From MedPage Today:
- Does an IUD and Family History Boost RA Risk? Current use of an intrauterine device (IUD) was associated with an important biomarker of future rheumatoid arthritis risk among women with a family history of the disease.
- Pricey Generics Draw Senate Scrutiny. Robert Frankil, RPh, was dismayed when a customer accused him of price gouging. The cost of the customer’s congestive heart failure medication, digoxin, had risen from $15 last year to $120 in 2014.
- A Quarter of Uninsured Say They Can’t Afford to Buy Coverage. Just days before the health law’s marketplaces reopened, nearly a quarter of uninsured said they expect to remain without coverage because they did not think it would be affordable.
- Ebola: Can It End Next Summer? The West African Ebola outbreak could be under control by next summer if local and international efforts to battle it continue to grow, according to the U.N. Secretary-General.
