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Business of Healthcare

Johnson & Johnson Hit With $4.69 Billion Loss in Baby Powder-Ovarian Cancer Case

The legal assault on Johnson & Johnson and its signature baby powder reached new heights today, when a state court jury in Missouri found the company…
Community Health

REPORT: 1.6 Billion Opioid Doses Poured Into Missouri Over 6 Years

Over the last six years, enough opioids were shipped to the state of Missouri to give every resident 260 pills.The finding comes from a report released…
Addiction and Drug Use

How Much Are Drug Companies Paying Midwest Doctors?

Lauren Bavis

The manufacturer of a drug linked to Indiana's 2015 HIV outbreak spent more than $200,000 in 2016 promoting its opioid-based pain medication to…
Research

FDA Launches Criminal Investigation Into Unauthorized Herpes Vaccine Research

The Food and Drug Administration has launched a criminal investigation into research by a Southern Illinois University professor who injected people with…
Business of Healthcare

Fight To Lower Drug Prices Forces Some To Switch Medication

Alison Kodjak

Health insurers are trying to spark a price war by refusing to pay for some brand-name medications unless they get a big discount. This forces some people to change their prescriptions.
Business of Healthcare

States Limiting Patient Costs for High-Priced Drugs

As more expensive specialty drugs come on the market to treat some of the most serious chronic diseases, more states are stepping in to cushion the…

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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