On Capitol Hill, Arlington Teen Advocates for Cystic Fibrosis Funding

On Capitol Hill, Arlington teen advocates for cystic fibrosis funding

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They met on Capitol Hill with lawmakers and urged them not to cut research funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration budgets. “I liked telling each one of them what we needed and … but he has seen the …
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Celebrity trends: intravenous vitamin therapy

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We see this problem in IV drug abusers. Costs are prohibitive at $ 275-1000 or more per treatment. According to news reports, some celebrities receive weekly infusions. Close monitoring (blood tests) should be done before and after infusions to ensure …
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Congressional committee takes on Part B drug cost cuts

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"Reimbursement rates have caused the shift of some patient populations such as those with primary immune deficiency diseases and other rare diseases, from treatment in the physician office to treatment in the hospital outpatient department – arguably …
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