The Wall Street Journal
High Drug Prices: What's the Solution?
High U.S. prices for prescription drugs have triggered a backlash from patients, health insurers and politicians. How can the health industry fund R&D while also delivering drugs that patients-and the health-care system-can afford?
SWPictures
Subsidized Malaria Treatment in Africa: Making Effective Drugs Affordable
The video discusses the issue of affordability for malaria treatment in Africa and how a subsidized combination therapy has made it more accessible for those who need it. The success of this pilot scheme depends on its effectiveness and...
XKA Digital
Strive to make your own products redundant
Julian has spent his entire working career working in information technology and turning ideas into software services or businesses at Apple, AT&T Unisource, the UK Government and as the founder of his own Internet software companies....
Healthcare Triage
That Pricey New Alzheimer's Drug? Still Not Great
We really need good treatments for Alzheimer's. But Biogen's very expensive and maybe not that effective drug Aduhelm is not the treatment we're looking for. Today we look at the saga of Adulhelm's approval and it's road to acceptance...
SWPictures
The Deadly Combination: The New TB Epidemic
The Deadly Combination part 4/5: This video highlights the emergence of XDR TB in South Africa and the challenges faced by healthcare workers in treating patients with drug-resistant strains. It also showcases the controversial approach...
Healthcare Triage
Brand Name Placebos Are More Effective than Generic Placebos. For Real.
Earlier this week, we covered the difference between brand name and generic drugs. To be honest, we taped that episode a few weeks ago. It takes us some time to work out magic, add graphics, and wind up with the HCT you know and love.
Healthcare Triage
Acetaminophen, Risk-Taking, and Covid-19
Does the world’s most common pain relief drug do more than just reduce pain? Recent headlines would have you believe that it also reduces your perception of risk, resulting in more risk-taking behaviors. We think it’s time to take a...
Healthcare Triage
There's a New Drug for Postpartum Depression and it is EXPENSIVE
Postpartum depression is depressingly common, and it has lots of terrible consequences for moms, for kids, and for families. A new drug is about to hit the market, but it's not a great fit for everyone, and it is PRICEY.
Healthcare Triage
Can Marijuana Help with Opioid Addiction?
Part 3 of our opioid series supported by the NIHCM Foundation looks at the potential for marijuana to improve outcomes in opioid addiction therapy. Some studies have shown that prescribing marijuana can ease the path to shaking an opioid...
The Wall Street Journal
Staying Safe
In an era of deregulation, what happens to drug policy designed to keep the public safe?
Curated Video
Could a cure for cancer be hiding in your medicine cabinet?
A combination of drugs, including aspirin and statins, are being tested to treat cancer and other illnesses. There is mounting clinical evidence that the "repurposing" of existing drugs could offer effective new treatments.
Mazz Media
Talk It Out_Under Age Drinking
"The program starts off with an explanation of what alcohol is, how it’s produced, and its role as a celebratory beverage in our society. Students will come to understand the reasons alcohol is illegal to consume for persons under the...
The Wall Street Journal
The Global Race for a Vaccine and Drug
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel, Dr. Julie Gerberding, chief patent officer at Merck and Dr. David Reese, executive vice president of research at Amgen discuss the race for coronavirus drug development at WSJ Tech Health.
Next Animation Studio
New York could earn millions by legalizing recreational marijuana
A new report claims the benefits of legalizing marijuana in New York outweighs the risks.
Healthcare Triage
The EpiPen and What's Wrong with American Healthcare
Three times in the last two weeks, people - a patient, a colleague and my wife - told me stories about how out of control the price of EpiPens were. Monday, my New York Times colleagues recounted in detail how expensive the devices have...
Healthcare Triage
Old Drugs, New Tricks: Remdesivir and Other Potential Treatments for COVID19
As the coronavirus and COVID19 pandemic continues, researchers are investigating some older drugs that may be viable treatments for the disease. One drug of interest is remdesivir, a decade old drug intended to treat hepatitis. It was...
The Wall Street Journal
The Search for New Drugs: Part II
The vast majority of experimental medicines never make it to market. How can drug makers reduce the risk of costly failures and still invest in innovation? Where is innovation getting applied most effectively?
Science360
BIOTECH'S FUTURE: NEW DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR PRESCRIPTION EYE DRUGS
Jade Therapeutics, a small business with funding from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research program, is solving a problem that has persisted in the ophthalmology and pharmacology industries for years:...
Healthcare Triage
Ketamine Can Be a Fast-Acting Antidepressant
A recent study looked into ketamine, noted animal sedative and party depressant, as a short-term treatment for severe, emergency room level depression. While it can help people who are suffering from suicidal ideation, it is a short term...
Catalyst University
Heroin & Morphine | Metabolism & Mechanism of Action
Heroin & Morphine | Metabolism & Mechanism of Action
Healthcare Triage
Coronavirus and Immunity, MIS, and Hydroxychloroquine: COVID News Roundup 5-27-2020
If you've had coronavirus, are you immune or can you catch it again? What's this I hear about Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome? And does hydroxychloroquine work or not? Aaron talks you through the studies and facts about some of the...
Healthcare Triage
The Stuff We Worry About, and the Stuff That Actually Kills Us
What are we worried about in terms of health? What's really gonna kill us? How different is that from the past? All this and more on this week's Healthcare Triage News.
Hip Hughes History
Is Lethal Injection Cruel and Unusual? Glossip v Gross Explained
In this "After the Bell" episode we look at the Supreme Court's recent ruling on lethal injection as well as a history of the courts ruling on manners of executions.
Healthcare Triage
Weight Loss Pills, Veggie Tots, and Various Existential Crises with John Green
This week, your host Dr. Aaron Carroll welcomes NYT best-selling author (and Healthcare Triage executive producer) John Green to the show. John and Aaron discuss mental health, the ills of the social internet, and answer your questions.