Topic: medicine

How iPhone, Apple Watch can help reshape health research

How iPhone, Apple Watch can help reshape health research

Natasha Singer, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 15 08:47 PM

The Harvard study is just one of three new large research efforts that Apple is working on with leading academic research centers and health organizations. Together, the studies, which Apple is paying for, show how the Silicon Valley giant and its popular products are reshaping medical research. Read more »

Drug makers group offers price cuts

Drug makers group offers price cuts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 01:35 PM

The suggested price reductions will be for drugs that cure "major non-communicable diseases, infectious diseases and rare disorders," PHAP said without elaborating. Read more »

Stress can make you sick; take steps to reduce it

Stress can make you sick; take steps to reduce it

Anahad O’Connor, The New York Times
Updated as of Oct 23 07:01 AM

A growing body of research has shown that persistently high levels of social and emotional stress — the kind brought on by a high-pressure job, a divorce, financial worries or strained relationships, for example — can dampen the immune system and promote inflammation, heart disease and premature aging. Read more »

Piracy watchdog warns public against counterfeit drugs

Piracy watchdog warns public against counterfeit drugs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 03:55 PM

Trade officials are drafting a law that will make online and physical shopping platforms liable for the sale of counterfeit items. Ted Pascua, Deputy Director General of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, also sounds the alarm over the sale of counterfeit pharmaceutical products online which puts consumers at risk. Read more »

DOH eyes slashing prices of 120 drugs

DOH eyes slashing prices of 120 drugs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 08:33 AM

The Department of Health on Friday said it was considering urging President Rodrigo Duterte to issue an executive order to bring down the retail price of 120 drugs. Read more »

J&J verdict sends opioid makers a billion-dollar warning

J&J verdict sends opioid makers a billion-dollar warning

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 08:15 AM

One day after the healthcare giant was found guilty of flooding the market with highly addictive painkillers, another top opioid producer, Purdue Pharma, was reported to have offered $10-12 billion to settle more lawsuits before they come to trial. Read more »

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