June 25, 2018
Not everyone can afford the medication they need. To make drugs more accessible, manufacturers sometimes provide co-pay coupons to help patients cover their out-of-pocket pharmacy expenses.
June 19, 2018
The more than 25 million Americans with asthma experience wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath. Their condition can…
May 15, 2018
The 340B Drug Pricing Program was designed to encourage health care facilities to provide care for uninsured or underinsured patients.…
July 6, 2017
Carl was in and out of the Connecticut prison system for years, struggling to retake control of his life and…
April 1, 2017
Cancer treatment is better than ever before, thanks in part to more effective medications. But these medications often carry high…
May 1, 2016
Treatments for cancer have improved dramatically in recent decades. The five-year survival rate – the percentage of people with cancer…
March 23, 2016
By David Charles, MD and Mary Ann Chapman, PhD When patients experience health problems, they trust their physicians to recommend…
February 16, 2016
For most of history, hepatitis C has been incurable after the development of chronic infection.
January 14, 2016
In the last few decades, rising concerns about the misuse and abuse of opioids have brought pain and pain management…
January 1, 2016
By David Charles, MD and Mary Ann Chapman, PhD More than 2 million elderly Americans live in long-term care settings…
