Who remembers Jack Kevorkian, Doctor Death? He was found guilty in 1998 of second-degree murder. Still, it was because of his advocacy that the terminally ill patient’s right to die by physician-assisted suicide was propelled into the public arena. And who can forget Brittany Maynard? It was her advocacy for physician-assisted suicide that reignited the… Read More »
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Hospitals will soon have to share price information they have long kept obscured — including how big a discount they offer cash-paying patients and rates negotiated with insurers — under a rule finalized Friday by the Trump administration. In a companion proposal, the administration… Read More »
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma judge on Friday said Johnson & Johnson must pay that state $ 465 million for fueling the opioid epidemic through the deceptive marketing of painkillers, down from his original award of $ 572 million. FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Johnson & Johnson is displayed on a screen to celebrate the… Read More »
Kyle Walsh | CNBC PillPack, the Internet pharmacy that Amazon acquired in 2018, has updated its logo and other paperwork to include a new “Amazon Pharmacy” brand, and sources say its CEO has been promoted to vice president within Amazon. Specifically, the group’s branding has changed from “PillPack, an Amazon company” to “PillPack by Amazon… Read More »