In the wake of the much-publicized drug price hikes of common prescriptions such as Mylan’s Epipen and Turing’s Daraprim, patients and doctors alike have been scratching their heads about why drug prices keep increasing. Some reasons may be the rise of the cost of...
According to the Lupus Foundation, approximately 1.5 million citizens in the United States live with the autoimmune disorder known as Lupus. A study performed by French researchers indicates that people afflicted with systemic lupus erythematosus are also more likely...
Affecting more than 20 percent of the U.S. adult population, arthritis is a common medical condition that’s characterized by joint pain, inflammation, restricted movement and other related symptoms. As explained by Mayo Clinic, it’s usually degenerative...
The nation’s largest mail-order pharmaceutical company, Express Scripts, has reported their plans to no longer continue to carry 64 formerly covered prescription drugs, due to a recent spike in cost. Some popular brands such as Pfizer’s Xeljanz, a pill...
