People More Likely to Take Free Meds, UNC Study FindsA Blue Cross Blue Shield initiative waiving copays for generic drugs and lowering them for other medicines improved adherence by 2 to 5 percent. Patients who hadn't been very good about sticking to their regimen in the past improved even more, says Joel Farley, PhD, the study's lead author.
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Lai Receives NSF Award to Support Mucus Research, Science Education OutreachIn addition to exploring using mucus to stop pathogens, Lai will help develop a curriculum to teach middle and high school students about the health benefits of mucus.
UNC Awarded $2.4 Million to Study Genetic Variation in Diabetics