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Why Sanofi’s Zaltrap Deal Won’t Help Patients

I got excited when I read the New York Times story Nov. 9 (“Sanofi Halves Price of Cancer Drug Zaltrap After Sloan-Kettering Rejection)”. Zaltrap is an intravenous infusion drug for metastatic colorectal cancer. It is used for advanced cancer that … Continue reading

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The Diabetes Epidemic Nobody Talks About

PatientPOV.org tends to take up issues concerning healthcare policy and patients in the United States. But global healthcare, particularly for the world’s poor, is a concern. Access to essential medicines and prohibitive costs leave patients without access to care that … Continue reading

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