Author: Richard Stevens

The number of opioid prescriptions has fallen across the U. S. and in West Virginia over the past three years, slowing the nearly two-decade rise of narcotic painkillers, which still … [Read more…]

High blood pressure (hypertension) is a major contributor to heart disease and stroke, two leading causes of death in the United States.   High blood pressure affects one third of … [Read more…]

A package of bills that passed the House of Representatives in mid-May serve to primarily set up a new federal task force to update best practices for pain management and … [Read more…]

A New Orleans TV station dove into the murky practices of PBMs and clearly demonstrated how patients are being ripped off, PBM pockets being lined, and pharmacists muzzled.  WVUE FOX … [Read more…]