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,
Mean monthly BP increased among U.S. adults during COVID-19
Mar 07, 2022
Increases also were seen in the proportion of participants with a mean monthly BP classified as uncontrolled or severely uncontrolled hypertension.
Nutrient-laden snacks can meaningfully cut cholesterol
Jan 26, 2022
Consumption of a suite of ready-to-eat bioactive foods was tied to an 8.8% drop in LDL cholesterol in four weeks.
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.