Laurie Toich, Assistant Editor

A new report highlights the need for changes to reduce incidences of cardiovascular disease.

Legislation would require manufacturers to disclose costs associated with certain drugs.

A porcupine inhibitor may regenerate heart tissue after a heart attack and prevent heart failure.

A majority of patients with multiple sclerosis treated with chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant remained in remission for at least 5 years.

Revlimid is the only FDA-approved maintenance therapy for multiple myeloma following stem cell transplant.

Engineered stem cells can effectively target and kill brain cancer cells.

Application filed for ceritinib (Zykadia) as a first-line treatment for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

Zykadia granted breakthrough therapy designation for ALK+ metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with brain metastases.

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Abdominal adiposity seen to increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and cardiovascular risk factors.

A combination of dolutegravir and rilpivirine may reduce pill burden for patients with HIV.

Habits such as alcohol use, along with consumption of red meat and processed meat found to influence the risk of cancer.

Patients with a respiratory illness treated with intravenous nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs had a 7.2 times greater risk of heart attack.

Less than half of Americans are aware that alcohol consumption is linked to cancer.

Treatment with abatacept observed to be effective in some forms of vasculitis, but not all.

Inotuzumab ozogamicin treats relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Inotuzumab ozogamicin was granted priority review in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

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Non-elderly cancer survivors are more likely to request a low-cost treatment.

Older adults taking 5 or more medications may be at an increased risk of become frail.

PCSK9 variants that lower cholesterol found to increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Potassium channels could reduce drinking in patients with alcohol use disorder.

Stem cell exosomes observed to protect retinal cells in a recent study.

Consumption of beta-cryptoxanthin reduced lung cancer risk up to 63%.

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Increased generic drug utilization found to drive down savings.

Block-granting Medicaid could reduce federal spending.

Diabetes-related deaths account for up to 12% of overall deaths.

Patients with MS administered ozanimod experienced less relapses over 1 year.

Inhibiting theIPK61 protein was observed to stop weight gain in animals.