Some Americans Can’t Afford $100 on Healthcare
It is not a secret that most of the healthcare related products became significantly more expensive over the last five years. During this period spikes…
Target Announced New Format Store Opening to Include CVS Pharmacy in Manhattan
On March 20th, Target announced its plans to expand in Manhattan. According to the company that has more than 1,800 stores at the moment, they…
FDA Approved Add-On Treatment For Patients With Parkinson’s Disease
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), about one million of people in the United States have Parkinson’s disease and about 60,000 people are…
Testing for Zika on a Smart Phone
The Zika virus outbreak took place in 2015. In November, the World Health Organization declared that it was not a Public Health Emergency of international…
For $14,000 a Year, Cholesterol Drug Repatha (evolocumab) Lowers the Risk of a Heart Attack
People who are at high risk of heart attack or stroke now have a new drug that can decrease the risk of the mentioned health…
Painkillers Without Side Effects Developed
Painkillers, like most of prescription drugs, have side effects. Some potential non-opioid painkiller side effects are headaches, constipation, nausea and dizziness. The other group of…
More Assets May Be Sold by Walgreens to Win Antitrust Approval
According to people familiar with the talks, Walgreens is going to sell more assets in order to get a final approval from the U.S. Federal…
Cordant’s Drug Disposal Service is Now Available For Everyone
In most cases, outdated or unused drugs are simply flushed in a toilet or poured down the sink, if they are liquid. In other cases,…
CVS Health’s Next Step in Delivering the First Tobacco-Free Generation
The U.S.’s largest pharmacy innovation company, CVS Health, announced on March 13 its plan to fund $10 million in partnerships and programs in order to…
Opiates Can Cause Memory Issues
For the last decade, the number of people in the U.S. who take highly-addictive opioid painkiller medications has increased significantly, and is still growing. Those…