Florida Sen. Rick Scott Off Base in Claim That Rise in Medicare Premiums Is Due to Inflation
2021-11-24
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An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s Seniors Are Paying the Price for Biden’s Inflation Crisis” — The headline of a press release from Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) Republicans blame President Joe Biden for this year’s historic surge in inflation, reflected in higher prices for almost everything —…
Lodge to depart Washington University
2021-11-17
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Jennifer K. Lodge, PhD, vice chancellor for research at Washington University in St. Louis and the David T. Blasingame Professor, will leave the university at the end of the year. Lodge will be joining Duke University as vice president for research and innovation in January. “Dr. Lodge has served Washington…
Despite Restraints, Democrats’ Drug Pricing Plan Could Still Aid Consumers
2021-11-05
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The Medicare prescription drug pricing plan Democrats unveiled this week is not nearly as ambitious as many lawmakers sought, but they and drug policy experts say the provisions crack open the door to reforms that could have dramatic effects. Tamping down drug expenses has been a longtime rallying cry for consumers beset…
Emotional aspects of chronic pain isolated in brain circuitry
2021-10-20
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Negative emotional states and physical pain are intimately connected. Numerous people who suffer from chronic, persistent pain also deal with negative emotions and loss of motivation. Some even become clinically depressed eventually, and doctors sometimes prescribe antidepressants to treat chronic pain, even though the pathways that link pain and mood…
Blood Clotting and COVID-19 Vaccines
2021-09-20
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The risk of blood clotting is an extremely rare but serious side effect of vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Even rarer is to see blood clotting in combination with a low platelet count ––a factor which helps clotting to occur. Image Credit: Design_Cells/Shutterstock.com Initially, COVID-19 vaccinations were issued without…
Rolontis
2021-08-10
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Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Receives Complete Response Letter from FDA for Rolontis (eflapegrastim) HENDERSON, Nev.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 6, 2021– Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGS: SPPI), a biopharmaceutical company focused on novel and targeted oncology therapies, today announced receipt of a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the company’s…