Brand-Brand Competition Has Not Cut Prices in Pharma Market
Review shows evidence that brand-brand competition was mediated by quality of competing drugs
July 2019 Briefing – Cosmetic Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cosmetic Surgery for July 2019. This roundup includes the...
Many Hospitals Lack Sufficient Surgery Volumes
Leapfrog report says lack of hospital, surgeon volume poses safety risk to patients
Trump Admin Announces Plan to Allow Drug Imports From Canada
Plan will start by exploring options for importing certain prescription drugs to lower costs for Americans
Burnout Symptoms May Up Racial Bias Among Resident Physicians
Residents with burnout had greater explicit racial bias, implicit racial bias scores after adjustment
National Norms Developed for Assessing Medical School Empathy
Any raw score on the Jefferson Score of Empathy can be converted to percentile rank
$70 Million Settlement Reached in Generic Drug Delay Case
In pay-to-delay deals, generic drug makers paid to keep cheaper version of the drug off market
Allergan Recalls Textured Breast Implants Linked to Lymphoma
FDA requested recall to protect women from breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Opioid Rx Education Insufficient for Plastic Surgery Trainees
Significantly more opioids prescribed by U.S. versus Canadian trainees for seven of eight procedures
About One in 20 Patients Exposed to Preventable Harm
Pooled prevalence of preventable patient harm was 6 percent; 12 percent was severe, led to death
