About The Study: Among this large, diverse sample of individuals in the United States, formulary rejections were frequent and often resulted in delayed or absent treatment, highlighting trade-offs between cost and access to medicines.

In palliative care, although opioids play a vital role in pain management for patients with cancer, they cause opioid-induced constipation (OIC). Naldemedine is extensively used to treat OIC; however, its prophylactic administration at the initiation of opioid therapy is not currently reimbursed under the public health insurance system. Researchers at University of Tsukuba demonstrated that the prophylactic administration of naldemedine along with opioid treatment is a cost-effective strategy in cancer palliative care.

Honesty and integrity can be powerful drivers of behaviour in organisations, not just financial incentives. Fixed salaries may be more effective in roles where trust, judgement and truthfulness are essential. Overusing incentives can signal distrust, potentially weakening honesty and creating a cycle of greater oversight.

A UOC study based on data from nearly 5,000 manufacturing firms concludes that robotization improves efficiency, especially that of smaller and less innovative companies

An analysis in Contemporary Economic Policy has found that foreign direct investment raises employment but has no significant effect on income in rural US counties.

A new mathematical model suggests that social norms may be just as important as economics in determining how the world responds to climate change. The research shows that efforts to reduce emissions in one region can unintentionally influence climate action elsewhere, with consequences that could either strengthen or weaken global progress.