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The Sandoz unit of Novartis has expanded its recall of its heartburn medications containing ranitidine; Juul Labs announced that their chief executive offer is stepping down and that the company would not lobby the Trump administration on its impending ban of flavored vaping products; Amazon has launched a virtual medical clinic for its employees in Seattle.

Governments and health systems can save money in the long term and improve health outcomes by investing earlier in social determinant of health strategies that help people with housing, exercise, mental health, as well as the ability to afford costly prescription drug medication, the report said.

Among 206 people visiting a county HIV clinic between 2006 and 2013, there was an overall 17.5% prevalence of transmitted drug resistance.

As minimal residual disease (MRD) and other measures to detect cancer burden are increasingly used to predict outcomes and direct future treatment decisions, Amgen has chosen to partner with Adaptive Biotechnologies to use the clonoSEQ product to assess MRD across multiple drug development programs.

Unsustainable healthcare costs are driving seismic changes to the way payers do business and are requiring the ability to extract deeper insights from data assets.

Researchers said Wednesday they created a second-generation chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy that prevented relapse of lymphoma and leukemia and led to 100% long-term survival in early laboratory studies.

According to findings from a cohort study, patients with obstructive sleep apnea were more likely than healthy controls to develop depressive and anxiety disorders over a 9-year follow-up.

Federal prosecutors in California are opening a federal probe into Juul Labs; the FDA has approved the first vaccine for smallpox and monkeypox; an analysis from the Congressional Budget Office finds that an approach to address surprise medical bills backed by doctors would cost the government billions.

As 2020 Medicare Advantage (MA) premiums will decline 14.0% from 2019, beneficiaries will have access to greater benefits, which has contributed to enrollment continuing to grow year over year, according to CMS.

Research on the effect of sleep duration in relation to menopausal night sweats and cognitive dysfunction for breast cancer surviving women will be shared at the 30th Annual Meeting of NAMS 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.

A study on zebrafish revealed that the intensity of brain activity during the day, controlling for length of time being awake, is linked to sleep necessity through a neuron named galanin.

Recall for blood pressure medication losartan has expanded for a fifth time; the lead crisis in Newark is easing after significant filter results for water; allergists speak about the pros and cons of the potential first peanut allergy treatment.

Results from 2 large clinical trials show that dupilumab is associated with clinical improvements in symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps.

More than 70% of hospital data breaches include the theft of sensitive items like patients’ Social Security or credit card numbers, as well as birth dates, which could lead to identity theft or fraud, according to a new report.

A recent study indicates that the level of job satisfaction among patients with migraine influences the impact of perceived disability on work productivity.

Walmart announces it will stop selling e-cigarettes; Sutter Health antitrust case begins its jury selection today; Bernie Sanders proposes plan to eliminate $81 billion in medical debt.

While the number of employers who reported they had self-insured at least one health plan had increased from 1999 to 2016, there was a sharp decrease by 38.7% in 2018, according to research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

A recent Peer Exchange series from The American Journal of Managed Care® brought together a panel of experts to discuss spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), including its clinical presentation, diagnosis of its various types, and the potential of new disease-modifying treatments. The panel was moderated by Peter L. Salgo, MD.

New research coming from Doximity is adding to the literature on the physician shortage's impact on maternity care, identifying which metropolitan areas are most likely to suffer from a shortage of obstetricians and gynecologists (OB/GYNs) in coming years.

Patients who reported feeling lonely had worse health ratings, 6-minute walk tests, and breathlessness.

Measurement of drug levels early in treatment with ustekinumab for patients with psoriasis may be able to successfully predict patient response and, therefore, direct a treatment strategy.

Researchers investigated current evidence linking genetic variation to deep brain stimulation treatment and outcomes in Parkinson disease (PD), finding a promising development where genetic profiling may be important for clinicians to personalize medical and surgical therapy for patients.

Flavored e-cigarettes without nicotine were shown to have differing asthma outcomes on mice based on the flavor, indicating that some flavors may worsen the severity of allergic airways disease, according to a new study.

A recent literature review suggests a new clinical pathway for children presenting with headache in the emergency department.

Residents of North Pasadena, Texas, struggling with food insecurity obtained “prescriptions” for healthy food from their clinic providers and boosted their intake of fruits, vegetables, lean protein, beans, and whole grains, in another example of the food as medicine movement that also illustrates some of the challenges with these efforts.

A link between a genetic risk score (GRS) related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) susceptibility and computed tomagraphy (CT) lung structure was found, indicating the possible use of lung structure data to determine COPD risk, according to a new study.

Psoriasis is known to be linked with metabolic syndrome, which is triggered by chronic inflammation and fosters obesity and dyslipidemia. A recent study looked at another chronic inflammatory skin disease, lichen planus, to better understand any associations with metabolic syndrome.

Novo Nordisk officials believe the new therapy will fufill an unmet need for patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity who need a GLP-1 receptor agonist but do not wish to use an injectable drug.

Vaping-related lung illnesses have risen to 530 cases; 2 invasive species of mosquitoes are spreading across California; US pays $3 million toward research on medicinal marijuana.

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