prescription drugs

Today on Stateside, a look at how the no-fault auto insurance changes could affect health care. Plus, out-of-pocket drug costs are still rising, and it’s…

A Livonia family medicine doctor has been sentenced to over eleven years in prison for his role in a prescription drug-diversion scheme.Doctor Zongli…

A Detroit-area doctor who wrote prescriptions for more than 2 million painkiller pills has been charged with health care fraud.Dr. Frank Patino appeared…

Michigan pharmacists are backing federal legislation to remove “gag clauses” that prevent them from telling customers how they can get their prescription…

Democrats in Lansing want to stop prescription drug price hikes in Michigan.Prescription drug prices have gone up in Michigan and across the U.S. over the…

In a perfect world, all of our doctors would be really, really good at something called “motivational interviewing.”There are a million websites and books…

The Michigan State Police are teaming up with the Drug Enforcement Administration this Saturday for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.There will be…

Michigan health centers are getting $3.4 million from the federal government to fight the ongoing opioid epidemic.It’s part of a new federal push to get…

Drug overdose deaths rose 14% between 2013 and 2014, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.MDHHS Public Information Officer…

A new study out of Michigan State University found that, among adolescents, 14- and 15-year-olds are particularly vulnerable to opioid addiction.Looking…