Friday Links
Drug prices under Trump. Competition in HCV treatment. Shale gas drilling and infant health. Winning worse than losing. Manski responds.
Unbiased Analysis of Today's Healthcare Issues
Drug prices under Trump. Competition in HCV treatment. Shale gas drilling and infant health. Winning worse than losing. Manski responds.
This is the topic of a recent publication with co-authors Kata Bognar, Katie Everson, Michelle Brauer, Darius Lakdawalla and Felicia Forma. The full title is Does knowledge of patient non-compliance change prescribing behavior in the real world? A claims-based analysis of patients with serious mental illness. The abstract is below, but do read the whole thing…
The winners are James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo for research to treat cancer using the body’s own immune system. The Nobel Prize officially was “for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation.” The Wall Street Journal reports: The work of Drs. Allison and Honjo formed the backbone of new generations…