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FDA Upgrades Recall on 54,000 Bottles of Common Thyroid Medication

“Because your methods, facilities, or controls for manufacturing, processing, packing, or holding do not conform” to the agency’s manufacturing standards, the company’s “drug products are adulterated,” the FDA said in its two letters to the company.

Redundant paperwork, conflicting incentives, unpredictable costs: patients are fed up with Big Pharma drug pricing

America should reward innovation that comes from integration—not punish it In the American economy, scale is often misunderstood. When businesses grow more efficient, more agile, and more aligned across operations, critics call it consolidation. When those efficiencies lower costs, improve service, and boost innovation, critics still cry foul. But the truth is this: vertical integration isn’t a threat to competition—it’s the engine of American competitiveness. Vertical integration is the natural result of companies solving inefficiencies in...

Trump signs order looking to decrease number of drug ads on TV and on social media

Current regulations specify that drug ads cannot create a “misleading impression” and must provide a “fair balance” of information. But FDA enforcement in recent years has been lax.

This Breakthrough Drug May Be the Ultimate Baldness Cure

Men's Health – Researchers have developed a new drug that regrows hair by reactivating dormant hair follicle cells. The approach is different than current treatments, which only slow down hair loss. It reactivates hair follicles by boosting the body’s natural availability of lactate, which directly affects the follicles’ ability to grow hair. Safety trials are done and a trial to test its effectiveness is planned for next year. For millennia, thick, healthy hair has symbolized both masculine...

Try This When Your Doctor Says ‘Yes’ to a Preventive Test but Insurance Says ‘No’

“My son was diagnosed with congenital CMV, a virus that can cause hearing loss. As part of this diagnosis, he will be required to have routine hearing tests every few months until he is 10 years old. I reached out to you because I wanted to know why my son’s hearing tests weren’t covered by our insurance and why we needed to pay for it.” — Anna Deutscher, 29, from Minnesota, writing about her infant...

Deregulate Medical Licensing?

Foundation for Economic Education – FEE has published several articles over the years on the dangers of occupational licensing regulations. In short, occupational licensure imposes additional legal requirements on someone entering a particular profession. These exist in industries ranging from medicine to hair-braiding (yes, really). Often, defenders of such regulations point to their role in ensuring safety in fields such as medicine. However, a new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) highlights that even in critical...

Mayo Clinic researchers discover the immune system’s ‘fountain of youth’

MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK, ROCHESTER, Minn. — The immune system is meant to protect the body from infection and disease. But with age, it can become less capable of doing so. However, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that some older people maintain "immune youth" – a new term coined by Mayo researchers to explain a young immune system in someone over age 60. "We are studying why some individuals have a 'fountain of youth' in their immune...

The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.

ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longer banned.

Daily oral GLP-1 pill could be just as effective as weekly shots

Medical breakthrough in new weight-loss pill

Trump Demands That Drugmakers Lower Some of Their U.S. Prices by September

The administration has not put forward a clear legal authority to compel drugmakers to reduce their prices.

Park Avenue killer had prescription anti-psychotic medication

The man who gunned down four people at a Park Avenue office building left anti-psychotic medication in his Las Vegas apartment, and a note.

After Cleveland Clinic expanded to Florida, patients say surprise fees followed

Hospitals can charge patients hundreds of dollars in facility fees — even for routine outpatient appointments. Some residents of Florida’s Treasure Coast have had enough.

A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk

People across the United States have endured rushed or premature attempts to remove their organs. Some were gasping, crying or showing other signs of life.

How To Find the Right Medical Rehab Services

KFF Health News – Rehabilitation therapy can be a godsend after hospitalization for a stroke, a fall, an accident, a joint replacement, a severe burn, or a spinal cord injury, among other conditions. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy are offered in a variety of settings, including at hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and at home. It’s crucial to identify a high-quality, safe option with professionals experienced in treating your condition. What kinds of rehab therapy might I...

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