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Trending News Today: Could Prescribing Higher Doses Combat the Opioid Epidemic?
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Trending News Today: Aetna to Pay $17 Million for HIV Privacy Breach
Prior Authorization May Reduce Patient Access to PCSK9 Inhibitors
Insurers place more prior authorization requirements on PCSK9 inhibitors than other similar cholesterol treatments.
Disparities Persist for Very Elderly Lung Cancer Patients
More than 60% of very elderly patients with stage 3 lung cancer did not receive treatment.
Electric Stimulation Slows Glioblastoma Growth
Consistent delivery of an electric field could drastically increase glioblastoma survival.
New CMS Policy Allows States to Test Medicaid Work Requirements
States are now allowed to require able-bodied, working-age Medicaid beneficiaries to be employed or participate in community engagement activities.
Kymriah Granted Priority Review for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Tisagenlecleucel (Kymriah) under review to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma and B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Driver of HIV-Associated Dementia Discovered
An HIV protein may interact with brain cells to increase neurodegeneration.
Trending News Today: Opioid Epidemic Increased Accidental Deaths 10% in 2016
Trending News Today: Lawmakers Seek to Prohibit Blocking Generic Competition
Breast Cancer Genetic Test May Lack Cost-Effectiveness
Patients with a high risk of recurrent breast cancer may not receive chemotherapy.
FDA Accepts Application for Adalimumab Biosimilar
Sandoz proposed adalimumab biosimilar demonstrates similarity to reference product in safety, efficacy, and quality measures.
HIV Drug Offers Long-Lasting Viral Suppression with Single Dose
Novel HIV treatment protected immune cells against HIV for nearly a month.
Hepatitis B Vaccination Low Among HIV-Positive Patients
More than one-third of HIV-positive patients are not vaccinated against hepatitis B virus.
Gene May Lower Asthma Risk
The gasdermin B gene may increase cell death and inflammation in the airways associated with asthma.
Arsenic Trioxide Approved as First-Line Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Therapy
FDA grants priority approval to arsenic trioxide (Trisenox) plus tretinoin for leukemia treatment.
FDA Expands Indication of Afatinib to Include EGFR-Mutated Lung Cancer
Afatinib (Gilotrif) found to improve overall survival among patients with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer.
Trending News Today: Current Flu Season Shaping Up to be Among Worst in Recent History
Trending News Today: More Progress Needed to Advance Precision Cancer Care
Multiple Sclerosis Immunotherapy Clinical Trial Expands to United States
An investigational immunotherapy for multiple sclerosis targets Epstein-Barr virus.
Oncolytic Virus Elevates Breast Cancer Immunotherapy Efficacy
The Maraba virus combined with an immune checkpoint inhibitor increased triple-negative breast cancer survival in mice.
Injectable Contraceptive May Increase HIV Risk
Certain hormonal forms of birth control could place women at a higher risk of contracting HIV.
NCPA and Other Health Care Groups Join Together to Support DIR Fee Reforms
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.
Advocacy Groups Join Together Against 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.
Limited Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Premature Death
Slight increases in fine particulate air pollution may increase mortality rates among elderly Americans.
Trending News Today: Kentucky Approved for Medicaid Work Requirement
Trending News Today: Patient Advocacy Groups Call on Legislators to Restrict Step Therapy
FDA Approves First Drug for BRCA-Mutated Breast Cancer
Olaparib (Lynparza) is indicated to treat HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer with BRCA mutations.
Stem Cell Transplant Improves Severe Scleroderma Survival
Myeloablative autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant may provide long-term benefits for patients with scleroderma.
Hepatitis C and the Criminal Justice System: How Decision Support Tools Can Help
A high concentration of Americans with hepatitis C virus are incarcerated.