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Trending News Today: More Insurers Pull Out of ACA Marketplace
Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.
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Trending News Today: Trump Confident Healthcare Reform Bill Will Pass Senate
Top news of the day from across the healthcare landscape.
4 Fourth of July Health and Safety Tips
The 4th of July is a great time to celebrate with family and friends.
Senate Healthcare Bill May be More Favorable to Insurers Than House Version
Better Care Reconciliation Act would structure subsidies differently than the American Health Care Act.
FDA Attempting to Boost Generic Competition
Part of the FDA's actions focuses on expediting review of generic applications.
President Trump Encourages Americans to Learn Their Status on National HIV Testing Day
More than 1.1 million Americans are HIV-positive, yet 15% are unaware of their status.
Web Calculator Estimates Colorectal Cancer Survival More Accurately
The new tool aims to help patients make more informed treatment decisions and manage expectations following a cancer diagnosis.
HIV Scoring System or Algorithm to Increase Appropriate Counseling?
Finding ways to triage patients and identify those with the greatest need is important.
Pharmacy Students and Student Preceptors Boost Immunization Rates
Pharmacists working in eastern North Carolina counties have developed a program to improve immunization among low income, uninsured patients.
Study Highlights the Importance of Lowering Systolic Blood Pressure Targets
Lowering systolic blood pressure can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality.
Is Oncolytic Virotherapy Combination the Answer to Pediatric Cancer Treatment?
Combining oncolytic virotherapy with PD-1 blockades shows promise treating rhabdomyosarcoma.
Novel Relapse Prediction Tool Allows Successful Tapering of DMARDs in Rheumatoid Arthritis
The tool can help reduce the cost of treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.
Influenza Infection Found to Increase Risk of Parkinson's Disease
Study suggests importance for individuals to get yearly flu shots.
Trending News Today: Breast Cancer Diagnosed at Earlier Stages Under ACA
Fingerstick Testing May Not Benefit All Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Patients with type 2 diabetes who do not take insulin may not require fingerstick testing.
Trending News Today: Healthcare Reform Could Challenge Millennials
Prescription Drug Spending Projected to Grow This Year
“National trends in prescription drug expenditures and projections for 2017,” highlights total US prescription sales for the 2016 calendar year.
CDC Report Focuses on Lyme Disease Treatments
Summer has begun, and people must be more cautious of their surroundings when going outdoors.
Study: No Evidence of PPI Use Linked to Alzheimer's, Dementia
Despite recent concerns about proton pump inhibitor (PPI) safety, a recently-published study found no evidence that PPI use contributes to a higher risk of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease in older adults.
Paying Physicians: Guidance From Cases
In entering into these types of arrangements with physicians, the pharmacy must avoid violating the Medicare anti-kickback statute (“AKS”) and the federal Stark physician self-referral statute (“Stark”).
Will Specialty Pharmacies Be Needed in the Future?
Drug development and innovation could render the current specialty pharmacy model obsolete in 20 years.
FDA to Expedite Generic Drug Approvals
The FDA has created a list of off-patent drugs with no generics and plans to expedite drug approvals.
Emicizumab Prophylaxis Achieves Positive Results in Patients with Hemophilia A
Investigational drug demonstrates a substantial and clinically meaningful reduction in bleeds related to hemophilia.
Opioid Epidemic Crisis: Lawsuits Put Giant Pharmaceutical Companies in Hot Water
Is the onus for opioid addiction drug manufacturers or patients who misuse these drugs?
'Test Your Way, Do It Today': National HIV Testing Day Offers Free Screening
The National HIV Testing Day annual campaign takes place on June 27th.
High Rate of Treatment-Free Remission Observed for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Drug
Nilotinib (Tasigna) may lead to treatment-free remission among certain patients with chronic myeloid leukemia.
Immature Beta Cells May Cause Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes could result from beta cells becoming immature and not properly functioning.
Favorable Safety Profile Observed in Phase 1 Study of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Drug
Data suggests favorable tolerability of novel treatment in patients with relapsed or refractory AML.
Scientists Hunt for Next-Generation Multiple Sclerosis Therapies
Rational design approaches could transform how multiple sclerosis is treated.
Enbrel Biosimilar Gains Approval in Europe
Erelzi (etanercept) indicated to treat multiple inflammatory conditions.