This paper is an historical account of the discovery, testing, and early distribution of the Salk polio vaccine. The discovery posed fundamental dilemmas of medical research, pharmaceutical production, and public health. This paper assesses the ethical problems which arose, and examines critically t …
Patients generally can’t change insurance until end-of-year enrollment periods. No such restraint applies to providers and insurers when they get in a dispute.
Drug companies have tried to invalidate a program that would reduce the price of medications for high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
Drug companies have tried to invalidate a program that would reduce the price of medications for high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
Florida surgeon general Joseph A. Ladapo failed to urge parents to vaccinate their children or keep unvaccinated students home from school as a precaution.
This Medical News story examines the latest information about rebound, treatment eligibility, optimal dosing, and other questions related to nirmatrelvir-ritonavir for treating COVID-19.
Perspective from The New England Journal of Medicine — Ethical Issues in Providing Care in Safety-Net Health Systems
There’s a terrific new program for free Paxlovid, but many people don’t know about it.
The breakthrough in the 1960s opened the way for studies into viral links to human cancers.
Syphilis cases shot up about 80 percent between 2018 and 2022, the CDC said. Experts say the surge is due to a lack of funding…
Increasing diversity in the field of oncology is an ongoing task. Our next guest has made it her mission to increase those ranks as well…
