John LaMattina, Contributor

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Viagra And Heart Disease

The general population of men who had taken ED drugs had a 13% lower rate of MACE, 25% lower rate of mortality and 39% lower rate of CV mortality when compared to men who had not been exposed to ED drugs.

Will The Government Set Price Controls For Covid-19 Vaccines?

With the government no longer in the Covid-19 business, payment for these vaccines has now been passed on to insurers as happens with all vaccines.

The Ignorance Of Senators Regarding Vaccine Pricing

Federal funding for providing Covid-19 vaccines to Americans will end this month and, as a result, most people will pay for their Covid-19 vaccines shots as they do their flu shots via their health insurance.

Another Example Of A “Shkrelian” Drug Price Increase

Fortunately, Shkreli’s behaviors have not been mimicked – until now.

What’s Driving The Covid-19 Vaccine Price Increases?

Welcome to the convoluted world of U.S. healthcare. In the height of the pandemic, the government negotiated directly with the drug companies – no list price/net price worries, no middlemen – and everyone could get vaccinated for free. Now we are back …

Drugs Should Be Priced Based On One Factor – Value

Yes, drug R&D is difficult, costly and risky. But these factors don’t really justify a high price. Value does.

Why Is Biopharma Paying 75% Of The FDA’s Drug Division Budget?

It decreed that drug companies must pay a “user fee” each time they filed a New Drug Application (NDA). These funds would then be used to support the FDA’s drug division.

Pharma Critic Wrongly Minimizes Industry’s Covid-19 Vaccine Efforts

Pfizer, which has produced the majority of Covid-19 vaccines with roughly seven billion doses to date, took no money from Operation Warp Speed (OWS) to discover, produce or distribute its vaccine.

Harvard Professors Continue To Push Misconceptions To Justify Drug Price Controls

However, despite the millions of lives saved thanks to delivering both vaccines and therapeutics at equitable prices around the globe, this industry continues to get hammered by industry critics in their assault on drug pricing.

When Will We Get Serious About Obesity?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), two out of every five adult Americans are obese.