Health Headlines for Wednesday, August 24
The Senator’s Daughter Who Raised Prices on Anti-Allergy EpiPen
Bloomberg Politics
Members of Congress are in an unusual position as they demand an explanation for Mylan NV’s 400 percent price hike for the EpiPen and focus attention squarely on its CEO: Heather Bresch.
Brain Scans of Brazilian Babies
Show Array of Zika Effects
New York Times
The images tell a heartbreaking story: Zika’s calamitous attack on the brains of babies — as seen from the inside.
AstraZeneca Is Selling Its Antibiotics Business to Pfizer
Fortune
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca ( azncf ) said it had agreed to sell its small molecule antibiotics business to Pfizer ( pfe ) in a deal that could reach more than $1.5 billion.
Turing Pharmaceuticals Accused of Retaliating for Sex Assault Complaint
New York Times
As Martin Shkreli, the disgraced former executive of Turing Pharmaceuticals, smirked before the cameras at a congressional hearing in February, another executive sat calmly to his right, defending the company’s controversial pricing practices even as Mr. Shkreli took the Fifth Amendment.
Union launches advertising campaign against Catholic Health
Buffalo Business First
The feud between Catholic Health and its union workforce is heating up again following a summer of protracted contract negotiations.
Providing Health Care Is A Moral Obligation
Wall Street Journal
Regarding “The Aetna Mugging” (Review & Outlook, Aug. 18): I believe we are confusing insurance with the moral obligation to get health care to people who need it. Both are vital to the long-term health of our society. But they are not the same.
WNY hospitals receive $1.4M in Medicare settlements
Buffalo Business First
Hospitals in Western New York received $1.4 million from the federal government as part of a Medicare billing dispute payout, according to new data released by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid.