Legal and Public Health Issues in Drug Advertising Pricing Examined
Direct-to-consumer television advertising may not be the best place to provide cost information on prescription drugs and biologic products.
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Challenges in Weighing Costs, Therapeutic Benefits of Expensive Pharmaceuticals
Physicians have a moral obligation to protect their patients from both physical and financial harms associated with pharmaceutical therapies.
Would A Change in Nomenclature for Intensive Care Units Promote Less Aggressive Care?
The term “intensive care unit” (ICU) was meant to refer to the intensity of the resources allocated to patient care.
Large Numbers of Negative Trial Results Impede Progress in Critical Care Medicine
Excessive numbers of negative clinical trials — many of which may be false-negative trials — are a major impediment to the advancement of critical care medicine.
High Quality Care as Important as Universal Health Coverage in Reducing Global Mortality
Universal health coverage has been proposed as a way of improving access to healthcare in low- and middle-income countries.
CPAP for OSA Does Not Improve Diabetic Macular Edema or Visual Acuity
Continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea in patients with type 2 diabetes offered no improvement in visual acuity compared with usual care alone.
CF Severity Predicted by Forskolin-Induced Swelling in Intestinal Organoids
Forskolin-induced swelling in intestinal organoids is a clinically relevant biomarker of disease severity in infants diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
Urban Training™ Efficacious in Increasing Physical Activity in COPD
After 12 months, patients in the Urban Training™ group had increased their number of daily steps by 816 compared with 64 steps in the usual care group.
RPL554 Combined With LABAs or LAMAs Increases Bronchodilation in COPD
Additional bronchodilation and hyperinflation reduction occurred in COPD when RPL554, an inhaled PDE 3 and 4 inhibitor, was combined with standard bronchodilators.
Allergy, But Not Asthma, Risk Increased in Children of East Asian Descent
Children of East Asian-born parents had an increased risk for allergic rhinitis and aeroallergen sensitization compared with children of Caucasian ancestry.
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