Twelve women with Allergan textured implants died from breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, a rare cancer; many more diagnosed.
Author: Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY
‘It’s a great slogan, but it’s not workable:’ Health insurers pan Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders health fixes
America’s Health Insurance Plans and other health-industry groups step up criticism of Biden’s public option, Sanders’ Medicare for All health fixes
A new drug costs $2.1 million for children with a muscle-wasting disease
The FDA approved a new drug that could be the nation’s most expensive
FDA defends oversight amid questions of safety of generic drugs made in India and China
The FDA defends its track records of inspections of overseas drug factories as a new book raises question about the safety of generic drugs
States: Drugmakers collude on generic price hikes, overcharge consumers and states billions
A coalition of 43 attorneys general allege generic drug manufacturers colluded, overcharging states and consumers billions.
Number of measles cases in the U.S. reach 704, the highest point this century
The CDC reports 704 confirmed cases of measles. The figure is the highest number of cases since measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000.
Do ‘the right thing’: People who can’t get vaccinated during a measles outbreak rely on the healthy
Children and adults who can’t vaccinate because of a age, a weakened immune system or a medical treatment are vulnerable during measles outbreaks.
‘Fear’ and health care: Gallup survey finds Americans skipped treatment, borrowed $88B to pay for costs
A Gallup survey funded by West Health finds that Americans borrowed $88 billion to pay for health care last year
Challenge to Obamacare could leave 20 million people without health insurance
If GOP states’ court challenge to eliminate the Affordable Care Act succeeds, nearly 20 million Americans could lost health insurance.
Struggling to stay alive: Rising insulin prices cause diabetics to go to extremes
The escalating cost of insulin has desperate diabetics rationing medication, acquiring the drug from friends or getting it from Canada or Mexico.