Jennifer Nessel, Assistant Editor

Although there have been links between esophageal cancer and drinking hot tea, this was the first study to examine a specific temperature.

A pilot study suggests compounds found in coffee may slow the growth of prostate cancer.

With patient pay responsibility expected to climb 50% of every health care dollar by 2020, solutions to streamlining reimbursement may help.

According to the report, approximately 80% of new HIV transmissions are from people who do not know they have HIV infection or are not receiving regular care.

A simple, compact laser probe is an opportunity for early detection of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

The framework describes the cyclic nature of medication access, beginning with the patient’s awareness of their illness or condition, and ending with adherence.

Levoleucovorin injection is being recalled due to the presence of copper salts discovered during a 12-month stability testing.

Study finds that hepatocytes cells respond to inflammation by activating a protein that creates the environment needed for cancer cells to spread.

Recommendations include adopting a heart healthy diet, engaging in exercise, avoiding tobacco, using aspirin sparingly and managing known risk factors.

Over the last 5 years, post-graduate year-1 (PGY1) residency positions have grown by 34% and post-graduate year-2 (PGY2) positions by 64%.

Study provides new evidence on the pharmaceutical industry-led medicines access program.

The study’s results reveal that ferric maltol may offer efficiency and improved Hb levels for those with anemia.

Study suggests that a fasting diet can reduce inflammation and increase intestinal stem cells in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

The study was the first to compare patients with hepatitis C treated with direct-acting antiviral drugs and those untreated for long-term risks.

M restricta was elevated in patients with Crohn disease carrying a genetic variation known as the IBD CARD9 risk allele.

With this approval, atezolizumab plus nab-paclitaxel is the first cancer immunotherapy regimen to be approved for breast cancer.

Atezolizumab (Tecentriq) plus chemotherapy is approved under the FDA’s Accelerated Approval Program, which allows conditional approval of a medicine that fills an unmet medical need for a serious or life-threatening disease or condition.

Study focuses on the importance of distinguishing whether sugar-sweetened beverages heightened disability in patients with multiple sclerosis.

The awards will be presented at the ASHP’s Summer Meetings and the 54th Midyear Clinical Meeting.

The Priority Review is set to fast-track an application of a drug that may potentially represent a significant advancement in treatment for a serious condition.

The CDC urges health care providers to implement its recommendations and to regularly review their facility infection data, among other intervention methods.

The CDC urges health care providers to implement its recommendations and to regularly review their facility infection data, among other intervention methods.

Semaglutide offers a non-insulin solution that, in combination with healthy diet and exercise, may improve blood sugar.

First of its kind study suggests commonalities for humans, dogs, and horses with melanoma.

Investigators from the CDC Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Impact Monitoring Project (HPV-IMPACT) sought to determine whether HPV types 16 and 18, which are responsible for approximately 70% of cervical cancers worldwide, are also decreasing.

The agency urges the public to receive a vaccine if they have not already done so.

The new formulation will provide patients with a faster alternative for management of suspected myocardial infarction.

The new class of smart drugs has the ability to bring the toxic payload directly to the cancer cells.

The controlled injection offers patients with plaque psoriasis the ease of self-injection.

The controlled injection offers patients with plaque psoriasis the ease of self-injection.