Once widespread, independent pharmacies are disappearing from many areas of the country, leaving many Americans without easy access to pharmacies.
Feb 16, 2023
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Paul Davis is a retired physician in Findlay, Ohio, who calls his uveal melanoma “one of the rarest tumors on the planet.” The rare eye cancer requires $50,000-a-week drug treatments to keep Davis alive, and he worries that cost may saddle his family with a crushing medical debt when he’s gone.
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Health insurers had feared the federal government would demand repayment of billions of dollars in overcharges received as far back as 2011.
Jan 31, 2023
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Students at the OHSU School of Nursing Ashland Campus learn, practice and refine nursing skills at the campus’ Simulation and Clinical Learning Center.
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Online pharmacies that sell abortion pills are sharing sensitive data with Google and other third parties, which may allow law enforcement to prosecute those who use the medications to end pregnancies.