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

A unique pattern of motion by repair proteins allows them to rapidly scan long DNA and flag repair machinery in condition that can lead to skin cancer.

Coinfection with HIV plus a hepatitis B, C, or both, adds to the risk of non-Hodgkins lymphoma.

Acceptance and utilization of biosimilar drugs still in need of improvement within specialty pharmacy.

Study finds that a food-poisoning bacteria increases the growth of gut bacteria linked to Crohn’s disease.

Adjuvant therapy that improves outcomes for kidney cancer patients may finally be an option.

Autumn Bagwell, PharmD, BCPS, clinical pharmacist at Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy, discusses how to address the challenge of access to high cost specialty medications.

An award of $347 million has been given to 16 organizations involved with the Hospital Improvement and Innovation Network.

Dupilumab shows benefits for the treatment of asthma and atopic dermatitis.

Ilaris is the first FDA-approved biologic treatment for Tumor Necrosis Factor–Receptor Associated Periodic Syndrome, Hyperimmunoglobulin D Syndrome/Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency and Familial Mediterranean Fever.

Cromolyn sodium associated with reduced liver fibrosis.

Top news of the week in oncology, and cancer drug development.

After keeping her multiple sclerosis diagnosis a secret for more than a decade, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, teamed up with Biogen’s MS campaign.

Results from a phase 3 trial demonstrates that nintedanib improved progression-free survival, but not overall survival in colon cancer patients.

A special technique allowed researchers to detail the structure of an enzyme that causes antibiotic resistance.

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

Mytesi is the only FDA approved treatment for noninfectious diarrhea in HIV positive patients.

Top articles of the week on Specialty Pharmacy Times.

Pharmacist allegedly dispensed different medications instead of Abilify for schizophrenia.

Atezolizumab demonstrated significant improvement in survival compared with docetaxel in individuals with non-small cell lung cancer.

Premenopausal, overweight women have a decreased risk of breast cancer, while postmenopausal women have an increased risk.

Study highlights care strategies for HIV patients to address the differences in the disease among patients in different age groups.

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

Limited evidence connects HIV severity and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens.

Investigational drug used alone or in combination demonstrated superiority to methotrexate in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis.

A general lack of knowledge for symptoms of cancer linked to regions where cancer survival is worse.

Six-week direct-acting antiviral treatment regimen with Sovaldi and ribavirin produced sub-optimal results in newly infected hepatitis C patients.

Biologic drug tocilizumab is available in both intravenous and subcutaneous formulations for the treatment of patients with autoimmune conditions.

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss occurs more often in patients with multiple sclerosis than among the general population.

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