthcare gap and can be a touchstone for their communities Jun 08, 2024
Paxlovid Trial Flops for COVID Pneumonia Small study found no decrease in mortality among inpatients in three countries Jun 06, 2024
FDA Advisors Give a Hearty Thumbs Up to a COVID Vaccine Based on the JN.1 Strain "Even with some variation, there's still reasonably good protection" Jun 05, 2024
FDA Panel to Consider Which COVID Strain to Target in an Updated Vaccine The KP.2 subvariant is now dominant in the U.S., FDA staff says in a briefing document Jun 03, 2024
Co-Locating COVID Vaccines, Infection Testing With Syringe Services Shows Success 94% of people completed primary vaccination in this Baltimore-based initiative Jun 03, 2024
Guillain-Barre Syndrome Rates After RSV Shots in Sync With Trial Data, CDC Says But compared with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, GBS was more common than expected May 31, 2024
