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

Long-term oxygen treatment did not improve survival in patients with COPD with moderately low blood oxygen levels.

Tenofovir-alafenamide combination approved by the FDA for chronic hepatitis B infection.

Researchers develop a USB device that can detect HIV with 95% accuracy.

Amgen will present findings from clinical studies of both branded and investigational drugs.

Accreditation provides value for specialty pharmacy patients and stakeholders.

Patients with MS show damage to the pyramidal system had diminished posture control.

Multiple sclerosis may not be associated with developing breast cancer in pre- and postmenopausal women, according to a recent study.

Rituximab is a cancer medication that can be used in combination with methotrexate to treat symptoms of adult rheumatoid arthritis.

In a recent study, investigators found that the application of a topical gel that contains the gene heat shock protein 60 significantly increased wound healing in a mouse model of diabetes.

A majority of specialty physicians have knowledge gaps when it comes to biosimilars.

Beneficial results seen when switching to a HIV regimen including Odefsey.

Recent findings suggest that calcium may play a role in the switch from acute to chronic lung infection from the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Interfering with energetic metabolism may stop glioblastoma growth and recurrence.

Rehabilitation with the help of the internet ameliorates life quality and side effects in women with breast cancer.

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

Elevated rates of fibromyalgia found in patients with rheumatic diseases, such as psoriatic arthritis.

Despite individuals with diabetes having a higher risk of developing serious eye diseases, more than half skip out on their annual eye exams.

Findings may provide further knowledge of how patients end up developing HIV-1 associated nephropathy.

Data plays an increasingly important role in improving health care services.

The proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking differs among states, but the highest proportion was seen in the Southern United States.

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

Ribociclib seeks approval as a first-line treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone-receptor positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

Prescribers, pharmacists, and manufacturers must demonstrate that patients are receiving clinical benefits from high-cost specialty drugs.

After being denied bail, the Afghani refugee who donned the cover of National Geographic in the 1980s, was rushed to a local hospital in Pakistan.

A chemical inhibitor was found to limit the growth of lung tumor cells and may provide better treatment for lung cancer patients.

Rinku Patel, PharmD, RPh, founder and CEO of KloudScript, discusses the latest trends in the specialty pharmacy landscape.