Laurie Toich, Associate Editor

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

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

Insurers place more prior authorization requirements on PCSK9 inhibitors than other similar cholesterol treatments.

More than 60% of very elderly patients with stage 3 lung cancer did not receive treatment.

Consistent delivery of an electric field could drastically increase glioblastoma survival.

States are now allowed to require able-bodied, working-age Medicaid beneficiaries to be employed or participate in community engagement activities.

Tisagenlecleucel (Kymriah) under review to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma and B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

An HIV protein may interact with brain cells to increase neurodegeneration.

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

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

Patients with a high risk of recurrent breast cancer may not receive chemotherapy.

Sandoz proposed adalimumab biosimilar demonstrates similarity to reference product in safety, efficacy, and quality measures.

Novel HIV treatment protected immune cells against HIV for nearly a month.

More than one-third of HIV-positive patients are not vaccinated against hepatitis B virus.

The gasdermin B gene may increase cell death and inflammation in the airways associated with asthma.

FDA grants priority approval to arsenic trioxide (Trisenox) plus tretinoin for leukemia treatment.

Afatinib (Gilotrif) found to improve overall survival among patients with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer.

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

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

An investigational immunotherapy for multiple sclerosis targets Epstein-Barr virus.

The Maraba virus combined with an immune checkpoint inhibitor increased triple-negative breast cancer survival in mice.

Certain hormonal forms of birth control could place women at a higher risk of contracting HIV.

More than 115 health care organizations have teamed up to urge the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to take action on retroactive direct and indirect renumeration (DIR) fees.

Health care organizations show support for proposed Medicare Part D rules that require direct and indirect remuneration fees to be included at the point-of-sale.

Slight increases in fine particulate air pollution may increase mortality rates among elderly Americans.

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

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

Olaparib (Lynparza) is indicated to treat HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer with BRCA mutations.

Myeloablative autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant may provide long-term benefits for patients with scleroderma.

A high concentration of Americans with hepatitis C virus are incarcerated.