Category: pharma

CVS Health Launches Company To Produce Cheaper ‘Biosimilar’ Versions Of Expensive Biotech Drugs

CVS Health is launching a new company, Cordavis, to commercialize and produce biosimilar drugs, the cheaper versions of expensive prescriptions derived from biotechnology.

For Amazon, Mark Cuban And Abarca Pharmacy Venture, Growth May Run Through Blue Plans

If the Amazon, Mark Cuban, Abarca venture is to grow, it may need to lure more Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans.

Hot Headed: The Alarming Ways Extreme Heat Affects You Brain

With heat waves scorching the world, it’s not surprising to see and feel changes in behavior. What happens to the brain when it’s overheated? Many interconnected things.

TikTok #Eggprank Trend: Parents Are Cracking Eggs On Kids’ Heads

On TikTok, parents have been posting videos of themselves using their young kids’ heads like they would a kitchen counter.

‘Darwinning’ Dating Trend: These Dating Sites Are Listing Covid-19 Vaccination Statuses

Since 2020, there’s been a new dating trend called “Darwinning.” And it’s when you are only willing to date those who have gotten the Covid-19 vaccine.

The Changing Face Of Healthcare: The Rise Of The Middlemen

Today’s Frankenstein healthcare is populated—no, overrun—with middlemen, actors and sub-actors who promise to fill perceived gaps in the healthcare system.

California Blue Shield Deal Exposes Amazon’s And Mark Cuban’s Pharmacy Limitations

This week’s announcement that a regional health plan in California would stick with CVS Health for its specialty pharmacy needs exposes a key missing component to Amazon Pharmacy.

CVS Retains Blue Plan’s Specialty Pharmacy Business And That’s Where The Money And Costs Are

CVS Caremark will provide Blue Shield of California members “specialty pharmacy services for members with complex conditions, including education and high-touch patient support.”

TikTokers Claim Bee Pollen Makes Your Breasts Larger, But Does It Really?

The hashtag #beepollen has gotten over 99.7 million views on TikTok. And the hashtag #beepollenboobgrowth has gotten over 15 million views.

Amazon Pharmacy Launches $35 Insulin Coupons As Transparency Takes Hold

Amazon Pharmacy is rolling out coupons that “automatically” reduce customer costs for insulin to as low as $35 a month on more than a dozen diabetes care brands.