Laurie Toich, Assistant Editor

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

LRRK2 inhibitors could stop the progression of Parkinson’s disease and other related diseases.

The CMS does not verify sales price data from drug manufacturers being reimbursed for Part B drugs.

Spending on outpatient services are expected to contribute 29.9% to premium increases.

Omega 3-fatty acids allowed patients’ hearts to contract better and reduced fibrosis.

Patients with head and neck carcinoma were more likely to have a better quality-of-life if they had transoral robotic surgery.

Activating a certain pathway in the endoplasmic reticulum could prevent diseases effected by protein misfolding.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

Physician meetings, the presence of a pharmacist, and following protocols could decrease mortality.

Opdivo was not proven as an effective monotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Congressmen who opposed a new Medicare payment model aimed at lowering drug prices received 82% more in healthcare company contributions.

A mutated gene that encodes PCSK9 can result in high LDL cholesterol.

Substance P can lessen pain response in the peripheral nervous system.

Chimeric antigen receptors, typically studied for cancer immunotherapy, may treat HIV.

The new technology can separate bioparticles for improved cancer detection.

Toxic versions of tau spreads between neurons through extracellular space.

A small proportion of patients with autoimmune syndrome have diabetes.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

Similarities between laboratory cancer cells and patient tumor samples could create more personalized treatment.

Statin therapy not found to cause diabetes among patients with low levels of LDL cholesterol.

Readmission rates are high in rural areas with less access to pharmacy care.

Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.

Breastfed Infants with an HIV-positive mother had an altered microbiome.

Decreased blood flow to the brain was found to be the first sign of Alzheimer’s disease.

Patients with 1 or more mutated MC1R genes had a 42% increase in genetic mutations.

Surgery is performed in a different position than pre-operative breast imaging MRIs.

While some premium increases are as high as 60%, the average for certain Silver plans is 9%.

Large pharmaceutical companies who use this financial model could affect access to life-saving drugs.

Readmissions due to physicians’ assessments, surgical complications, and hospital-acquired conditions could be avoided.

CPC+ will provide performance-based initiative payments to practices based on patient outcomes.