Merck, the second-biggest U.S. drugmaker, on Wednesday said outside monitors recommended that its late-stage study of odanacatib, a new type of treatment, be stopped early because data has already shown it reduces fractures. Shares of Merck rose 4.2 percent on Thursday, on boosted hopes for the medi

The findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine could fuel a political furor over new plans for a nationwide expansion of Medicaid that erupted after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold President Barack Obama’s healthcare law in late June.In an unexpected move, the high court rul

About the study Objective: This study aimed to quantify heterogeneity in the value for money of precision medicine (PM) by application types across contexts and conditions and to quantify sources of heterogeneity to areas of particular promises or concerns as the field of PM moves forward. Methods

(Reuters Health) – When people with chronic health conditions have lower out-of-pocket costs for medications, they are more likely to actually fill their prescriptions, according to a new research review.The findings, reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine, sound logical. But they lend some har

Kinanti Khansa Chavarina is an Associate at the International Unit of the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) Foundation in Thailand. Her work focuses on health policy and systems research, such as scoping and systematic reviews, qualitative analysis, and economic evaluation. Her research interests include health policy, h

The Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) would like to invite you to join and learn more about vaccines in a Policy Symposium and Workshop on Vaccinology for Clinical and Public Health Practice in Faridabad (near Delhi), India, on 18-21 November 2019. Join this event to

Jirathorn Sutawong starts at HITAP in July 2021. She graduated with a master’s degree, School of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine Mae Fah Luang University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree Ramathibodi Nursing School Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University. She likes practicing research skills, leading to new research, r

At the recent Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) 2025, the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) Foundation hosted a side meeting on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. This meeting “Is AI a Panacea for the Health Sector? Navigating the Barriers to Ado

CHICAGO — Taking periodic breaks from a commonly used treatment for prostate cancer could shorten men’s lives, researchers reported here on SaturdayIn a large study, intermittent hormonal therapy proved to be less effective than continuous therapy for certain men with metastatic prostate cancer.The

Concern over drug-resistant strains of TB is growing, with similar ‘incurable’ TB emerging in Italy and Iran. Doctors in Mumbai said 12 patients had a “totally drug resistant” form of the infection, and three have died.The Indian Health Ministry is investigating the cases and has sent a team of doct