Pioneering Cancer Gene Therapy Gets Green Light 鈥 And $475,000 Price Tag
The USA’s first approved gene therapy 鈥 to be used to fight leukemia that resists standard therapies 鈥 will cost $475,000 for a one-time treatment.
Nueva droga contra la leucemia ofrece esperanza, pero a un costo millonario
El tratamiento con una nueva droga del laboratorio Novartis para casos en los que ha fracasado la quimioterapia o el trasplante de m茅dula costar铆a $649,000.
鈥楤reakthrough鈥 Leukemia Drug Also Portends 鈥楺uantum Leap鈥 In Cost
A genetically altered cancer drug, based on CAR T-cell therapies, could be a big success with leukemia patients but at a staggering cost.
Depression Among Heart Attack Survivors Can Be Deadly, Yet Is Often Ignored
One in 5 heart attack patients suffers from severe depression, yet many get little or no treatment that could ease their suffering or save their lives.
Senate GOP Bill Aims To Add Psych Beds; Squeeze On Medicaid Signals Their Undoing
The Senate health care bill has a provision to increase hospital beds for psychiatric care, but overall cuts in Medicaid could lead to even fewer beds nationwide.
“驴Cu谩nto tiempo me queda, doctor?” Por qu茅 muchos pacientes con c谩ncer no obtienen respuestas
Muchas veces los pacientes con c谩ncer no reciben respuestas adecuadas a preguntas cr铆ticas, entre ellas, la m谩s crucial y universal de todas.
鈥楬ow Long Have I Got, Doc?鈥 Why Many Cancer Patients Don鈥檛 Have Answers
Due to poor doctor-patient communication, most people with advanced cancer don鈥檛 know enough about their disease to make vital decisions.
As Government-Funded Cancer Research Sags, Scientists Fear U.S. Is 鈥楲osing Its Edge鈥
More of the research studies being presented at the world鈥檚 largest annual gathering of cancer scientists comes from abroad.
Widespread Hype Gives False Hope To Many Cancer Patients
Doctors and drug developers have a stake in making cancer treatments seem better than they really are.
Nueva droga baja el colesterol en forma dr谩matica y previene ataques, pero es costos铆sima
Por primera vez, una investigaci贸n muestra que un nuevo, y costoso, medicamento llamado Repatha no s贸lo baja dram谩ticamente los niveles de colesterol malo (LDL) sino que tambi茅n reduce el riesgo de ser hospitalizado y de morir.
Cholesterol Drug Prevents Heart Attacks 鈥 But It Doesn’t Come Cheap
A cholesterol-lowering drug called Repatha cuts the risk of heart attacks, strokes and heart-related death by 20 percent, according to a new study.
Sticker Shock Forces Thousands Of Cancer Patients To Skip Drugs, Skimp On Treatment
A growing number of patients fail to fill prescriptions because the cost of cancer drugs is too high.
Dozens Of New Cancer Drugs Do Little To Improve Survival, Frustrating Patients
The FDA has approved dozens of new cancer medications in recent years, but few offer the benefits that patients seek.
Nuevas drogas contra el c谩ncer, 驴ayudan a vivir m谩s?
Empujados por defensores de pacientes que quieren acceso temprano a los medicamentos, la FDA ha aprobado una r谩faga de drogas oncol贸gicas en los 煤ltimos a帽os, Pero pocas de estas drogas han permitido a pacientes con una esperanza de vida limitada, vivir por a帽os.
One In Three Women With Breast Cancer Treated Unnecessarily, Study Concludes
Mammograms find many slow-growing cancers that aren鈥檛 life-threatening and shouldn鈥檛 be treated, a Danish study said.
Alleged Scheme To Fix Generic Drug Prices Started At Dinners And ‘Girls Nights Out’
Investigators claim drugmaker employees met in secret at restaurants, golf outings and at 鈥淕irls Night Out鈥 to raise generic drug prices.
Social Isolation May Worsen Breast Cancer Prospects
A new study shows women fare worse without a support network.
Senate Approves Landmark Mental Health Bill As Part Of 21st Century Cures Act
The U.S. Senate passed a landmark bill to help millions of Americans suffering from mental illness.
Legislation To Improve Mental Health Care For Millions Sails Through House Vote
Sponsors of Congressional action up for vote Wednesday have championed mental health changes since the 2012 Newtown shootings.
Clinics Help Keep People With Serious Mental Illness Out Of ER
Providing regular care at a Texas clinic prevents patients from cycling back to the hospital in a psychiatric crisis.
