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Case Study: When Chronic Pain Leads to a Dangerous Addiction
How did an educated, elderly engineer wind up with a heroin habit?
Opposition Grows to ‘Workplace Wellness’ Bill That Would Scale Back Genetic Privacy
The bill, approved by a House committee last week, would eliminate long-standing genetic privacy protections from workplace wellness programs.
High U.S. Drug Prices Cover Pharma’s Global R&D—and a Whole Lot More, Study Finds
A new study found that Big Pharma makes more from high U.S. drug prices than it spends on research around the world.
The Quest for One of Science’s Holy Grails: Artificial Blood
The artificial blood being developed in Dr. Allan Doctor’s lab could be freeze-dried into a powder and then mixed with sterile water when needed.
The Bright Future of Pharmacies
The rapid development of medical technology affects every aspect of medicine and healthcare—even pharmacies are not immune.
Deadly U.S. Heroin Overdoses Quadrupled in 5 Years
The latest statistics come as authorities in several parts of the United States grapple with opioid and heroin crises.
With Role Models, Can Minority Students Change Medicine’s Racial Imbalance?
The challenge is figuring out how to get more minorities into the field.
Where Are All the New Diabetes Drugs?
There are few new drugs on the horizon for diabetes, which affects about 29 million Americans.
10 Disruptive Technologies That Will Transform Pharma
Enormous technological changes are heading our way and they will transform pharma.