Patients with cheaper drugs tended to take their medicine more consistently. A new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that the cost difference between generic and brand-name drugs seems to be a big factor when it comes to sticking with a medicationâespecially when it comes to statins, one of the most-prescribed drugs in the country.
Atkins continued performing in the 1990s, but his health declined after he was diagnosed again with cancer in 1996. He died on June 30, 2001, at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, ten days after his 77th birthday. His memorial service was held at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
He was 45. Ron Lester in 2004 Star Max via AP Images. Lester died at 8:57 p.m. local time in Dallas surrounded by family and friends, including his fiancÃ©e, Jennifer Worland, his agent Dave Bradley told NBC News. He was not in any pain and passed away peacefully, Bradley wrote in a Facebook post.