The High Cost Of Hope: When The Parallel Interests Of Pharma And Families Collide
Desperate for help in finding a lifesaving drug for a fatal genetic disease, families banded together to fund early research and then worked with drug companies on clinical trials and marketing. Yet, this small patient advocacy group is stunned by pharma鈥檚 pricing.
As An Investor In Biotech Stock, Republican Chris Collins May Have Overshared
Rep. Chris Collins talked one time too many, according to federal prosecutors who on Wednesday charged him with violating insider trading laws.
Patient Advocacy Groups Take In Millions From Drugmakers. Is There A Payback?
Kaiser Health News launches 鈥淧re$cription for Power,鈥 a groundbreaking database to expose Big Pharma鈥檚 ties to patient groups.
Whichever Way ‘Repeal And Replace’ Blows, Pharma Is Due For Windfall
A little-noticed provision in President Donald Trump鈥檚 executive order on drug prices may offer a clue to why Big Pharma hasn鈥檛 opposed a bill that could bleed their balance sheets of millions of patients.
Exclusive: White House Task Force Echoes Pharma Proposals
Documents examined by Kaiser Health News shed light on the workings of the Trump administration’s 鈥淒rug Pricing and Innovation Working Group.”
Tweet Revenge: Twitter Erupts As Diabetes Forum Tries To Lock Down Photo Sharing
This year鈥檚 American Diabetes Association scientific meeting came with a hefty price 鈥 a policy of no photography and limits on social media. That did not go over well on Twitter.
Daylight On Diabetes Drugs: Nevada Bill Would Track Insulin Makers鈥 Profits
With the cost of medications up 300 percent in the past decade, supporters see this as a first step to rein in prices.
Report: Congressional Ethics Office Probing Rep. Chris Collins鈥 Aussie Investment
The Buffalo News reports the Buffalo, N.Y.-area Republican has drawn inquiries from the Office of Congressional Ethics related to his investment in Australian biotech company Innate Immunotherapeutics.
Nonprofit Linked To PhRMA Rolls Out Campaign To Block Drug Imports
The advocacy group behind an expensive media blitz opposing Canadian drug imports has deep ties to the drug industry鈥檚 largest trade group.
Senators Demand Answers About Possible Probe Of HHS Secretary Price
Democratic senators want the Justice Department to reveal what it knows about ProPublica鈥檚 recent report that HHS Secretary Tom Price鈥檚 stock trades were under investigation by former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara before the Trump administration fired him.
Report: Fired U.S. Attorney Was Probing Tom Price鈥檚 Stock Trades
The HHS Secretary bought stock in companies that stood to benefit from legislation he voted for and sponsored as a Georgia congressman.
Patient Advocacy Groups Rake In Donations From Pharma
A new study shows that 83 percent of the largest patient advocacy groups take contributions from drug, medical device or biotech firms.
Congressman鈥檚 Ties To Foreign Biotech Draw Criticism
Rep. Chris Collins鈥 enthusiastic investments in Australian biotech company Innate Immunotherapeutics preceded share purchases by the Buffalo Republican鈥檚 family members, associates and political donors 鈥 raising questions from Washington, D.C., to Sydney.
Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Split A Straw-Poll Vote In The Florida Keys
A plan to test the effectiveness of so-called 鈥淔rankenflies鈥 is being closely watched by nearby Miami-Dade County as a possible way to combat the spread of Zika.聽
Clinton Took More Conciliatory Tone With Health Care Industry In Paid Speeches
WikiLeaks documents show a cautious speaker who tried to avoid compromises on policy.
Many Localities Find Past Ambivalence On Mosquitoes Hinders Zika Response
Efforts to control and track the mosquitoes that carry the Zika virus have been hampered by lack of resources.
As Aerial Spraying Continues In Miami鈥檚 Zika Fight, Effectiveness Up In Air
As Miami-Dade doubles down on aerial spraying of the insecticide naled to combat the mosquitoes that spread Zika, experts question that approach.
