Mean cost of bringing new drug to US market Is $879.3 million
Jul 02, 2024
R&D has remained relatively stable among large pharma companies despite a 27.3% growth in sales.
New federal rule means hospitals need written consent for pelvic, prostate exams
Apr 01, 2024
The HHS also issued a new set of guidelines clarifying a longstanding requirement that hospitals must obtain written informed consent as a condition for being reimbursed by Medicare and Medicaid.
Mean adjusted cost of inpatient stay for COVID-19 was $11,275 overall
Jan 03, 2024
The cost increased from $10,394 at end of March 2020 to $13,072 at end of March 2022, and it was higher with specific comorbidities.
Mean platelet volume linked to mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients
Nov 22, 2023
MPV ≥10.2 fL was independently associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality.
FDA approves first drug meant to ease Alzheimer’s disease-llnked agitation
May 11, 2023
Patients who received 2 or 3 mg of Rexulti had significant improvements in agitation scores compared with patients taking a placebo.
Mean length of preclinical detectable phase of glaucoma >10 years
Nov 29, 2022
The mean length was 10.7 years by the prevalence/incidence method and 10.1 years by the Markov chain Monte Carlo model method,
Incident stroke tied to acute, accelerated long-term cognitive decline
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Oct 03, 2024
A substantial acute decline was seen in global cognition and all cognitive domains; an accelerated decline also was seen in global cognition.
Progress was reversed due to an increase in mortality from external causes and stagnation for cardiovascular diseases.
Event-free survival extended with long-term finerenone in heart failure
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Sep 30, 2024
For every starting age between 50 and 80 years, the projected mean event-free survival was numerically greater with finerenone versus placebo.
Cluster of 8 possible human bird flu cases now reported in Missouri
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Sep 30, 2024
If cases of bird flu among these healthcare workers are confirmed with antibody testing, it could mean the virus may be starting to spread among humans. Worldwide, most cases have come from close contact...