Disneyland executives apparently sent emails to California health officials following the measles outbreak urging them to emphasize that the theme park was not responsible for the spread and that vaccinated people are safe to visit, The Associated Press reports. The messages from executives were found in documents obtained by The AP. Disneyland was not trying […]
Several Disneyland employees were infected when measles hit the theme park in December, and those who may have had contact with the infected were asked not to return to work until they could show proof of immunity. Disney did offer to pay to vaccinate those who were not up-to-date. For the most part, though, employers […]
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.