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Women self administering a weight-loss injectable prescription drug

Weekly hot topic: Prescription drugs and the rise of self-pay

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People in Europe and the US rarely pay for prescription drugs out of their own pockets.  In Europe, their national health services almost always pick up the tab – even if some people have to contribute by way of a prescription charge. In the US, the health insurer normally foots the bill.  But things have […]

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Hot topic: What if weight loss drugs are just the first longevity game-changers?

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Back in mid-January Optimum’s Hot Topics column took a look at life expectancy data and asked the rather depressing question: “Will you live longer than your parents – or not?”  Why so downbeat? Because besides stalling life expectancy figures, a slew of other data also seemed to hint that longevity might have peaked: steadily growing […]

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