'He's gone forever': A Somerville family looks back on years of addiction

'He's gone forever': A Somerville family looks back on years of addiction
At least a half-dozen Somerville residents have suffered fatal heroin overdoses between Jan. 1 and April 15. Most were between the ages of 24 and 31, grew up in the same neighborhoods, went to the same schools and played on the same sports teams.
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UnitedHealth's 0 Million Bill for Hepatitis C Drugs
But the wild card in UnitedHealth's earnings was a $ 100 million bill for a new, expensive treatment for hepatitis C. The drug—Sovaldi, developed by Gilead Sciences (GILD)—is acknowledged as providing significant improvement in treating the liver …
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Free dermatology drug samples come at a cost
For the new study, he and his colleagues compared 2010 prescription data from first-time acne and rosacea patients in Stanford's electronic medical records to a national database of dermatologists from across the U.S.. They found … The top drugs …
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