“An Arm and a Leg” senior producer Emily Pisacreta recently lost a job that provided her with health insurance. So now, for the first time, she will be signing up for Obamacare. Her search is off to a rocky start. Pisacreta gives listeners a sobering look at how the high price of health insurance plans…
September has seen a wide range of executive hires, exits, promotions and layoffs across the healthcare industry. For example, Medtronic, Amgen and Kaiser Permanente welcomed new executives. There were also layoffs at organizations including Novo Nordisk and Seattle Children’s. The post Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs appeared first on MedCity…
Newly launched Pfizer drugs will be priced at parity to prices in comparable developed nations, according to the most-favored nation pricing agreement. But industry observers note that big pharma companies are also raising some prices overseas as part of a strategy to protect U.S. revenue. The post Pfizer Reaches Deal on Most-Favored Nation Drug Pricing;…
EndPoints notes that the Most Favored Nation Executive Order has led some large pharmaceutical firms to make two changes: (i) start charging Europeans the same price as the US, and (ii) start selling more products direct to consumer (a.k.a. ‘pharm to table‘) AbbVie, Novartis and Boehringer Ingelheim each joined their peers in making price-related concessions…
With Millie’s new perimenopause and menopause offerings, patients receive treatments like hormone therapy, non-hormonal medications, vaginal treatments and lifestyle strategies for symptom relief. The post Millie Introduces Perimenopause and Menopause Program appeared first on MedCity News.
With Millie’s new perimenopause and menopause offerings, patients receive treatments like hormone therapy, non-hormonal medications, vaginal treatments and lifestyle strategies for symptom relief. The post Millie Introduces Perimenopause and Menopause Program appeared first on MedCity News.
In this episode, we’re joined by Priyanka Jain, CEO and co-founder of Evvy, a vaginal health company. Jain discusses how Evvy is trying to improve women’s health research and what she hopes to achieve as a founding member of the Milken Institute’s Women’s Health Network. The post MedCity FemFwd: How Evvy Is Advancing Women’s Health…
In this episode, we’re joined by Priyanka Jain, CEO and co-founder of Evvy, a vaginal health company. Jain discusses how Evvy is trying to improve women’s health research and what she hopes to achieve as a founding member of the Milken Institute’s Women’s Health Network. The post MedCity FemFwd: How Evvy Is Advancing Women’s Health…
Crystalys Therapeutics’ gout drug, dotinurad, inhibits a known and validated target for treating the chronic disorder, but in a way that could be safer than other drugs. The oral small molecule was discovered and developed in Japan, where it is approved and has a safety record spanning more than 1 million gout patients. The post…
[Sponsored] Selecting a specialist in spine care requires careful evaluation. If you are looking for an experienced spine specialist in Hershey or the surrounding area, consider these top three practices. The post The Best 3 Spine Specialists in Hershey, PA appeared first on MedCity News.