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What is pharma’s responsibility for online health information?

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Research has shown that 74% of all U.S. adults use the Internet, and 61% have looked for health or medical information on the Internet. Additionally, 49% have accessed a website that provides information about a specific medical condition or problem. Many people get health information from the Internet but are left on their own to determine if it’s credible.

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What should DTC do?

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Consumers would ask their doctor about an advertised prescription drug in a perfect world. In our REAL world, that isn’t the way it happens. Is there a disconnect between what DTC marketers think will happen and what happens with DTC? The research was straightforward. Ask current patients what drove them to get an Rx for a branded product (MS drug).

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Half of cancer deaths are preventable

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Globally, nearly half of deaths due to cancer can be attributable to preventable risk factors, including three leading risks of smoking, drinking too much alcohol, or having a high body mass index, a new paper suggests. According to the Lancet “, although some cancer cases are not preventable, governments can work on a population level to support an environment that minimises exposure to known cancer risk factors.

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Sorry, the Inflation Bill won’t lower healthcare costs

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The Inflation Reduction Act’s health insurance subsidies and drug pricing reforms will improve health care affordability for Americans but won’t do a damn thing for our overall healthcare costs, which will keep rising. High drug and health care costs prevent millions of Americans from achieving total health. Nearly 1 in 2 American adults report difficulty affording health care costs.

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Millennium hits a home run with DTC

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Millennium Pharma’s ad and website for ENTYVIO touch all the bases with targeted patients. It shows that the team understands what it’s like for patients with severe ulcerative colitis. This is the kind of DTC that can help patients seek treatment. Empathy. Understanding what it’s like to live with health problems is the key to developing great DTC.

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Obesity: Is killing us all

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The new Inflation Bill will not reduce healthcare costs in the U.S. Why? An analysis predicts that by 2030, 48.9% of adults in the United States will be obese, and 24.2% will be severely obese. Annual obesity-related medical care costs in the United States, in 2019 dollars, were estimated to be nearly $173 billion. Annual nationwide productivity costs of obesity-related absenteeism range between $3.38 billion and $6.38 billion.

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What to look for when hiring in pharma

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The great resignation has not affected pharma because the jobs within the industry pay very well and most positions and employees like the benefit of having a steady job with good money. However, some pharma companies are having problems filling open positions, and when they do, they often find it wasn’t a good fit. Here are some things to consider to ensure you’re hiring good people.