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Partnerships between healthcare insurers and pharmaceutical companies promote real-world value

PwC's Health Research Institute (HRI) reports that market forces are driving new sector collaborations– pairing traditional drug makers with insurers, health systems, patient groups and technology firms – to maximize real-world value and health outcomes.

9 Jul 2015

Internet-based program can help people manage their chronic pain, reduce reliance on opioids

Washington State University researchers have found that people can manage chronic pain and reduce their reliance on opioids through an Internet-based program that teaches non-medical alternatives like increased physical activity, thinking more positively and dealing with emotions.

8 Jul 2015

LUX-Lung 8 supports afatinib in squamous NSCLC

Compared with erlotinib, treatment with afatinib leads to outcomes in previously treated patients with advanced squamous non-small-cell lung cancer, suggest the results of a head-to-head trial.

8 Jul 2015

Macular atrophy predicts vision in ranibizumab-treated exudative AMD patients

Progression and severity of macular atrophy are the main anatomical determinants of long-term visual outcomes in exudative age-related macular degeneration patients treated with ranibizumab, suggest SEVEN-UP study results.

8 Jul 2015

Novartis announces FDA approval of Entresto to reduce risk of cardiovascular death, heart failure hospitalization

Novartis announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Entresto™ tablets, previously known as LCZ696, to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure in patients with chronic heart failure and reduced ejection fraction.

8 Jul 2015

First-of-its-kind 'Transitional Care' provider starts treating Medicare patients

A first-of-its-kind provider group has begun treating Medicare patients who have been discharged from hospitals and post-acute care facilities under a newly launched Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) designation called ‘Transitional Care.’

8 Jul 2015

Immune Pharmaceuticals amends licensing agreement with Endo Pharmaceuticals

Immune Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it has amended its 2003 Licensing Agreement with Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of Endo International plc. As a result, Immune will transfer to Endo its previously licensed patents related to the use of topical lidocaine in acute and chronic back pain and Endo will grant Immune a royalty-free, non-exclusive, fully transferable license to those patents.

8 Jul 2015

Evidence-based initiative aims to prevent avoidable hospital readmissions

A statewide effort led by key stakeholders in South Carolina successfully organized and implemented an evidence-based initiative aimed at improving the quality of healthcare transitions after hospital discharge to prevent avoidable readmissions.

8 Jul 2015

Exercise program for older adults with osteoarthritis may soon be covered by Medicare

Fit & Strong!, an exercise program tailored to break the cycle of weakening and pain in older adults with osteoarthritis and developed at the University of Illinois at Chicago, may soon be covered by Medicare.

8 Jul 2015

Rutgers' Martha Lansing named Family Physician of the Year by NJAFP

Martha Lansing, MD, associate professor and vice chair of family medicine and community health at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and a resident of Hopewell, NJ, has been named the Family Physician of the Year by the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians.

8 Jul 2015

Smith & Nephew becomes exclusive distributor of Scopis TGS system in UK, Ireland and Belgium

Smith & Nephew plc, the global medical technology business, today announces a partnership with ScopisGmbH, the German developer and manufacturer of surgical navigation systems, as the exclusive distributor of Scopis TGS Target Guided Surgery system in the UK, Ireland and Belgium from 1 July.

8 Jul 2015

UC Davis scientists identify significant driver of neuropathic pain

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have identified a key mechanism in neuropathic pain. The discovery could eventually benefit millions of patients with chronic pain from trauma, diabetes, shingles, multiple sclerosis or other conditions that cause nerve damage.

8 Jul 2015

Guidelines on children's exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields confusing for parents

New research suggests guidelines on children's exposure to radio frequency waves from technology are confusing for parents.

8 Jul 2015

Southern Research receives $22 million to support HIV cure initiative

Southern Research has been awarded a seven-year contract of up to $22 million to support research that could contribute to the cure of HIV disease. Under this contract, Southern Research will develop and standardize assays that quantitate latent reservoirs of HIV.

7 Jul 2015

Aspirin may inhibit the growth of mesothelioma, shows study

Aspirin may inhibit the growth of mesothelioma, an aggressive and deadly asbestos-related cancer, University of Hawai'i Cancer Center researchers have found.

7 Jul 2015

Allergan agrees to acquire exclusive worldwide rights to Merck's CGRP migraine development program

Allergan plc and Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Allergan will acquire the exclusive worldwide rights to Merck's investigational small molecule oral calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonists, which are being developed for the treatment and prevention of migraine, subject to expiration or termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR).

7 Jul 2015

WPI-led study provides clues to new ways to treat difficult-to-cure fungal infections

A study by a multidisciplinary research team, co-directed by Worcester Polytechnic Institute, offers new insights into how virulent fungi adapt through genetic modifications to fight back against the effects of medication designed to block their spread, and how that battle leaves them temporarily weakened. These insights may provide clues to new ways to treat notoriously difficult-to-cure fungal infections like thrush and vaginitis.

7 Jul 2015

Findings reveal new pathway to develop effective treatments and therapies for asthma, allergy

Investigators have discovered the precise molecular steps that enable immune cells implicated in certain forms of asthma and allergy to develop and survive in the body. The findings from Weill Cornell Medical College reveal a new pathway that scientists could use to develop more effective treatments and therapies for the chronic lung disorder.

7 Jul 2015

AOSSM to present awards and grants to encourage cutting-edge research in orthopaedic sports medicine

In order to recognize and encourage cutting-edge research in key areas of orthopaedic sports medicine, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine will present ten research awards and seven grants during its Annual Meeting, July 9-12 in Orlando, FL.

7 Jul 2015

New portable system can produce life-saving NO from air by means of electrical spark

Treatment with inhaled nitric oxide (NO) has proven to be life saving in newborns, children and adults with several dangerous conditions, but the availability of the treatment has been limited by the size, weight and complexity of equipment needed to administer the gas and the therapy's high price.

7 Jul 2015

Chronic News and Research

Partnerships between healthcare insurers and pharmaceutical companies promote real-world value

Internet-based program can help people manage their chronic pain, reduce reliance on opioids

LUX-Lung 8 supports afatinib in squamous NSCLC

Macular atrophy predicts vision in ranibizumab-treated exudative AMD patients

Novartis announces FDA approval of Entresto to reduce risk of cardiovascular death, heart failure hospitalization

First-of-its-kind 'Transitional Care' provider starts treating Medicare patients

Immune Pharmaceuticals amends licensing agreement with Endo Pharmaceuticals

Evidence-based initiative aims to prevent avoidable hospital readmissions

Exercise program for older adults with osteoarthritis may soon be covered by Medicare

Rutgers' Martha Lansing named Family Physician of the Year by NJAFP

Smith & Nephew becomes exclusive distributor of Scopis TGS system in UK, Ireland and Belgium

UC Davis scientists identify significant driver of neuropathic pain

Guidelines on children's exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields confusing for parents

Southern Research receives $22 million to support HIV cure initiative

Aspirin may inhibit the growth of mesothelioma, shows study

Allergan agrees to acquire exclusive worldwide rights to Merck's CGRP migraine development program

WPI-led study provides clues to new ways to treat difficult-to-cure fungal infections

Findings reveal new pathway to develop effective treatments and therapies for asthma, allergy

AOSSM to present awards and grants to encourage cutting-edge research in orthopaedic sports medicine

New portable system can produce life-saving NO from air by means of electrical spark

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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