Laurie Toich, Assistant Editor

FDA requires more clinical data for approval of baricitinib in moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis.

Ranibizumab injection (Lucentis) 0.3-mg approved for the treatment of all forms of diabetic retinopathy.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

Lucentis is the only drug indicated to treat all forms of diabetic retinopathy.

A data-rich specialty industry can improve treatment strategies.

Fun activities to do in Las Vegas during the Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit.

Efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act may have caused the uninsured rate to rise from 2016 to 2017, a new study finds.

The Alexa Diabetes Challenge aims to harness Amazon’s Echo device to advance diabetes care.

Omalizumab prevented symptoms of inducible urticaria.​

A larger body surface area was linked to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation.

Financial barriers present for US military veterans with heart disease and depression.

Oral glucose tolerance and HbA1C tests can better diagnose children with diabetes.

Interaction between focal adhesion kinase and myosin increases cancer cell proliferation and metastasis.

Vitamin D deficiency linked to early signs of heart disease in children and teenagers.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

The activation of the STAT5 protein linked to acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Novel compound reduced hot flush frequency and intensity among menopausal patients.

Data and collaboration are crucial to implementing value-based care.

High weight fluctuation observed to cause a 136% increased risk of stroke.

Patients with certain characteristics observed to experience hyper-progression of cancer growth on immunotherapy.

Increasing phosphate binding to a protein receptor could increase cardiac output in patients with heart failure.

Inflammatory bowel disease may increase risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Growth in the cystic fibrosis market driven by more effective drugs.

Women with insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization are more likely to give birth.

An algorithm could be trained to identify potential toxicity and side effects from compounds.

Liposomes containing a prodrug effectively exploited hypoxic areas of lung cancer tumors.

A combination of EKG, a limited CT scan, and 3 blood tests may accurately determine cardiovascular risks.

A variation in the PTPRD gene may increase the creation of neurofibrillary tangles in the brain.

New study explores the possibility of reversing diabetes through intensive medical treatment.

Polymer capsules that could play a key role in delivering targeted cancer therapies.