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Detecting Dementia
Experts gathered this week to discuss the ethical, social, and legal implications of technological advancements that facilitate the early detection of dementia. “Detecting Dementia: Technology, Access, and the Law,…
New York Court Officials Complete Rare Review of Cases Handled by Judge Forced Into Retirement by Dementia
In August, New York court officials made a sad and surprising announcement: ShawnDya Simpson, a 54-year-old judge, was retiring because of early onset Alzheimer’s disease. It was both…
Trump unveils controversial drug price rules in a last-ditch attempt to fulfill campaign promise
President Donald Trump unveiled two controversial rules on Friday aimed at reducing drug prices -- a last-ditch effort to fulfill a key 2016 promise that immediately sparked legal threats from the…
Trump pushes last-minute drug pricing rules likely to face big legal challenges
President Trump announced two sweeping drug pricing rules Friday that his administration is rushing to finalize before Inauguration Day to make good on his long-standing 2016 campaign promise to reduce what…
NIH fails to disclose enough details about drug licensing, watchdog report finds
Amid increasing debate over the cost of prescription drugs, a federal watchdog agency found the National Institutes of Health does not consider whether a medicine it discovered and licensed to…
Trump’s recent drug pricing rules likely courtroom-bound, may up costs
Two drug pricing rules President Donald Trump is finalizing Nov. 20 are likely to end up in court or jettisoned by the incoming Biden administration, policy and legal experts said. Trump…
Trump administration pushes last-ditch plans to lower drug prices
The Trump administration on Friday put in motion two last-ditch efforts to deliver on the president's repeated promises to lower prescription drug costs in the U.S., announcing a…
A Final Try by Trump to Cut Drug Prices May Stumble in Court
Health officials on Friday finalized a policy that would base the price Medicare pays for certain drugs on the lowest price paid in some other developed nations. It is the…
JAMA Research Letter Finds the Share of Physicians Receiving Industry Payments Decreases
A recent research letter published in JAMA stated that since the 2014 launch of the Open Payments database, the share of physicians who received industry payments has decreased but the total…
