Health 2019-11-08T16:18:00Z

Insulin shots were given out instead of flu vaccines at a home for people with intellectual disabilities

10 people ended up in the hospital, the second dangerous insulin mixup nationwide in the past two months.
News 2019-09-18T20:42:00Z


The price of insulin has tripled in the past 10 years, and people with diabetes across the US are struggling to afford the drug that keeps them alive.
News 2019-08-16T14:51:54Z

Insulin is getting so expensive that people with diabetes are switching to older versions of the drug. It's having deadly consequences.

An endocrinologist told INSIDER that the key to safely switching from analogue to human insulin is speaking with a doctor.
News 2019-08-07T22:38:48Z

A groom-to-be with diabetes died after switching to $25 over-the-counter insulin to cut costs. His prescribed insulin cost nearly $1,200.

Josh Wilkerson, who earned $16.50 an hour working as a dog kennel supervisor, had recently aged out of his stepfather’s private health insurance plan.
News 2019-04-11T15:57:00Z

Outrage over the cost of the life-saving drug insulin has drugmakers scrambling, but Congress and the public demand a price cut

Critics call the new programs "PR stunts,"and say drug companies should just lower their prices.
News 2019-04-05T15:48:00Z

Dispensed: Venture-backed insurance startup Bright Health's 2018 results, a dispute between 2 drug giants, and the quest for a male birth control drug

News 2019-04-03T10:30:00Z

For people with diabetes struggling to buy lifesaving insulin, a major health company is now offering the drug for just $25 a month

Insulin is a lifesaving product for individuals with diabetes. But it's also become incredibly expensive, sometimes prohibitively so for patients.
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News 2019-02-27T14:00:00Z

Many diabetics struggle to afford insulin and there's little the US can do to regulate skyrocketing prescription drug prices

News 2019-02-26T21:00:00Z

Pharma companies want the government to do something about high drug prices, so long as it's not forcing them to lower their drug prices

Health 2019-02-21T20:44:44Z
News 2019-01-25T17:49:14Z

Dispensed: The problem with insulin prices, dispatches from Davos, and the plan to get anti-aging drugs approved

Welcome to Dispensed: a weekly dose of pharma, biotech, and healthcare news.
News 2019-01-23T14:00:00Z

No one could explain why this college student saw the price of his life-saving diabetes medication more than double, and it reveals a disturbing problem with the US healthcare system

News 2018-10-17T13:54:00Z

Minnesota just accused 3 drugmakers of deceptively raising the price of insulin

Minnesota's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against three diabetes drugmakers. The lawsuit accuses Sanofi, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly of deceptively raising prices for insulin, life-saving diabetes medications whose list prices have more than tripled since 2002.
News 2018-09-26T14:53:28Z

Insulin prices could be much lower and drug makers would still make healthy profits

Prices for diabetes treatments have been notoriously expensive. As the cost of insulin in the US continue to rise, a new study suggests that manufacturers could make both human and analog insulins at low costs and still pocket a profit. The study also claims that more companies would need to enter the market to compete in order to drive down the cost.
News 2018-07-10T21:16:12Z

Researchers may have found new a way to help treat type 1 diabetes – and it's with a drug that has been on the market for over 30 years

Researchers repurposed an anti-hypertension drug to improve outcomes for patients with type 1 diabetes.
News 2018-02-17T14:56:00Z

Scientists think they’ve discovered a fourth type of human fuel beyond carbs, fat, and protein — and it could have key health implications

A new study suggests that ketones, a potential human superfuel, could also help keep blood sugar levels steady — something that could be key to healthy eating.
News 2017-12-12T15:22:46Z

What gaining weight does to your body

Weight gain is more than what you see on the outside, here are some effects of weight gain taking place inside your body.
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