Hospital Prices Growing Faster Than Physician Prices
Efforts to reduce health care spending should focus on hospital prices
FDA Approves First Customizable Insulin Pump
Product works by delivering insulin under the skin at set or variable rates
Medicare Patients With MS Face Higher Out-of-Pocket Rx Costs
Projected cumulative out-of-pocket spending for disease-modifying therapies for 2019 was $6,894
Rates of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Low for Denosumab-Treated Women
Invasive oral procedures associated with increased incidence of ONJ, but rate low overall
High Rates of MenB Vaccination Advised in University Outbreaks
Estimated first-dose vaccination coverage varied from 14 to 98 percent in 10 university outbreaks
CDC: Severity of Influenza Season Low Through Feb. 2, 2019
Vaccine effectiveness 47 percent against all flu virus infection associated with acute respiratory illness
Guidelines Updated for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Adults
New evidence led to development of two new recommendations for combination therapy
Neoadjuvant PD-1 Blockade Seems Effective in Glioblastoma
Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab with adjuvant therapy after surgery linked to extended overall survival
Obesity Linked to Adverse Events in Children With Leukemia
Obesity ups risk for treatment-requiring hypertension, insulin-requiring hyperglycemia
Drug Company Payments Over Time May Influence Rx Practices
Payment consistency, high amount, compensation payments tied to cancer drug prescribing practices
