There’s no easy way to say this: poor nutrition is one of the most pressing challenges the world is facing today. The malnutrition rates are a clear indication that this crisis is spiraling out of control—currently, 1.9 billion adults are overweight or obese and 462 million are underweight. Who’s
Americans say the most important problem facing US today is healthcare, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll . The survey analyzed data from January 2018 to June 2018 and showed an increase in public concern regarding the issue. High costs of health insurance, prescription drugs and the ability to
Chronic diseases and conditions are now the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. Health problems such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and arthritis are not only prevalent and costly, but also preventable. This development has brought about a shift
Happy, healthy employees are known to be more productive. We didn’t say it, science did. In fact, there are a number of studies that explore the correlation between employees’ health and their productivity levels: “employees who eat healthy all day long were 25% more likely to have higher job
Brace yourself because winter is coming! And we’re not just talking about the latest Game of Thrones series, we’re talking about that time of the year when seasons start to click and autumn, with all its glory and sun-kissed shades, turns into the most dreaded season of all. As the days are getting
Biotech companies that operate in genome editing are on a rush to keep pace with the way this technology is gaining momentum. Although the core of this genetic engineering technique is still highly disputable from an ethical point of view, it is nevertheless an extremely attractive field.
Perhaps you remember how biosimilars are similar drugs to biopharmaceuticals. Biosimilars employ biosimilar approval pathways. These pathways are necessary in order to allow the manufacturing of these versions of the original drug. The approval depends on the expiration date of the exclusivity.
FDA defines drug shortages as the time-limited situations resulting from the drug demand exceeding the drug supply. To qualify as such, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) verifies the drug stock with the manufacturers. However, the state of being medically necessary does not
