- Avoiding A Wrong Prescription
Healthcare is too important to allow reform by sound bite.
June 25, 2008 - PETER J. PITTS - Policy - Healthcare Reform
- Squeeze Play
The number of underinsured adults in the United State rises to 25 million, a 60 percent increase since 2003.
June 13, 2008 - Policy - Healthcare Reform
- Will Economics Trump Ethics
As executives, regulators and policymakers debate whether economic reality should supersede patient needs, they neglect that it already is.
June 11, 2008 - PETER J. PITTS - Policy - Healthcare Reform
- Podcast: June 2008
A Conversation On Healthcare Reform and Income Security.
June 01, 2008 - Policy - Healthcare Reform
- A Balancing Act
We need FDA reform that makes drugs safer, but does not slow down the flow of new medicines, or discourage the creation of them altogether.
May 21, 2008 - PETER J. PITTS - Policy - Regulatory
- Crossing An Ethical Boundary
When scientists fail to appreciate public concerns they can easily undermine public trust.
May 19, 2008 - MARCY DARNOVSKY - Policy - Research
- Let Them Have Their Say
Patients should have access to information from every source including drugmakers.
April 23, 2008 - PETER J. PITTS - Policy - Regulatory
- Critical Condition
Trustees warn that new taxes or significant service cuts are needed to make Medicare sustainable.
March 27, 2008 - Policy - Healthcare Reform
- Lost Generation
Harvard University's Kevin Casey talks about how a stagnant NIH budget threatens to send young researchers searching for new careers.
March 21, 2008 - Policy - Research
- Measure for Measure
Health technology assessment must use a patient-centric model if it is to be more than a political tool to cut cost and reduce care.
March 17, 2008 - PETER J. PITTS - Policy - Healthcare Reform
- The Best Column You've Ever Read
Research shows expectations are important, after findings that a placebo work better when patients think it's an expensive drug.
March 12, 2008 - DANIEL S. LEVINE - Policy - Healthcare Reform
- PODCAST: March 2008
Turn On, Tune In, and Research.
March 07, 2008 - Policy - Research
- A Healthcare GPS for Doctors
Evidence-based medicine could help physicians navigate the complexities of patient care by collecting, interpreting, and disseminating data on outcomes.
March 04, 2008 - DAVID GOLLAHER - Policy - Healthcare Reform
- Sick and Busted
Universal coverage could still leave people vulnerable to bankruptcy unless coverage is more comprehensive than existing policies, study warns.
February 08, 2008 - Policy - Healthcare Reform
- Naughty or NICE?
The U.K.'s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence could be a model for the U.S. healthcare system, but critics say the agency stifles innovation and limits access.
February 04, 2008 - HELEN JOYCE - Policy - Regulatory
- PODCAST: February 2008
February 01, 2008 - Policy - Regulatory
- Fools on the Hill
Politics triumphs over public health as a spending package blocks funding for newly-created foundation to advance drug development.
December 26, 2007 - PETER J. PITTS and ROBERT GOLDBERG - Policy - Regulatory
- Inspecting the Inspectors
GAO finds weaknesses in FDA's program for inspecting foreign drug manufacturers.
November 28, 2007 - Policy - Regulatory
- Influential People
A study on cancer survival rates sparks questions of industry funding of research.
November 02, 2007 - ERIKA STALDER - Policy - Research
- Critical Wrath
The FDA should not be chastised, but applauded for working with industry to tackle the big problems of drug development.
October 16, 2007 - PETER PITTS - Policy - Regulatory
- Get the NIH Back on Track
The President's projected NIH budget for 2008 of $28.3 billion will result in a net reduction of almost $500 million for research funding.
October 03, 2007 - Greg Lucier and Joe Panetta - Policy - Research
- California, Here We Come
Other U.S. states have no intention of being left in the dust despite the Golden State's big lead in stem cell research funding.
October 01, 2007 - MICHAEL J. WERNER - Policy - Regenerative Medicine
- Finding the Right Balance
Publisher's Letter
October 01, 2007 - DAVID GOLLAHER AND G. STEVEN BURRILL - Policy - Research
- Pushing Drugs
Big pharma would love to see more countries allow direct advertising.
October 01, 2007 - BETTE FLAGLER - Policy - Regulatory
- Bad Medicine
To cut healthcare costs, we need to focus on early treatment of chronic conditions, rather than force patients to switch to generic alternatives that may not be equivalent to the medicines they are using.
September 25, 2007 - PETER PITTS - Policy - Regulatory
- Genetic Discrimination
American's don't want to share information about their DNA with just anyone.
September 10, 2007 - Policy - Regulatory
- Uncovering the Potential
September 01, 2007 - By David Gollaher - Policy - Regenerative Medicine
- Why the Controversy Misses the Point
A focus on embryos and cures has obscured an invaluable research tool.
September 01, 2007 - By Gareth Cook - Policy - Regulatory
- The California Experiment
The state's $3-billion voter initiative to fund stem cell research has democratized science, but in doing so has also created something
September 01, 2007 - By David Gollaher - Policy - Regenerative Medicine
- Healthy Debates
Elias A. Zerhouni discusses the NIH's tightened budget and what that might mean for the next generation of scientists.
September 01, 2007 - Policy - Research
- Amgen Feeling Anemic
Reimbursement restrictions could trigger a wallop from private payers.
August 06, 2007 - DANIEL S. LEVINE - Policy - Regulatory
- Phoning It In
The FDA needs to rethink the way it communicates in an age of empowered patients.
August 01, 2007 - PETER PITTS - Policy - Regulatory
- FDA Thinks Small
Agency task force wrestles with the regulatory challenges posed by nanotechnology, but critics say its business as usual.
July 27, 2007 - DANIEL S. LEVINE - Policy - Regulatory
- Revamping the FDA
Agency needs to adopt new tools to do its job in the 21st century.
July 13, 2007 - PETER PITTS - Policy - Regulatory
- Worried Sick
Biotech execs see regulatory burdens as the industry's biggest challenge.
May 14, 2007 - Policy - Regulatory
- Is It Safe?
Drug-approval delays threaten public safety.
May 08, 2007 - PETER PITTS - Policy - Regulatory
- Mixing Molecular Metaphors
Andrew von Eschenbach says the FDA needs to change.
May 07, 2007 - DANIEL S. LEVINE - Policy - Regulatory
- Eye on the Street
The latest news and numbers from Wall Street.
January 22, 2008 - Business - Markets
- Eye on the Street
The latest news and numbers from Wall Street.
January 22, 2008 - Business - Markets
- PODCAST: January 2008
December 31, 2007 - Business - Global Economy
- VIDEO: The Stem Cell Summit
Selected sessions from the event held October 2-3, 2007 in Boston, Massachusetts hosted by Genetics Policy Institute, Harvard Stem Cell Institute and Burrill Life Sciences Media Group.
October 18, 2007 - Business - Finance
- Simple Math
Pharma should partner with industry in developing nations to create cost-scaled markets within the world's emerging economies.
July 21, 2007 - LISA CONTE - Health - Global Health
