In previous installments I described how nonspecific suppression manifests during protein translation. In this piece I discuss how SARS-CoV-2 avoids ending up in the cell’s waste disposal systems.
Category: pharma & healthcare
Democrats’ Plans To Introduce Prescription Drug Pricing Reform Face Obstacles
Democrats eager to introduce changes to prescription drug pricing face obstacles that may dim prospects of reform. These run the gamut from limitations on what the executive branch can do, to a razor-thin majority in Congress, to doubts expressed by ke…
Devalue The Doctor: The Response Of A Manipulated System To Orthopaedic Surgeons
Devaluing the doctor and moving the goalposts for the whole medical team may tidy up the balance sheet, but the current trajectory of “value-based care” hardly leads us to a standard of care based on our values.
Is This The Next Variant Of Concern— C.1.2?
A new and unusual variant of SARS-CoV-2 has appeared and is on the move.
Incorporating The Patient’s Voice In Value Assessment And Decision-Making Regarding Use Of Medical Technologies
It’s important that health technology assessment entities incorporate patient-centric measures of the benefits conferred by medical technologies, and permit the patient’s voice to be heard more incisively, both as an input for value assessment, and wit…
Researchers Predict Arthritis Drug Will Save Thousands Of Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients
The drug saved 5% of hospitalized patients that would have otherwise died, according to a new study.
Political Preoccupation With Prescription Drug Costs May Distract From Larger Problem Of Hospital Costs
The rising costs of prescription drugs regularly feature as news items in the media. At the same time, increasing hospital and medical professional service costs rarely do. Political preoccupation with drug costs may distract from the larger problem of…
Overdose Awareness: Why It Matters
International Overdose Awareness Day honors the many lives lost to drug overdose but also celebrates heroic people in recovery like my patient, Rafe. #EndOverdose
One Fifth Of Adults Report A Relationship Breakdown During The Pandemic
A study from the University College of London finds over a fifth (22 percent) of adults say they have experienced a complete breakdown of a relationship with either family, friends, colleagues, or a partner in the past year.
How SARS-CoV-2 Evades And Suppresses The Immune System (Part 9)
The Covid-19 virus, SARS-CoV-2, blocks signaling proteins that would otherwise alert surrounding cells to the presence of an intruder.
