Laurie Toich, Assistant Editor

After lung-targeted gene therapy, patients produced normal alpha-1-antityrpsin.

Cutting cancer cells off from nutrients resulted in a 96% reduction in growth.

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Next-generation sequencing technology sheds new light on childhood leukemia.

Restricted access to antiviral HCV treatments only reduces spending in the short-term.

Beneficiaries show support for more controversial practices, such as importing drugs from other countries.

Humulin R U-500 has been approved since 1994 for the treatment of diabetes, but a dedicated syringe did not previously exist.

Humulin R U-500 has been approved since 1994 for the treatment of diabetes, but a dedicated syringe did not previously exist.

Patients who received their prescriptions by mail were the least likely to be adherent.

Animal models exposed to the pesticide ziram formed clumps of a protein that damaged neurons and resulted in a Parkinson’s-like condition.

After breast cancer surgery, patients who received non-opiate analgesia used less painkilling medication than patients who received opiate analgesia.

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Genetic changes to BRCA1 predicts higher risk of breast and ovarian cancers.

Physicians caring for Medicaid patients will no longer receive payment bumps.

Patients receiving radiotherapy twice per day had a 2-year survival of 56% versus 51% in patients receiving treatment once per day.

Study finds incentives for Medicare Prescription Drug Plans are lacking.

Seventeen states with medical marijuana laws saved Medicare Part D approximately $165.2 million in 2013.

Gov Jay Nixon vetoed a bill that would impose additional fees on Medicaid beneficiaries.

HealthyCT cannot sell new plans due to financial instability from risk adjustment fees.

Approximately 51% of respondents had difficulties importing medication lists.

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Alzheimer’s disease drugs could potentially be used to treat diabetes.

Cystatin E/M stops inflammation that cervical cancer cells need to grow.

CSRxP aims to educate the public about increasing drug costs to spark change.

Organizations that are designated as qualified entities may obtain Medicare data to combine with other claims data.

Inhaled ibuprofen could be used with antibiotics currently taken by patients with cystic fibrosis.

All patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma were disease free at 12 months.

The rate of coronary heart disease declined from 2001 to 2012.

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A build-up of a metabolite found in urine could contribute to health problems faced by patients with kidney disease.