It’s summertime, which means school is out and families are hopping in their cars or boarding planes to get to their vacation spots. For many, traveling is considered an exciting event, one they look forward to for months in advance. For others, such as those...
With the continuously rising cost of prescription drugs, patients are forced to take matters into their own hands. They are making choices that their doctors would advise against, and their health is suffering because of it. Dr. Sameer Awsare, an internist and...
Earlier this year, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan decided to toss their names into the healthcare ring as they announced they would be forming an independent healthcare company for their employees. The details of this joint venture remain vague, but...
Earlier in the summer, President Donald Trump declared a national state of emergency regarding the opioid crisis in the United States. The broad class of drugs known as opioids function by acting on the body’s opioid receptors to reduce the sensation of pain. In...
The treatment of choice for rheumatic diseases has traditionally been the use of biological agents called bio-originators. These agents are derived from microorganisms, animals or humans. The increasing cost of these agents has put effective treatment out of the reach...
On June 29, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2018 Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations bill, which funds the country’s military and medical activities. Within that legislation, $5 million in funding was allocated to the Lupus Research...
