Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf testified on oversight matters before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. He answered lawmakers' questions on …
250 viewsFood and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf testified on oversight matters before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. He answered lawmakers' questions on …
1,212 viewsWhite House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefed reporters and responded to questions on several issues, including efforts to reduce prescription drug costs and concerns over the civil…
993 viewsLev Facher talked about his yearlong investigation into opioid addiction in the United States.
520 views“We are aware of the many important lifesaving drugs that your companies have produced ... but I think as all of you know, those drugs mean nothing to anybody who cannot afford it,” said Sen…
2,516 viewsHealth care advocates and researchers testified on prescription drugs costs before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Their testimony followed that of pharmaceutica…
180 viewsGerard Anderson, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, talked about the rising cost of prescription drugs in the…
374 viewsJournalist and author Sam Quinones talked about the fentanyl crisis and opioid addiction in the U.S. and efforts to address them.
1,015 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case concerning the bankruptcy of Purdue Pharma and its potential impact on opioid victims' compensation. Purdue Pharma, once owned by the Sackler …
2,106 viewsSenators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ed Markey (D-MA) held a news conference on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee’s vote on issuing subpoenas to CEOs of several pharm…
930 viewsJournalist Rachel Nuwer examined the use of the recreational drug known as ecstasy and studies on its use for treating traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD). This event was hosted by Garden Distr…
252 viewsPfizer Executive Vice President Sally Susman discussed communications strategies and the development and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. This event took place at the 2023 Miami Book Fa…
94 viewsHealth and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and former HHS Secretary Alex Azar (Trump administration, 2018-21) discussed the U.S. health care system during the Milken Institute’…
92 viewsPresident Biden highlighted efforts to lower prescription drug costs for Americans during a speech at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. One of those efforts, the 2022 …
1,427 viewsWitnesses with rare diseases, advocates for medical ethics, and therapeutic industry professionals discussed access to research and treatment for rare diseases before the Senate Special Agin…
321 viewsPharmaceutical industry and policy stakeholders testified on measures to prevent shortages in generic drugs before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health. Witnesses and House m…
721 viewsPharmaceutical industry CEOs and senior executives testified on lowering the cost of insulin before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. The committee questioned the …
2,913 views“Health care should be a right not a privilege in this country,” said President Joe Biden as he discussed health care and prescription drug costs from the White House. His remarks came as th…
1,841 viewsMariana Socal talked about the Biden administration’s announcement of the first 10 prescription drugs to be subject to lower Medicare price negotiations.
537 viewsViewers responded to the question “Can you afford your prescription drugs?”
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