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Scientist receives NIH New Innovator Award to design innovative approaches for cancer treatment

Derek Taylor, PhD, a member of the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, has been awarded the prestigious New Innovator Award by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

22 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 21, 2013

Today's headlines include the latest reports about how the Obama administration plans to make the necessary fixes in the health law's online insurance marketplace.

21 Oct 2013

New investigational drug offers potential treatment option for lung cancer

PF-06463922, an investigational drug being developed by Pfizer Inc., has the potential to become a new treatment option for patients who have lung cancer harboring abnormalities in the ALK gene, according to preclinical results presented here at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, held Oct. 19-23.

21 Oct 2013

HOYA Group's Vision Care Division expands operations in Romania

HOYA Group's Vision Care Division, a key player in the global market for ophthalmic lenses, announces the start of HOYA Lens Romania.

21 Oct 2013

Republicans attacking Sebelius on insurance exchange rollout

News outlets covered the Sunday talk show circuit.

21 Oct 2013

Genetic mutation found to restore translational balance in mice

In a biological quirk that promises to provide researchers with a new approach for studying and potentially treating Fragile X syndrome, scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) have shown that knocking out a gene important for messenger RNA (mRNA) translation in neurons restores memory deficits and reduces behavioral symptoms in a mouse model of a prevalent human neurological disease.

21 Oct 2013

AP: Obama administration says almost 500,000 have applied for health insurance

Administration officials say about 476,000 health insurance applications have been filed through federal and state exchanges, the most detailed measure yet of the problem-plagued rollout of President Barack Obama's signature legislation.

21 Oct 2013

New small-molecule inhibitor shows promising results in drug-resistant melanoma, breast cancer

LEE011, a small-molecule inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) 4/6 being developed by Novartis Oncology, showed promising results in drug-resistant melanoma and drug-resistant breast cancer when tested in combination with other targeted therapies, and based on these preclinical results, several phase I clinical trials were launched recently, according to results presented here at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, held October 19-23.

21 Oct 2013

Researchers identify key therapeutic target for cancers driven by KRAS protein

Patients with cancers driven by the protein KRAS, which are particularly hard to treat, may benefit from small molecules that attach to and disrupt the function of a KRAS-containing protein complex, according to results presented here at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, held Oct. 19-23.

20 Oct 2013

Pfizer announces top-line results from phase 3b studies with Lyrica Capsules

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) announced top-line results from two phase 3b, placebo-controlled studies with Lyrica® (pregabalin) Capsules CV in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), respectively.

19 Oct 2013

State Highlights: Indiana, N.H., Examine Obamacare Enrollment Gaps; New Blue Cross Contracts For Pa. Health System

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19 Oct 2013

HIPAA, meant to protect, can also impede information sharing

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was a well-intentioned law designed to protect patients from having their health information disseminated without their approval, but it also impedes the sharing of information among those with the same health afflictions.

19 Oct 2013

Medicaid 'coverage gap' causing anxiety in non-expansion states, especially in the south

In states that decide not to expand Medicaid under the health law, more than 5 million people may be left without coverage. Oregon's expansion has already lowered the number of people there without coverage. Exchange issues are also examined in Maryland, Florida, Ohio and Alabama.

19 Oct 2013

Phase 2b study of JAK3 inhibitor VX-509 shows improvement in people with active RA

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced 12-week results from an ongoing Phase 2b study of VX-509, an investigational oral, selective Janus kinase 3 (JAK3) inhibitor, dosed once or twice daily in people with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) taking methotrexate

19 Oct 2013

Danica Patrick gives NASCAR fans another reason to smile with addition of Aspen Dental

Danica Patrick is giving NASCAR fans another reason to smile with the addition of Aspen Dental as primary sponsor of the No. 10 team of Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) for two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races beginning in 2014.

19 Oct 2013

Tech experts say total overhaul of healthcare.gov may be needed

Beyond consumers' problems using the federal website, insurers are getting flawed enrollment data from the few who manage to sign up for plans, the Wall Street Journal reports.

19 Oct 2013

Viewpoints: Health marketplace already has eligibility verification; entitlement fight lies ahead

If I were an entrepreneur in Washington, I'd be racing to print a bunch of T-shirts that said, "My tea party Republican shut down the government, and all I got was this lousy income verification mandate."

19 Oct 2013

Unitedhealth says lower Medicare advantage payments forced smaller profit

The Minnetonka, Minn., company said government funding cuts to Medicare Advantage plans were one drag during the quarter, but it said overall medical costs remained in check (Terhune, 10/17).

19 Oct 2013

As budget talks resume, parties may face tough decisions on Medicare, other entitlements

With the ink hardly dry on the deal providing short-term funding to reopen the government and to raise the debt ceiling, negotiators dived into the next round of fiscal talks. Media reports cast doubt on the possibility of a grand bargain, while Medpage Today suggests the latest deal muddled the prospects for an SGR fix.

19 Oct 2013

Research roundup: Less savings needed for retirement health expenses; falls as a predictor of surgical outcomes

Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

19 Oct 2013

Health Care News and Research

Scientist receives NIH New Innovator Award to design innovative approaches for cancer treatment

First Edition: October 21, 2013

New investigational drug offers potential treatment option for lung cancer

HOYA Group's Vision Care Division expands operations in Romania

Republicans attacking Sebelius on insurance exchange rollout

Genetic mutation found to restore translational balance in mice

AP: Obama administration says almost 500,000 have applied for health insurance

New small-molecule inhibitor shows promising results in drug-resistant melanoma, breast cancer

Researchers identify key therapeutic target for cancers driven by KRAS protein

Pfizer announces top-line results from phase 3b studies with Lyrica Capsules

State Highlights: Indiana, N.H., Examine Obamacare Enrollment Gaps; New Blue Cross Contracts For Pa. Health System

HIPAA, meant to protect, can also impede information sharing

Medicaid 'coverage gap' causing anxiety in non-expansion states, especially in the south

Phase 2b study of JAK3 inhibitor VX-509 shows improvement in people with active RA

Danica Patrick gives NASCAR fans another reason to smile with addition of Aspen Dental

Tech experts say total overhaul of healthcare.gov may be needed

Viewpoints: Health marketplace already has eligibility verification; entitlement fight lies ahead

Unitedhealth says lower Medicare advantage payments forced smaller profit

As budget talks resume, parties may face tough decisions on Medicare, other entitlements

Research roundup: Less savings needed for retirement health expenses; falls as a predictor of surgical outcomes

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