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Monday

Siblings may not be obvious fodder for the therapist's office, but experts say maybe they should be. "People just don't perceive those relationships as needing the type of attention and tending one might bring to a spouse or child," says Kelly Scott of Tribeca Therapy in New York. Lily Padula for NPR hide caption

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All grown up, but still fighting? Why more siblings are turning to therapy, together

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Monday

Drug companies often do one-on-one outreach to doctors. A new study finds these meetings with drug reps lead to more prescriptions for cancer patients, but not longer survival. Chris Hondros/Getty Images hide caption

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Oncologists' meetings with drug reps don't help cancer patients live longer

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Monday

The U.S. is the most lucrative market for drugmakers, but they often pay more in taxes overseas. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Drugmakers' low U.S. taxes belie their high sales

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Tuesday

Kevin Carlson, with nurse Joshua Lee (right) and respiratory therapist Eric Mathewson (left), watches a WWE match on October 2, 2023 in San Jose, Calif. Gabriel Torres hide caption

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Miriam McDonald spends time with her 4-year-old son, Nico. McDonald struggled to get care for postpartum depression at Kaiser Permanente, an experience that would eventually lead to significant policy changes by the health care provider. Keith McDonald hide caption

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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, pressed executives from Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck and Johnson & Johnson about the prices they charge for drugs in the U.S. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

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Senators ask CEOs why their drugs cost so much more in the U.S.

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Thursday

Chantal Panozzo and her husband, who live in the Chicago suburbs, expected their first routine colonoscopies would be free — fully covered by insurance as preventive care under federal law. Taylor Glascock/KFF Health News hide caption

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The colonoscopies were free but the 'surgical trays' came with $600 price tags

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Tuesday

Cook County board president Toni Preckwinkle (center) announces the county's debt relief program, along with executives from several local hospitals and Allison Sesso, President & CEO of RIP Medical Debt (far left). Cook County, Ill. hide caption

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A growing wave of local governments are erasing billions in medical debts

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Friday

McAlester Regional Health Center's administrative offices in McAlester, Oklahoma. Mitchell Black for KFF Health News hide caption

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Wednesday

Drug price hikes appear to be moderate this year, with some drug prices falling. Elise Amendola/AP hide caption

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What to know about January's annual drug price hikes

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Friday

The Food And Drug Administration has given its OK to Florida's plan to import some prescription drugs from Canada. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images hide caption

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FDA approves Florida's plan to import cheaper drugs from Canada

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Thursday

The former Akorn pharmaceutical plant in Decatur, Ill., that made a wide range of generic drugs used in hospitals is being reopened under new ownership. Emilija Manevska/Getty Images hide caption

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How rock-bottom prices drive shortages of generic drugs used in hospitals

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Wednesday