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The United States is in desperate need of an overhaul to the current health care system.

Fibroblasts in the gastrointestinal tract help HIV infect immune cells.

Drug may offer an effective alternative to chemotherapy for patients with leukemia.

Combination treatment helped increase invasive disease-free survival in patients with an aggressive type of early breast cancer.

Newly-discovered microbial products shown to impact a protein used in certain cancer treatments.

Analysis confirms the safety and efficacy of palliative radiation therapy for painful bone metastases.

Grant E. Knowles, PharmD, vice president of Business Development at Ardon Health, discusses how specialty pharmacies can help patients access high cost specialty drugs.

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Study finds syringe services outreach should be more focused on whites, who now make up a large portion of injection drug users.

Gilead’s antiretroviral medication associated with the increased risk of fracture in patients with HIV.

Autumn Bagwell, PharmD, BCPS, clinical pharmacist at Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy, discusses how collaborative care programs among providers can benefit patients undergoing treatment.

MiniMed 670G significantly reduced HbA1c levels in adolescents and adults with type 1 diabetes.

Carcinoid syndrome affects some patients with carcinoid tumors.

Investigational drug treats patients with relapsed or refractory AML with an isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 mutation.

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Combination therapy shows promise treating pancreatic cancer.

Investigational MS drug lowers the relapse rate during a phase 3 clinical trial.

G-CSF promotes regeneration of sperm cells in cancer patients.

A majority of glioblastomas change their genomic profile during therapy, new research finds.

Targeting the interactions between neurons and cancer cells may be a powerful strategy in future cancer treatments.

Fixed-dose combination provides another oral treatment option for patients with diabetes.

Alternating gut microbiota in mice causes hypertension.

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Researchers create a map of breast cancer cell shapes and genes that is linked to outcomes.

One-fourth of standard dose with low-fat meal as effective as standard dose.

Biologic HIV drug may reduce new infections among high risk populations.

Marc O'Connor, COO and chief strategy officer at Curant Health, discusses how the shift to Medicare Part D could impact patients undergoing treatment for cancer.

The smallest Cas9 gene editing technique has been developed thus far.

Lynparza (olaparib) shows efficacy in a phase 3 clinical trial of BRCA-mutated HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer.