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With more than 40,000 health and wellness apps on the market today, consumers of all ages are responding to health care they can access on-the-go.

America’s health care system is going through transformational changes. Price transparency – providing consumers cost information before services are received – is a significant force in today’s system.

When Congress voted in March to push back the ICD-10 deadline to at least Oct. 1, 2015, emotions were mixed from payers and providers across the industry.

The Ebola outbreak has taught us that the health systems in West Africa are under-resourced and vulnerable. Scaling up capability of local healthcare provision is an important consideration for control of this virus, and drug makers are gearing up to expedite development of Ebola vaccines.

FDA has approved Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), Porcine Sequence] (Obizur, Baxter) for the treatment of bleeding episodes in adults with acquired hemophilia A.

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) represents just under 15% of all breast cancer (BC) cases, according to IMS’ epidemiologic analysis. It carries a bleaker prognosis than other forms of BC. These facts are well-known. Much else about the disease is unknown, however; indeed, it’s probably a mistake to think of TNBC cancer as “a” disease at all.

FDA has approved an updated labeling of morphine sulfate/naltrexone hydrochloride (Embeda, Pfizer) extended release capsules, CII, to include abuse-deterrent properties

An FDA advisory committee has voted to keep the boxed warning for varenicline (Chantix, Pfizer) that states that the drug may cause serious neuropsychiatric events.

Enrollees in health insurance plans that don’t comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have begun receiving notices of cancellation, one year after getting a reprieve.

A surge in ER visits and hospitalization rates on the part of newly-insured Medicaid patients is a mostly temporary phenomenon created by pent-up demand, according to a report by UCLA’s Center for Health Policy Research.

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in the world, and the most common cancer in women. In 2013, approximately 261,000 women were diagnosed with this disease in the United States alone.1 When diagnosed in the earliest stages, such as ductal carcinoma in situ and stage 1, the 5-year survival rate is almost 100%. If diagnosed later, or if the disease progresses to advanced breast cancer, survival rapidly decreases. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer represents about 20% of cases, and before the introduction of HER2-targeting therapies, had the worst prognosis of all breast cancer subtypes.

The number of antibiotic-resistant strains continues to rise rapidly. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) point to alarming trends that are exacerbated by fewer new antibiotics coming into the market and high costs.

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The 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) not only prevents pneumococcal illness and death, but also dramatically decreases antibiotic-resistant infections in children by as much as 62%, according to a new study presented at IDWeek 2014

The spread of the Ebola virus (EVD) continues to capture world headlines. It has also become of great concern in the United States where 3 cases have now been confirmed.

The economic impact of an Ebola pandemic could reach $32 billion by 2015, according to the World Bank, while costs to the healthcare insurance industry will depend on how quickly the disease is controlled in countries with high insurance penetration, according to the Insurance Information Institute (III).

The biosimilar candidate ABP 501 (Amgen) has proved to be successful in treating patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, according to results from an initial phase 3 study. ABP 501 met its primary end point for efficacy.

Narrow network plans will play an increasingly significant role in healthcare, but there are still some wildcards that could impact their success.

FDA has approved netupitant/palonosetron (Akynzeo, Eisai Inc.) to treat chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV).

FDA approved bortezomib (Velcade, Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company) for injection for use in previously untreated patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), making it the first treatment in the United States to be approved for previously untreated patients with MCL.

In recent months, the incidence of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infection has markedly increased across the United States, notably affecting young pediatric patients. Hospitalizations of children with severe respiratory illness associated with this non-polio enterovirus have concurrently risen.1,2

The lack of competition for health insurance in U.S. metropolitan markets is a cause for concern for the American Medical Association (AMA).

Some companies still trying to find their footing in the post-ACA era and are hesitant to dive into the world of private exchanges.

FDA’s approval of ledipasvir 90 mg/sofosbuvir 400 mg (Harvoni, Gilead Sciences), the first once-daily single tablet regimen for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 infection in adults, may signal that industry is at the forefront of a cure for hepatitis C, according to one industry expert.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that everybody aged 6 months and older receive an annual flu vaccine.

FDA has designated new ALS stem cell therapy from BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics as a “fast-track” product.

FDA actions in brief, fast-track designations, priority review.