If your doctor prescribes an expensive drug and you’re uninsured or can’t afford the co-pays, don’t despair. So-called patient-assistance programs, many of them run by pharmaceutical companies, are available to help you get the drugs you need.
If your doctor prescribes an expensive drug and you’re uninsured or can’t afford the co-pays, don’t despair. So-called patient-assistance programs, many of them run by pharmaceutical companies, are available to help you get the drugs you need.
Every day, countless Americans receive medical bills they can’t afford to pay. The price of healthcare in the United States has cost more than other comparable countries for decades, but lately, it seems like our health is costing us more than ever.
It’s well known that having diabetes unfortunately puts a person at a greater risk of heart trouble. The problem has been that physicians with diabetespatients tend to concentrate primarily, if not solely, on blood sugar control. This can leave those patients at risk of heart attack or stroke. But that might change, based on a new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
If you have Type 2 diabetes, chances are, you’ll be prescribed an oral diabetes drug fairly soon after your diagnosis. At some point in the course of your treatment, you and your doctor may also decide to add insulin or another injected diabetes drug to your treatment plan.
Researchers at the University of Texas have announced that they have created a wearable device that can measure diabetes-related compounds in tiny amounts of sweat. Regularly collecting information on these compounds, they say, can enable wearers who have diabetes to make smarter lifestyle choices that can help them better manage their disease.
If your doctor prescribes an expensive drug and you’re uninsured or can’t afford the co-pays, don’t despair. So-called patient-assistance programs, many of them run by pharmaceutical companies, are available to help you get the drugs you need.
If you have Type 2 diabetes, chances are, you’ll be prescribed an oral diabetes drug fairly soon after your diagnosis. At some point in the course of your treatment, you and your doctor may also decide to add insulin or another injected diabetes drug to your treatment plan.
Every day, countless Americans receive medical bills they can’t afford to pay. The price of healthcare in the United States has cost more than other comparable countries for decades, but lately, it seems like our health is costing us more than ever.
Researchers at the University of Texas have announced that they have created a wearable device that can measure diabetes-related compounds in tiny amounts of sweat. Regularly collecting information on these compounds, they say, can enable wearers who have diabetes to make smarter lifestyle choices that can help them better manage their disease.
It’s well known that having diabetes unfortunately puts a person at a greater risk of heart trouble. The problem has been that physicians with diabetespatients tend to concentrate primarily, if not solely, on blood sugar control. This can leave those patients at risk of heart attack or stroke. But that might change, based on a new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.