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…offsite doctors with the assistance of remote-controlled robots and direct bedside care providers to be just as effective,.., compared with typical in-person care…On-site…5 minutes per patient…offsite doctors averaged 8 minutes due to slow or dropped Internet connections and time needed to operate the robot.

Egalet Corp…data showed its experimental painkiller was less likely to be abused than a form of morphine already being sold…study showed recreational opioid users did not like and were less prone to snort the company's painkiller, Egalet-001, than MS Contin.

Antibiotics, antivirals, and other antimicrobials are losing their effectiveness…Treating resistant infections costs the US healthcare system an estimated $21 billion to $34 billion annually,...../Injudicious use of antibiotics,  /Prescribing antibiotics that are too broad-spectrum,  /Prescribing antibiotics for too long a duration,  /Prescribing antibiotics without diagnostic testing,  /Using antibiotics in animals.

….the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, calling the dangerous infections the "health crisis of this generation... "Overuse and misuse of life-saving antibiotics has led to the spread of infections that are now impervious to the medications….at least 23,000 people die as a direct result of these infections, The crisis is no longer "looming," it is here now…..

Medical tourism…many patients may return from abroad with costly infections or complications. "People are travelling abroad without necessarily understanding that if (something) goes wrong they are not covered in the same way in terms of redress if they were treated by the National Health System or treated privately..."

Shares of Pfizer are falling… as a new study finds that taking several erectile dysfunction drugs may pose an increased risk of developing melanoma,.. The study,.. involved men who filled one prescription for the drugs 'Viagra,' 'Cialis,' and 'Levitra.'…found …a 21% higher chance of developing melanoma compared with men who did not take these drugs

The University of Nevada School of Medicine and Aurora Diagnostics,…announced today a new educational and clinical affiliation,.. This unique public-private partnership is designed to enrich learning opportunities for students at the School of Medicine,…

Many patients with systemic lupus erythematosus don’t adhere to their medications, leading to significantly more emergency department visits and hospital admissions. "Patients often think that their medication is just to treat their symptoms… patients feel they can choose when to take their medication based on how they feel."

…annual review of the latest Fortune 500 list. Every year, …"follow the dollar" and understand how drug channel intermediaries make money…. I explore the profitability and shareholder returns of the largest drug wholesalers, chain pharmacies, pharmacy benefit managers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Drug problems often emerge,…in urban environments, making …cities a valuable observation window on new drug trends…latest report...European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction,.. looks at drugs in cities across Europe, ... gathered from a variety of sources…. from frontline services, hospital emergency departments and wastewater analysis networks….allows us to gain a more up-to-date view of the state of drug problems…