Report: Higher Health Care Spending Caused by Rising Prices, Not Utilization
March 5th 2019The 2017 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report examined medical and prescription drug spending, utilization, and average prices using health care claims data from 2013 through 2017 for Americans under the age of 65 who were covered by employer-sponsored insurance.
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Study: 2 Strains of HPV Decrease Due to HPV Vaccination
March 3rd 2019Investigators from the CDC Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Impact Monitoring Project (HPV-IMPACT) sought to determine whether HPV types 16 and 18, which are responsible for approximately 70% of cervical cancers worldwide, are also decreasing.
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Analysis: Dupilumab Improves Quality of Life for Patients With Atopic Dermatitis
March 2nd 2019Analysis of care in a routine clinical practice setting show that 40-week treatment of biologic dupilumab (Dupixent, Sanofi-Regeneron) plus noncosmetic topical moisturizer (emollient) is associated with significantly improved symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in particular patients with atopic dermatitis (AD).
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FDA: New Nitrosamine Impurity Detected in Certain Losartan Lots
March 2nd 2019The recalled losartan potassium tablets made by Hetero Labs and distributed by Camber Pharmaceuticals contain the impurity, N-Nitroso-N-methyl-4-aminobutyric acid (NMBA), which is a known animal and potential human carcinogen.
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