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Capping Copays Will Raise Premiums, Up Drug Prices
Capping likely to benefit about 1 percent of all Americans who take any prescription drug per year
FDA Approves ‘Artificial Pancreas’ for Type 1 Diabetes
MiniMed 670G hybrid closed loop system automatically monitors glucose, delivers insulin
AMA: Practicing Empathy May Lead to More Joy in Medicine
Doctors should take advantage of first few minutes of clinical encounter, give full attention to patients
Parents Lack Info on Current Practices for Concussion Recovery
Once-recommended practices such as waking a sleeping child for periodic checks can delay healing
FDA Approves First Drug for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Exondys 51 sanctioned for patients with mutation of the dystrophin gene amenable to exon 51 skipping
FDA Approves Balloon Device for Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Designed to relieve pressure, pain, or clogged or muffled sensations occuring in the ear
CDC: COPD-Related Mortality Mostly Down in the United States
However, rates are up for black women and middle-aged patients
Fluticasone Furoate/Vilanterol Cuts Exacerbations in COPD
Drop in rate of moderate or severe exacerbations among patients with exacerbation in year before trial
AAFP Downgrades USPSTF CRC Screening Recommendation
AAFP recommends fecal immunochemical tests, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy
FDA Approves Biosimilar Drug Erelzi for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Erelzi is a biosimilar for Enbrel; treats RA and other inflammatory diseases
