Should You Have a Scan for Skin Cancer?
Some doctors say individuals at high risk for skin cancer should have one head-to-toe exam a year . (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - April 4, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news
Mylan Hit With Lawsuit Alleging It Overcharged EpiPen Patients
Mylan NV was hit Monday with a lawsuit alleging the drug company overcharged EpiPen patients. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - April 3, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news
Pence Breaks Tie on Bill Targeting Planned Parenthood Funding
Vice President Mike Pence cast the tiebreaking votes in the Senate on a measure that would enable states to strip some federal funds from Planned Parenthood and other health-care providers. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 30, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Kansas Governor Vetoes Medicaid Expansion
Kansas ’ Republican governor vetoed a bill to expand Medicaid, two days after the state’s GOP-led legislature approved extending eligibility for the program under the Affordable Care Act. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 30, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Ryan Signals Support for Insurance Payments Under ACA
House Speaker Paul Ryan said the Trump administration should continue making payments to insurers under the Affordable Care Act to avoid destabilizing the market. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 30, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
CtW Investment Calls for Governance Changes at Universal Health Services
An adviser to pension funds invested in hospital company Universal Health Services said it will oppose reelection of a UHS director unless the company promises to overhaul its governance. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 29, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
FDA Approves Drug for Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
The FDA approved a Genentech multiple-sclerosis drug called Ocrevus, the first treatment for the most severe type of MS. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 29, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
FDA Approves Regeneron and Sanofi's Dupixent for Eczema
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi said they will charge $37,000 annually in the U.S. for their newly approved eczema drug, a price the companies said they reached after months of negotiations with pharmacy benefit managers. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 29, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news
More States Weigh Expanding Medicaid After GOP Health Bill's Demise
A growing number of states are considering expanding their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act, after last week ’s abrupt collapse of the GOP health bill and a development that could make it harder for Republicans to undo the law in the future. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 29, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Kansas GOP-Led Legislature Approves Medicaid Expansion
Lawmakers voted to extend Medicaid to cover more than 150,000 additional nondisabled adults under the Affordable Care Act, just days after Republicans in Washington pulled their bill to repeal and replace the law known as Obamacare. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 29, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Vertex Seeks Approval for Experimental Cystic-Fibrosis Drug
Vertex Pharmaceuticals said it would seek regulatory approval for one of its experimental cystic-fibrosis drugs after the treatment helped improve patients ’ lung function in late-stage studies. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 28, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Starboard Wins More Board Seats, Replaces CEO at Depomed
Specialty pharmaceuticals maker Depomed has replaced its chief executive and named two new directors to its board after nearly a year of activist pressure from Starboard Value LP. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 28, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Elon Musk's Latest Startup: Brains Linked to Computers
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk wants to merge computers with human brains to help people keep up with machines. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 28, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Can Tech Speed Up Emergency Room Care?
A New York hospital system tests a new way to use telemedicine, where E.R. doctors examine patients without being in the same room. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 27, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news
After GOP Bill's Failure, Health-Law Lawsuit Takes Center Stage
President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers, seeking to regroup following the collapse of the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, have an option for gutting the health law relatively quickly: They could halt billions in payments insurers get under the law. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 27, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
