"Soaring U.S. prescription drug prices are expected to again be a central issue in the presidential election. " – REUTERS
Rx price increases are well above rate of inflation
Ars Technica – Leading drug makers rang in the new year by once again raising list prices of their drugs—this time on more than 250 of them, according to an analysis reported by Reuters.
Data examined by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors found that major drug makers...
Doctors are being replaced by machines that do a better job and cost less
| AI beats human doctors at predicting breast cancer
Jan 1, 2020
NEW SCIENTIST – An artificial intelligence system is better at predicting breast cancer than radiologists, according to a UK-US study led by Google Health.
The team behind the technology hopes it can be widely deployed to improve cancer care.
Detecting cancer early improves the chances of treatment succeeding. That is why many countries...
"The market has been plagued by shortages, often forcing people to switch their medications every couple of months."
Top 10 heart health findings of 2019
David Becker, Dec 31, 2019
Philadelphia Inquirer – There have been a number of major developments in the field of cardiology in 2019. Here is my list of the top 10 new findings that might affect your life:
1. Generic blood pressure drugs remain a big problem. When the generic drug for hypertension...