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Biopharmaceutical Innovation Benefits Many Sectors of Industry

While the connection between sectors isn’t obvious to many, the sheet metal industry plays an integral role in the development of new medicines. Without it, many innovative new treatment options...
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Week in Review: Access, Patients, Part D, Oh My

Thanks in large part to innovative new treatments, now more than ever, patients can live longer, healthier lives. But in order for this to be possible, access to needed medicines is critical.
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Shining a Spotlight on Mental Illness

According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 1 in 4 American adults have been diagnosed with a mental health disorder, yet many know very little about the disease. However, the recent...
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Second Annual PhRMA Survey: How Americans View Their Health, Three Important New Health Trends to Watch

This week we released From Hope to Cures: PhRMA’s Second Annual National Health Survey revealing new data on how Americans view their own health as well as that of the Nation. The survey also reveals...
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Four Facts: Value and Cost of Medicines

The Atlantic today led a discussion around the value and cost of medicines. This is an important topic and one that all partners in the U.S. health care system must continue to discuss. Most...
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Five Facts About the Value of Innovative Cancer Medicines

There have been a lot of discussions lately about the value and cost of cancer medicines – it is also an issue that will be raised at the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO)...
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Incubators of Innovation

As the distinguished panel assembled by Research! America made clear in yesterday's National Press Club event, the economic future for the U.S. is brightest when domestic research and development...
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STEMming the Tide

Yesterday, I had a visit from a high school friend who is in town as part of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology "Hill Day," when the ASBMB brings young academic researchers...
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GAO Report Finds Drug Prices Increasing at Lower Rate than Medical Inflation

Yesterday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on drug prices. A key finding in the report shows prices are increasing at a rate lower than medical inflation. According to...
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More Counterfeit Medicines Follow-up

The Hill reports that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) recommitted himself to helping stop the flow of counterfeit medicines into the U.S. Here's some of what Leahy had to say:
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