World Aug 25 Watch 6:14 News Wrap: Italian quake death toll rises to 250; Afghan university attack kills 13 In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll from Italy’s earthquake rose to 250. In Afghanistan, 13 are dead and dozens wounded after a militant strike on American University of Afghanistan, on the outskirts of Kabul. The attack began Wednesday… By PBS News Hour
Health Aug 24 Watch 6:20 Price of EpiPens spikes, causing major health concerns Nearly everyone knows someone who carries an EpiPen due to a severe allergy. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn) is no different -- as a child, her daughter almost died from a reaction to nuts. But Mylan, the company that produces EpiPens,… By PBS News Hour
Health Aug 23 Congress scolds pharmaceutical company’s price hike on EpiPens Mylan has raised the list price of EpiPens more than 450 percent since 2004, after adjusting for inflation, according to Elsevier’s Gold Standard Drug Database. A pack of two EpiPens cost about $100 in today’s dollars in 2004, but the… By Ed Silverman, STAT