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Trending News Today: Cutting Subsidies Would Increase Premiums 20% in 2018
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Overcoming Resistance to Immunotherapy in Cancer
Understanding why some patients fail to respond to immunotherapy could improve treatments for cancer.
Drug Shortages Can Spur High-Value Care
Healthcare providers need to work diligently to lower costs without sacrificing quality to increase value.
Aging HIV Population Often Overlooked
Prior studies suggest that as many as two-thirds of all older HIV-positive Americans have experienced stigma due to the disease and their age.
NASP Launches Website to Educate About DIR Fees
StopDIRfees.com features materials and resources to educate patients, providers, legislators, government administrators, industry analysts, media, and taxpayers about DIR fees, according to the release.
August Is National Immunization Awareness Month
National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is observed every August to bring attention the importance of vaccinating people of all ages.
5 Life Lessons That Every Pharmacist Needs to Hear
Some pharmacies are putting these lessons into action.
Specialty Pharmacy Group Launches Campaign Against DIR Fees
National Association of Specialty Pharmacy urges PBMs to engage in dialogue about limiting medication costs for seniors.
NASP Launches Website to Combat Harmful DIR Fees
StopDIRfees.com provides education about direct and indirect remuneration fees.
FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Postapproval Manufacturing Supplements of Biologics
The guidance describes chemistry, manufacturing, and controls postapproval manufacturing changes considered to have minimal potential to adversely affect quality.
Pre-Term Infants at Risk of Diabetes, Obesity-Related Diseases
Early-term children more likely to develop type 1 diabetes.
Gold Nanoparticles Increase Efficacy of Lung Cancer Treatments
Study identifies previously unknown properties of gold to release anti-cancer drugs inside of tumors.
How Should Educators Deliver Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support?
Digital and in-person treatment approaches may improve diabetes self-management education and support.
Drug Shortage: Unexpected Reward
Serendipity and medicine is a wonderful thing.
Routine Immunizations Linked to Decline in Rotavirus Hospitalizations, Health Care Costs
The introduction of routine rotavirus vaccinations resulted in substantial reductions in diarrhea-related hospitalization in children, as well as associated health care costs.
Racial Differences Identified in Breast Cancer Subtypes
Young black women are more likely to have aggress breast cancer subtypes than white women.
Trending News Today: Companies Begin Investing in Mental Health of Employees
Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.
Research Provides Guidance About Cancer Immunotherapy
Investigators discover 100 genes that may reduce the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy.
Ageism Perpetuates Invisibility of Aging HIV Population
Stigma partially drives poorer health outcomes in patients with HIV.
Trending News Today: Medicare for All Proposal to be Introduced in Senate
Use of Probiotics to Prevent Asthma, Eczema in Question
Conclusive evidence that supports the use of probiotics to prevent eczema and asthma in high-risk infants is lacking.
Direct-acting Antiviral Combo Effective Against Treatment-resistant Hepatitis C
Triple drug regimen effectively cured patients with hepatitis C virus after they failed to respond to a combination of two oral direct-acting antivirals.
Be the Change You Wish to See In Pharmacy
Fed up with how pharmacy is? Make a difference in someone’s life! Lead by example: others will follow by your footsteps, so leave a legacy and lasting change for the better.
How Does Consumer Medication Information Become Useful?
Is CMI meant to help patients engage in educated discussions about their therapy or just meet the regulatory requirements of the facility providing it to the patient?
Lawsuit Alleges Walgreens Inflated Cost of Generic Drugs
Similar to a lawsuit filed against CVS Health, a new lawsuit alleges Walgreens participated in a scheme with pharmacy benefit managers to increase drug costs.
Mortality Data from Opioid, Heroin Overdoses May be Inaccurate
Death certificates may lack data necessary to accurately assess the burden of opioids and heroin.
Manufacturing Workers More Likely to Develop Rheumatoid Arthritis
Work-related factors, such as noxious airborne agents, may elevate the risk of rheumatoid arthritis.
Antidepressant Use Increases Head Injury Risk in Alzheimer's Disease Patients
Patients with Alzheimer's disease may face a greater risk of traumatic brain injuries from falls during the first 30 days of antidepressant use.
Trending News Today: GlaxoSmithKline Pulls Life-Changing Epilepsy Drug from Shelves
Protective Protein May Improve Atopic Dermatitis Symptoms
Novel treatment effective against rheumatoid arthritis also produced a marked improvement in skin lesions caused by atopic dermatitis.