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Children ages 2 to 17 years will now be allowed to use the Animas Vibe insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring system for diabetes management.

Patients may be more likely to retain information about their prescribed medications when the pharmacist-patient relationship becomes a 2-way conversation.

Cost of some drugs jump by as much as 20%.

Study finds greater access to Medicaid needed for low income cancer survivors.

Study shows promising results for previously treated or refractory patients with multiple myeloma.

Rate of lung cancer significantly higher in patients with upper lobe pneumonia.

Research explores non-invasive methods to allow for the safe study of cancer progression.

Study finds several common food additives associated with a variety of autoimmune conditions.

Emtricitabine-tenofovir disoproxil fumarate found to be comparable in safety to PrEP.

David Lassen, chief clinical officer at Prime Therapeutics, discusses how high cost hepatitis C drugs have impacted the entire specialty landscape.

Process may lead to better quality liver cells derived from clinical grade stem cells.

Targeting Dicer enzyme may help prevent cancer development.

Study finds that patients prescribed expensive drugs will continue to face high out-of-pocket costs.

Research suggests psychosocial comorbidities and elevated risk of atherosclerosis in RA patients.

Compounding pharmacy Downing Labs LLC, its co-owners, and its pharmacist-in-charge have been issued a consent decree of permanent injunction.

Drug caused significant improvement in testing on animals carrying Duchenne muscle dystrophy.

Top news of the week in oncology.

Growing colon cancer incidence and mortality associated with increased red meat intake.

Researchers identify need to evaluate the role of research biopsies in clinical trials for non-small cell lung cancer.

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Health care providers may more guidance to decrease readmission in patients with COPD

Emergency room physician finds hope in new treatments during long battle with lung cancer.

Top articles of the week on Specialty Pharmacy Times.

Nearly 2 million cancer deaths have been avoided over last 25 years.

Measured and unmeasured costs can have a significant impact on outcomes for patients with cancer.

Unsanitary living conditions promote spread of the virus.

Disappointing sales were blamed on prior authorization, the FDA label restrictions, and the need for spirometry before doctors could write prescriptions.

Patients with certain diabetic foot ulcers now have a new treatment option.