Pharmaceutical Industry

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported over 18,000 deaths related to opioid overdose in the U.S. in 2014. In 2015 that number nearly doubled and 45 percent of those deaths involved a prescription. (iStock)

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A better strategy for treating chronic pain: Rely less on opioids

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November 1, 2017 4:01 am

FILE - This June 14, 2011 photo, shows various prescription drugs on the automated pharmacy assembly line at Medco Health Solutions, in Willingboro, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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The siren song of disastrous price controls on prescription drugs is playing again

Larry Hart -

October 27, 2017 10:37 pm

President Trump on Thursday will declare a public health emergency over the opioid epidemic. Trump will direct other agencies to

Healthcare

Trump will declare opioid epidemic a public health emergency

Kimberly Leonard -

October 26, 2017 12:28 pm

Healthcare

Democrats want Trump to ‘put up or shut up’ on drug prices

Robert King -

October 25, 2017 3:40 pm

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., accompanied by Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2107, following their meeting with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Healthcare

Democrats: Trump giving cold shoulder on tackling high drug prices

Robert King -

October 25, 2017 12:00 pm

Trump backed Medicare negotiating power on the campaign trail. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Healthcare

Democrats turn again to Trump for help tackling high drug prices

Robert King -

October 23, 2017 10:47 pm

The Trump administration has indicated that combatting the opioid crisis is a priority. President Trump attended a listening session on the subject in March and verbally declared the epidemic an emergency in August. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Healthcare

Trump to fulfill monthslong promise on opioid emergency declaration

Kimberly Leonard -

October 22, 2017 4:01 am

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Does Claire McCaskill not respect intellectual property, or does she just not like Native Americans?

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October 20, 2017 7:32 pm

Enrollment in Massachusetts Medicaid, also known as MassHealth, was high before, but MassHealth now covers more than one in four commonwealth residents and has expanded well beyond being a safety net to being a major insurer in the state. (iStock)

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Massachusetts shows rationing is inevitable when government is in charge of healthcare

Hadley Heath Manning -

October 20, 2017 5:41 pm

Starlings gather in huge flocks to pass winter by roosting together. We're talking thousands upon thousands of birds all hunkered down in one place at one time. (iStock)

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The crazy story behind Starlings, those annoying birds

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October 19, 2017 5:24 pm

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Tag: Pharmaceutical Industry

A better strategy for treating chronic pain: Rely less on opioids

The siren song of disastrous price controls on prescription drugs is playing again

Trump will declare opioid epidemic a public health emergency

Democrats want Trump to ‘put up or shut up’ on drug prices

Democrats: Trump giving cold shoulder on tackling high drug prices

Democrats turn again to Trump for help tackling high drug prices

Trump to fulfill monthslong promise on opioid emergency declaration

Does Claire McCaskill not respect intellectual property, or does she just not like Native Americans?

Massachusetts shows rationing is inevitable when government is in charge of healthcare

The crazy story behind Starlings, those annoying birds

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