October 1, 2015
By Alan Marks, MD, and Mary Ann Chapman, PhD Despite major advances in cancer medicine (oncology), cancer remains a deadly…
September 1, 2015
By David Charles, MD and Mary Ann Chapman, PhD More than five years have passed since Congress approved an abbreviated…
July 1, 2015
As many as 5 million Americans are infected with hepatitis C, a virus that is slowly wreaking havoc on their…
May 23, 2015
By David Charles, MD and Mary Ann Chapman, PhD Every prescription medication approved in the United States is accompanied by…
March 14, 2015
Approximately one in five Americans suffers from chronic pain, with more than 60% of these reporting that their pain is…
October 1, 2014
Historically, cancer care has been protected from many of the insurance issues that have beset other diseases. The life threatening…
September 23, 2014
By David Charles, M.D. and Mary Ann Chapman, Ph.D. If a prescription medication is approved for the treatment of a…
May 23, 2014
By David Charles, MD and Mary Ann Chapman, PhD If requiring biological medications to have unique names would help ensure…
August 1, 2013
By David Charles, MD and Mary Ann Chapman, PhD An important but rarely asked question is whether it costs more…
July 1, 2012
What if you had a chronic disease causing increasing disability whose progression could be slowed by a medication that you…