Laurie Toich, Assistant Editor

While testosterone treatment improved bone density and anemia, it caused plaque build-up in coronary arteries.

Patients treated by a high-intensity prescribers were 30% more likely to become a long-term opioid user.

Patients with low back pain should initially seek non-drug therapy.

A novel model can determine the effect of certain drugs on human liver cells.

Fixed-dose combination provides another oral treatment option for patients with diabetes.

Qtern is indicated to lower blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Pathogen list is meant to increase research and development of new antibiotics.

Researchers create a map of breast cancer cell shapes and genes that is linked to outcomes.

Mapping cancer cells to genes helps to formulate a treatment plan.

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Vidas Brahms PCT Assay approved to determine appropriate antibiotic treatment for sepsis and lower respiratory tract infections.

Some patients who switch from treatment with Gilenya to Lemtrada experience disease progression.

Long-term sitting may not impact diabetes risk as much as previously believed.

Biologic HIV drug may reduce new infections among high risk populations.

A broadly neutralizing antibody was observed to reduce HIV viral load and prevent transmission.

Lynparza (olaparib) shows efficacy in a phase 3 clinical trial of BRCA-mutated HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer.

The phase 3 OLYMPIAD clinical trial met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival in breast cancer.

The PhenoTest BC Kit can identify an organism causing a bloodstream infection, and guide treatment.

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Treatment with NSAIDs did not improve back pain, but resulted in side effects.

The Akt protein is crucial for T cells to transform into memory T cells.

Parameters used to calculate direct and indirect remuneration fees may not apply to specialty pharmacies.

More than half of patients taking proton pump inhibitors experienced sudden onset of chronic kidney disease.

SF2523 can dually inhibit a protein and an enzyme associated with cancer.

Prescription drug spending expected to increase from 2017 to 2025 due to costly specialty drugs.

Cannabidiol found in cannabis could be used as a novel treatment for hepatitis C virus

Cannabidiol was overserved to elicit antiviral properties against HCV.

Prescription drug spending expected to increase from 2017 to 2025 due to costly specialty drugs.

Relvar Ellipta demonstrated non-inferiority to SeretideAccuhaler in asthma therapy.

FDA requiring additional information for Intranasal Naloxone prior to approval.