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Eli Lilly Is Cutting Insulin Prices and Capping Copays at $35 – 5 Questions Answered
The drugmaker’s move responded to the growing competition that has shaken up the insulin market in recent years.
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Many Americans Wrongly Assume They Understand What Normal Blood Pressure Is – and That False Confidence Can Be Deadly
Nearly half of all Americans ages 20 and up have high blood pressure. Yet research shows that most people in the US don’t know the cutoff numbers for healthy blood.
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Small Cannabis Producers Have Bigger Problems than State Taxes and Regulation
Removing regulations and taxes on cannabis sales would take away resources that are needed to address legitimate public health concerns and won’t solve the supply-side problem.
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Hidden Physician Financial Conflicts of Interest in Dialysis
Nephrologists’ ownership of dialysis facilities doesn’t affect outcomes, but why is it so secret?
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