House Subcommittee Report Details Pandemic Failures, Lessons Learned
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis discussed their final report highlighting the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, ranging from the need to invest in next-generation vaccines to the importance of tackling misinformation, during a hearing Wednesday. The report, the culmination of 42 hearings and member briefings, 37 analyses, and testimony from dozens […]
Counterfeit HIV Drugs; Turned Away By Rural EDs; Bogus Pop-Up Testing Sites
Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Counterfeit HIV Drugs Drugmaker Gilead says a network of suppliers and distributors sold counterfeit versions of its HIV medications, the Wall Street Journal reported. The company found that just over 85,000 counterfeit bottles of Biktarvy and […]
Arthritis Drug Price Spiked 50-Fold; Who Is Monica Gandhi? Public Health in Crisis
Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Arthritis Drug Price Spiked 50-Fold The cost of a 30-count box of indomethacin (Indocin), an anti-inflammatory rectal suppository for arthritis, surged from $198 in 2008 to more than $10,000 by October 1 of this year, according […]