What is the Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) Expanded Access Program? Also known as “compassionate use,” this program allows people with immediately life-threatening conditions or serious diseases or conditions to gain access to investigational medical products. According to the FDA, an investigational medical product is a...
Written by Peg Ford Ovarian Cancer Alliance of San Diego As an 11+ year ovarian cancer survivor, my personal research into this deadly disease increased my awareness of the necessity to get involved and the urge to encourage others to engage in advocacy. Only through research could...
Every day more and more Americans are struggling to cover their medication costs, leading to difficult choices between paying for food, housing, or prescriptions. Uninsured Americans face the most difficulty, often looking at extremely high medical bills and expenses they must cover on their own....