Category: pharma

Humana Sees Growth Of ‘At Least’ 625,000 Medicare Advantage Members This Year

Humana said its individual enrollment in Medicare Advantage would jump by “at least 625,000” for 2023.

Pharma Companies: A Conglomerate Of Monopolies

To understand why drug prices are rising rapidly while drug innovation lags, it’s helpful to look at how biopharmaceutical research and development (R&D) has changed. This evolution has led to a conglomerate of monopolies.

Would A “patient-Centered” Sepsis Measure Have Saved This Man’s Arms And Legs?

A recent JAMA article proposing a different way of measuring hospitals’ sepsis care contained for me a powerful “between the lines” message. “Could this have saved Brad from having parts of both arms and legs amputated?”

Rep. Katie Porter Says 2 Manufacturers Control 97% Of Covid-19 Vaccine Market

In a recent speech, Porter said, “We cannot continue to ask taxpayers to help cover the risk while letting Pharma collude to reap the profits.”

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.

Djokovic, Sabalenka Win 2023 Australian Open After Tournament Slammed By Extreme Heat

Novak Djokovic won his 22nd Grand Slam title while Aryna Sabalenka won her first.

Bills Damar Hamlin Offers Thanks In Video, Conspiracy Theorists Claim It’s CGI

In the five-and-a-half minute video posted on Instagram, Hamlin thanked everyone who had saved his life, taken care of him, and sent him well wishes.

No, Project Veritas Video Doesn’t Prove Pfizer Is Mutating Covid-19, Who Is Jordon Trishton Walker?

A Project Veritas video claimed that it featured someone named “Jordon Trishton Walker, Pfizer Director of Research and Development – Strategic Operations and mRNA Scientific Planning.”

New House Speaker McCarthy Selects Taylor Greene For Coronavirus Pandemic Subcommittee

How much real science will be represented on the House of Representatives Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic?

Abbott Reports $1 Billion Profit Despite Falling Covid Testing Sales

Abbott Laboratories reported $1 billion in fourth quarter profits despite an expected decline in sales of tests for COVID-19.