A wave of transformative but hugely expensive treatments is challenging the budgets of health systems in wealthy nations. Now countries with far fewer resources are wrestling with how to cover the therapies.
Category: Medicine and Health
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R.J. Reynolds Pivots to New Cigarette Pitches as Flavor Ban Takes Effect
Now that California’s tobacco prohibitions are in place, some Camel and Newport items are billed as newly “fresh” or “crisp” non-menthol versions.
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FDA Report Faults Agency’s Food Unit for Leaderless Dysfunction
Spurred by the infant formula crisis, a panel found that the agency shied away from tough decisions, sometimes fearing confrontations with industry over enforcement of critical public health issues.
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What if You Could Go to the Hospital … at Home?
Hospital-at-home care is an increasingly common option, and it is often a safer one for older adults. But the future of the approach depends on federal action.
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What if You Could Go to the Hospital … at Home?
Hospital-at-home care is an increasingly common option, and it is often a safer one for older adults. But the future of the approach depends on federal action.
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Modern Love Podcast: What to Do With the Time We Get
A man with a chronic illness savors the time he has with the ones he loves.
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Big Tobacco Heralds a Healthier World While Fighting Its Arrival
The industry continues to back smoking protections, like this November’s ballot initiative in California that would overturn a law banning tobacco flavors.