Laurie Toich, Assistant Editor

Viaskin Peanut improved tolerance to peanut protein in children with peanut allergies.

A majority of cancer survivors felt telehealth services were beneficial.

Health initiatives should aim to prevent weight gain in order to avert new cases of diabetes.

Top 5 tips for managing diabetes on Valentine’s Day.

Zebrafish may be good models to determine effective drugs in humans.

A new physiologically based assay shows the role of neuropeptide Y in post-traumatic stress disorder and other anxiety disorders.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

While retail pharmacies can fall back on revenue from selling front end items, independent pharmacies typically cannot.

Independent pharmacies may not be able to rely on their market share to negotiate with pharmacy benefit managers.

Retroactive direct and indirect remuneration from pharmacy benefit managers causing difficulties for pharmacies.

Under Medicaid expansion, low-income individuals were 11% less likely to list costs as a barrier to healthcare.

Some cases of cervical cancer resemble endometrial cancer, while others were not caused by HPV infection.

Internalizing weight bias can lead to unhealthy behaviors and high levels of triglycerides.

Synthetic drug reduces tau levels in Alzheimer’s disease.

ER-positive breast cancers may be producing their own estrogen.

Treatment with verapamil successfully improved symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

New Jersey prescribers now must discuss the risks of treatment with patients under age 18.

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association states that direct and indirect remuneration fees lower premium costs.

While some stakeholders believe that DIR fess are harmful, others feel they benefit patients.

Aspiring-PC/PL2200 reduced the amount of platelets that could be used by cancer cells to form blood vessels and spread.

95% of survey respondents support medical marijuana treatment for multiple sclerosis.

Xarelto found to prevent major adverse cardiac events, such as cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, and stroke.

Prophylactic ketamine use may be able to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder among military personnel.

Treatment with protease inhibitors could result in HIV-associated neurocognitive diseases.

The FDA issued a recall of the Alaris Syringe Pump for a potentially faulty sensor.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

Emflaza approved to treat patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Coding intensity may lead to $200 billion in unnecessary spending from Medicare Advantage plans by 2026.

Parsabiv is the first hyperparathyroidism drug to be approved in more than 10 years.