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NICE provides first scientific advice on patient preference study design
14 February 2019 - The NICE Scientific Advice team, working with the Science Policy and Research team at NICE, has provided ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jan 2019
Cystic fibrosis patients lobby Vertex to drop drug prices
28 January 2019 - Healthcare professionals and patient groups have written to Vertex’s CEO Jeffrey Leiden in a bid to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jan 2019
My Health Record enshrines choice
24 January 2019 - A change in the law enabling people to delete permanently their My Health Record, should strengthen ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jan 2019
Citizens ask - scientists answer: the IQWiG sets four new topics for HTA reports
23 January 2019 - Citizens, patients and medical experts: selection of topics with a sense of proportion ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2019
Tauranga women fighting cancer, and fighting the system
19 January 2019 - Two Tauranga woman, each living with a terminal diagnosis, are calling for an independent inquiry into ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jan 2019
Patient groups fail to declare financial interests during NICE assessments
16 January 2019 - Patients’ groups involved in assessing treatments for the NHS often fail to disclose their financial interests, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2019
Pharmaceutical companies spent $34m on patient advocacy groups, research finds
16 January 2019 - Money often spent while companies had drugs ‘under review for public reimbursement’ through PBS. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2018
As health insurance premiums rise again, consumer focus will be on value
19 December 2018 - The average 3.25 per cent rise in health insurance premiums announced today brings a respite from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2018
Our door is open: FDA puts patients first
18 December 2018 - We believe patients are experts when it comes to their health conditions. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Oct 2018
How pharma companies try to use funding to sway patient advocate groups
21 October 2018 - Like many patient advocacy groups, the Canadian Spondylitis Association – which is focused on arthritis in the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Sep 2018
The FDA announces Patient Engagement Advisory Committee meeting on utilising real world data from patient-driven platforms that connect and empower patients
21 September 2018 - On 15 November 2018, the FDA’s Patient Engagement Advisory Committee will hold its second public meeting ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Aug 2018
Eli Lilly CEO: why consumers are key to bringing down health care costs
27 August 2018 - For all of us who want better value in health care, seeing Apple, Amazon, and other ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Aug 2018
Ensuring patient voices are heard: how patients can contribute to the CADTH Symposium
24 August 2018 - This webinar will outline the process for submitting abstracts and offer tips and ideas to increase the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Aug 2018
The $30 billion in health costs eating a hole in your pocket
15 August 2018 - Australians are spending nearly $30 billion on out of pocket health expenses a year, according to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Aug 2018
'There will be a breach': Labor vows to fix My Health Record
14 August 2018 - The federal opposition has pledged to fight for wider changes to the government's electronic health records ...