With Medicare's annual open enrollment period ending on December 7, Medicare experts have found that many health plans are eliminating some types of insulin in 2024. USA Today explained what this means for consumers. According to Diana...
A former Pennsylvania nurse accused of killing two patients with massive doses of insulin has admitted that she tried to take the lives of 19 others, the New York Times reports. In May, 41-year-old Heather Pressdy admitted to authorities that she intended to kill three patients under her...
A robotic tablet that delivers insulin directly to the intestines could replace multiple, painful injections for people with diabetes. It is able to deliver antibiotics, which gives hope for the fight against superbugs with the help of oral drugs. Learn more from the Independent. For patients and doctors...
COVID-19 is capable of infecting and altering the function of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, potentially explaining why some previously healthy people develop diabetes after being infected with the virus. The issue was described in more detail by The Guardian. Doctors are concerned about the growing number of patients with diabetes ...
California is poised to become the first state to develop its own line of generic drugs, targeting skyrocketing drug prices and entering a highly competitive market dominated by pharmaceutical companies with deep pockets, writes the LA Times. On Monday, August 31, ...
On May 26, the White House announced that as early as 2021, older people with diabetes will be able to sign up for Medicare plans that limit their insurance co-payment (co-payment) for insulin to $35 a month, writes NPR. This news comes after...
Rising prices for insulin and other diabetes treatments have become a major concern for policymakers, writes Fox News. CVS Health Corp said it is implementing a prescription drug coverage plan where patients do not have to pay for insulin and other expensive treatments ...
Over the past 4 years, insulin prices have nearly doubled, leaving many people with diabetes to go to extremes. Writes about this USA Today. The Mindy Patterson family from Columbus, Ohio pays almost $ 1000 a month for ...
In Oklahoma, 10 people in a care facility for people with intellectual disabilities were hospitalized after being given an insulin injection rather than a flu shot, ABC News writes. A healthy person is strongly discouraged from administering insulin: it may be ...
On September 30, a group of Indiana high school students found themselves in the hospital after teenagers were mistakenly injected with insulin during a tuberculosis skin test at their local high school. A healthy person is strongly discouraged from administering insulin: it can be very ...