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Medications are ineffective for many hepatitis C patients who do not respond to initial drug therapy, a new study suggests.

Skyrocketing health care prices have led other countries to follow Britain’s example by asking how much life is worth.

Skyrocketing health care prices have led a growing number of countries to follow Britain’s example by asking how much life is worth.

Skyrocketing health care prices have led a growing number of countries to follow Britain’s example when asking the hardest of questions: How much is life worth?

In the first such step by a major medical center, the clinic says it has begun publicly disclosing the business relationships its staff has with drug makers.

Skyrocketing health care prices have led a growing number of countries to follow Britain’s example when asking the hardest of questions: How much is life worth?

Johnson & Johnson said it would buy Mentor, a maker of cosmetic products and breast implants, for $1.07 billion.

How do drugs taken once a week, once a month or even once a year do their work?

The European Union accused drug companies of adding billions of dollars to health care costs by delaying or blocking the sale of less-expensive generic medicines.

Critics say drug firms worked to discredit a clinical trial that found that inexpensive pills for hypertension worked better than newer drugs.