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The Future of Reproductive Health on College Campuses

December 2, 2019

Reproductive health has always been an important issue. But those who advocate for reproductive health rights must focus on more than just the legal rights of individuals to obtain reproductive health care. In addition, we must tackle issues such as accessibility to insurance, services and education, which all impact reproductive health. Part of the fight […]

Mary Soliman ⋅ Perspectives in Research campus, contraception, healthcare, healthcare costs ⋅

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A Life or Debt Decision: Tackling Unaffordable Drug Prices in Maryland

January 28, 2019

I first became concerned about unaffordable drug prices when I did one of my first-year research rotations in a lab that studied the hepatitis C virus. The timing of my rotation was in the midst of the (continuing) hepatitis C epidemic and just after the development of Harvoni, an exorbitantly expensive cure ($50,000–$100,000). I learned […]

Talia Henkle ⋅ Perspectives in Research Access to Medicine, affordable care, drug prices, healthcare costs, prescription drugs ⋅

The United States spends more money on health care than any other country - $2.9 trillion in 2014, or about $9,110 per person

Breaking Down Where the Money Goes: Personal and Public Health Care Spending in the United States

January 24, 2017

The United States spends more money on health care than any other country — $2.9 trillion in 2014, or about $9,110 per person. Spending continues to increase. With the arrival of the new Trump administration, the debate on health care costs is heightening. In preparation, let’s take a closer look at U.S. health care costs […]

Alisa Mo ⋅ Perspectives in Research healthcare costs, personal health care, public health care ⋅

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The Rising Cost of Pharmaceuticals

September 22, 2016

Last weekend, my husband and I visited our local pharmacy to pick up a prescription refill. The pharmacist chatted with us cheerfully as she rang us up at the cash register. Suddenly, her typing stopped. “Wow,” she finally said. “This is expensive.” The small pill bottle sat in her palm as she read off the […]

Stephanie Zuo ⋅ Perspectives in Research drug prices, healthcare costs, pharmaceuticals ⋅

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