(Stat News) “How does one balance some of the logistical and possible efficacy benefits of donanemab against the doubling of ARIA? I don’t have an answer,” he told STAT’s Adam Feuerstein. Is the cure worse than the disease?
Category Archive: As I See It
The English healthcare system, also known as the National Health Service (NHS), faces several challenges that have led to concerns about its sustainability. Many will use their system as an excuse for why we can’t have a national health option, but there are lessons to be learned from their mistakes.
Medicare for All is a single-payer healthcare system that provides government-funded health insurance to all Americans. It is a popular proposal among progressives, but there are several reasons why it is unlikely to work in the United States. Nobody should have to empty their savings to pay for needed medical care. Healthcare is a fundamental human right; everyone should receive quality care regardless of income.
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drug advertising is a controversial topic. Some people believe it helps patients become more informed about their treatment options, while others believe it leads to over-prescription and inappropriate use of medications.
Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease, yet there is division in its causes and treatment options. Leqembi, in a clinical trial, slowed cognitive decline by 27 percent over 18 months compared with a placebo. That represented a five-month delay in progression — dismissed as negligible by some but hailed as a milestone by others for a mainly untreatable malady.
The cost of launching a new drug is high, averaging around $1 billion. That has to change. Pharma companies need to reduce the expenses of new drug launches to save money in an environment prohibiting expensive new drugs.
Bristol Myers Squibb has sued the Biden administration over Medicare’s new powers to negotiate drug prices under the Inflation Reduction Act. Why? Its blood thinner Eliquis will be subject to negotiations later this year, affecting profits.
Big Pharma corporations are killing and bankrupting Americans for profit. They charge us outrageous prices for life-saving and sustaining medications, far more than in other wealthy countries. Even worse? These medications were developed with our public taxpayer dollars! That was one opening in a recent story online about the pharma industry. While information like this tends to be extreme, people think what THEY want to think.