Cozy Bedfellows – Journalism and the Pharmaceutical Industry
Announcing LeapsMag: a magazine created and funded by Bayer, the German pharmaceutical company that is covering Alzheimer’s diagnostics, gene therapy, and CRISPR. Bayer started the magazine with the goal of publishing a variety of stories and opinions – as long as the stories do not criticize Bayer initiatives, such as […]
Big Tech and Health: Implications for HIPAA?
This week, Apple announced that it will now allow users to download and view portions of their medical records on their Apple products. This function will become a part of Apple’s Health app, and now enables consumers to transfer clinical data from their health care providers to their iPhones. This […]
Affects of Sexual Abuse by Physicians
As children we are all told to trust our doctors; they are the people who cure our ailments and keep us healthy. Therefore, we trust our doctors with our most private and intimate problems. A shared story among the Larry Nassar sexual abuse survivors is that they placed their trust […]
New Year’s Resolution: Drug Abuse Prevention
The start of a New Year is often a time to reflect on the past and make resolutions to improve in the future. An ever going epidemic in the United States is drug abuse. Drug overdoses are currently the leading cause of death among Americans under the age of fifty. […]
Pharma-Funded Charities v. Health and Human Services
The battle to control high drug prices between pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, and the government continues to rage on. On January 8, Patient Services Inc. (PSI), a patient-assistance charity, launched the newest crusade by suing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). What is a patient-assistance charity? A patient-assistance […]