BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Happening Tuesday, UAB’s Sigma Chi fraternity is hosting a blood drive to honor their late fraternity brother Chris Sterley. Sterley died three summers ago at Lake Wedowee after jumping off a rock into the water. His body was recovered two days later. Sigma Chi’s Philanthropy Chair, Jonathan Boyd, said their fraternity […]
HHS released its list of 10 drugs that will be on the table for the first-ever price negotiations between Medicare and drugmakers. Included in the mix are medications that treat diabetes, autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and heart failure. The process is facing multiple court challenges. AP: Biden Administration Targets Diabetes Drug, Blood Thinner, Others For […]
The Central CA Blood Center must collect between 5,000-6,000 pints of blood a month to meet the needs of our Valley community. Tuesday, August 29, 2023 12:31PM FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — For the 13th year, the Central California Blood Center is joining forces with the Big Fresno Fair for the annual Pint for a Pass […]
By TOM MURPHY, AMANDA SEITZ and CHRIS MEGERIAN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The blood thinner Eliquis and popular diabetes treatments including Jardiance are among the first drugs that will be targeted for price negotiations in an effort to cut Medicare costs. President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday released a list of 10 drugs for […]
It can be frightening to see blood in the toilet or when you wipe after you poop. Health’s medical editor weighs in on some possible causes. Fortuitously, the majority of instances involving rectal bleeding, medically termed as hematochezia, typically do not pose an immediate life-threatening risk, as cited in UpToDate. However, discerning the precise cause […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is targeting the blood thinner Eliquis, diabetes treatment Jardiance and eight other medications for Medicare’s first-ever drug price negotiations as it seeks to lower medical costs for Americans. The administration on Tuesday released a list of the 10 drugs for which prices will be negotiated directly with the manufacturer. […]
Medicare announced today that it would negotiate prices for a set of 10 drugs as part of the government’s drug pricing reform law. The list includes blood thinners, insulins, diabetes and heart failure medications. Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with STAT news correspondent Rachel Cohrs. This segment aired on August 29, 2023.
Diabetes drug and blood thinner Eliquis among first 10 targeted for price negotiations in effort to cut Medicare costs ByThe Associated Press August 29, 2023, 7:38 AM WASHINGTON — Diabetes drug and blood thinner Eliquis among first 10 targeted for price negotiations in effort to cut Medicare costs.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise revealed Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer that affects the bone marrow, and has begun treatment. The treatment is expected to take several months. Scalise, R-La., intends to return to Washington and work while he is being treated, he said in a statement […]
Read Sen Blood’s letter to Gov Pillen here (Lincoln, Neb. Aug. 28. 2023) As a result of numerous complaints from Lincoln Reginal Center (LRC) staff, Nebraska State Senator Carol Blood, who represents District 3 in the legislature, sent a letter today to Governor Jim Pillen requesting his immediate attention. LRC is a 250-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital in Lincoln that […]