Wisconsin Bill Seeks Equal Chemotherapy Coverage
Wisconsin bill seeks equal chemotherapy coverage
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Historically, intravenous treatments have been the predominant route for administering anticancer drug therapy. While oral therapies have been available for decades, more than 25 percent of the 400 chemotherapy drugs in the development pipeline are now …
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Sales up, 4th-quarter net falls for Bristol-Myers
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Revenue was driven by higher sales for HIV drug Sustiva, hepatitis B treatment Baraclude and rheumatoid arthritis drug Orencia. Its top seller, schizophrenia drug Abilify, saw sales slip 22 percent to $ 635 million because of a renegotiated revenue …
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Technology takes on heart-health challenges
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Houston doctors have begun using a novel new 3-D mapping system that promises to dramatically improve the treatment of chronic heart-rhythm abnormalities, one of the last frontiers of cardiovascular medicine. The diagnostic system, a device that fits …
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Kan. gov. announces plans for mental health center
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Under the governor's proposal, the state would enlist the help of private mental agencies to reopen the former 50-bed Rainbow Mental Health Facility as a 10-bed "crisis stabilization" facility to provide a temporary place for law enforcement to refer …
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