Laurie Toich, Assistant Editor

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a new policy statement about treating young patients with opioid use disorder.

Drop boxes from a pharmacy chain collected 6400 pounds of unused and expired medications.

Observing retinal changes and treating patients with an anti-diabetic drug could protect against Parkinson’s disease progression.

Walgreens and Prime Therapeutics to launch a strategic alliance set to begin in 2017.

If groups call for specific changes, they can potentially change the discourse and achieve success.

Rite Aid and EnvisionRx created a program that allows patients to refill prescriptions and reduce costs.

Mice treated with linagliptin gained weight, but did not experience aortic stiffness.

Approximately 14% of women who took calcium supplements developed dementia.

Patients who expressed the biomarker did not respond to treatment with Oxaliplatin.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

Discovery may lead to development of new drugs to treat parasitic diseases.

Physicians may be able to change medication regimens to better accommodate for fracture risk.

Breast cancer patients who expected significant side effects from adjuvant hormone therapy reported worse adverse events.

More Americans are able afford to fill their prescriptions following healthcare legislation.

The drug PZM21 could potentially provide pain relief without addiction risk.

The Sapien XT and Sapien 3 have received expanded indications for patients with aortic valve stenosis.

A consensus about margins could reduce healthcare costs for patients with ductal carcinoma in-situ.

Researchers have discovered a mechanism that allows cancer cells to survive without nutrients.

Recently discovered protein function may improve outcomes in bone marrow transplants.

Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

Pinal County is left with no insurers selling ACA plans.

The impact of pharmacy benefit manager exclusion lists on patient outcomes and decreased costs.

Association of American Physicians & Surgeons submitted a letter to the CMS stating the new rule could have severe consequences.

No difference found in mortality and cardiac events among patients that were and were not taking beta-blockers after an angioplasty.

Approximately 80.5% of premature infants treated with steroids developed retinopathy.

Patients treated for their metabolic deficiencies experienced improved symptoms and even remission.

Although it was previously found that kidney disease can cause diabetes, the diseases also have an inverse relationship.

Etoposide was seen to eliminate 90% of germ cells in mice ovary tissue.