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News by month December 2015
PTCommunity News December 2015
Company Recalls Infection Test
New Breast Cancer Drug May Be Effective Against Other Types of Cancer
Study: Type-2 Diabetes Increases Dementia Risk
New Jersey Wants Tax-Exempt Hospitals to Pay Host Towns
Multiple Sclerosis Society Recaps 2015 Research Progress
New Hemophilia Therapies on the Horizon
Study: Opioid Prescriptions Continue After Overdose
FDA Accepts Application for Lymphoma Drug Tazemetostat
Liquid Salts Deliver Drugs Through the Skin
Company Readies Eye Care Device for Regulatory Submission
Joint Commission Proposes New Standards for Antimicrobial Stewardship
Nurses Develop Tool to Reduce Hospital Readmissions
FDA Approves Xeomin for Upper Limb Spasticity
Sanofi Submits Application for Fixed-Dose Insulin Glargine/Lixisenatide Combo
Alcohol-Free Docetaxel Injection Wins FDA Nod
Ocrelizumab Considered To Be a “Game Changer” in MS
Pfizer and Merck KGaA Set to Launch Two Additional Late-Stage Trials for Avelumab
American Hospital Association Offers Value-Based Care Advice
Backlash Greets Obama Administration’s Proposed Insurance Reforms
FDA Approves Zurampic for Hyperuricemia
FDA Issues Safety Alert for Hand-Held Laser Pointers
Use of Warfarin and a Sulfonylurea May Increase Hypoglycemia Risk
The Promise of Bedside Point-of-Care Testing
Republican and Democratic Voters Share Health Care Cost Concerns
FDA Approves Uptravi for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Truvada Is Underused for Prevention of HIV
USPSTF Issues Draft Recommendations on Statin Use
HealthCare.gov Applications Hit 6 Million for 2016
Report Finds Gaps in the Country’s Ability to Control Infectious Disease Threats
Record Number of Deaths Due to Overdoses in 2014
Keytruda May Have Potential to Extend Lives of Lung Cancer Patients
Experiment Reveals Patient Difficulties Arranging Drug Regimens
High-Profile Autism Study Has Skeptics
New Ovarian Cancer Screening Test Reduces Mortality
FDA Approves Wearable Defibrillator for Children at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Providers Quit Bundled Payment Program as Risk Increases
Four Ways Hospitals Can Ride Out Rural Health Care Crisis
Report: Ebola Survivors Develop New Symptoms After ‘Recovery’
Controversial Turing CEO Arrested
FDA Clears Insulin Glargine Product Basaglar for Diabetes Patients
New Draft Recommendation for Skin Cancer Screening in Adults
Positive Phase III Results Support Regulatory Filing for Arthritis Drug Sirukumab
FDA Postpones Decision on Lung Cancer Drug Rociletinib
Provider-Sponsored Plans Seen as Key to Health Care Reform
Should Hospitals Allow Patients to Record Their Surgical Procedures?
FDA Approves Sugammadix (Bridion) to Reverse Effects of Neuromuscular Blockers During Surgery
Melanoma Drug Binimetinib Succeeds in Late-Stage Study
First Extended-Release Chewable Tablet Wins FDA Nod
Survey: Supply-Chain Effectiveness Is High Priority for Hospital Decision Makers
Kidney Drug PINTA 745 Fails Proof-of-Concept Trial
Antidepressants in Pregnancy Tied to Autism
Doctors Question High Price of Lung Cancer Drug Portrazza
Valeant Hires Attorney and Crisis Management Firm as Lawmakers Eye Drug Prices
Study: C. difficile Infections Increase Lengths of Stay, Readmissions
FDA Approves Oral Lung Cancer Therapy
First Emergency Treatment for Certain Chemotherapy Overdoses Wins FDA Approval
Infuse Bone Graft Wins FDA Nod for New Spine Surgery Indications
Medicare Penalizes 758 Hospitals for Safety Incidents
Hospitals Try Pain Mitigation Techniques
Antibacterial Otiprio Approved for Use in Tube Placement for Otitis Media With Effusion
Study: Nitrates in Heart Failure May Do More Harm Than Good
Ruxolitinib Cream Restores Hair Growth in Yale Study
Senate Investigates Out-of-Control Drug Prices
Top Health Industry Trends for 2016
FDA Advisers Recommend Approval of Asthma Drug Reslizumab for Adults
Heart Drug Entresto May Pose Risk to Brain and Eye, Researchers Warn
FDA Approves First Recombinant von Willebrand Factor to Treat Bleeding
Big Changes Expected for 340B Program in 2016
Less Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Require Flu Shots for Staff––Despite Risk to Patients
FDA Approves First Treatment for Rare Enzyme Disorder
Report: More Than Half of Products in Ovarian Cancer Pipeline Are First-in-Class
Short-Infusion Bendamustine Wins FDA Nod for Leukemia/Lymphoma Patients
Experts Find ‘Glaring Flaws” in Data Affecting Hospital Reimbursement
ER and Critical Care Staff Say Hospitals Unprepared for Terrorist Attacks
‘Phantom Menace’ Superbug Spreading in U.S.
Gallup Survey: Half of Overweight People Not Seriously Trying to Lose Weight
FDA Clears Military Wound Dressing for Civilian Use
Feds Subpoena Mylan Over Pricing of Doxycycline
FDA Adds Warnings to Labels of SGLT2 Inhibitors
Google Files Patent to Draw Blood Without Needles
Merck Walks Away From Cancer Drug Evofosfamide
Oral Ibrutinib (Imbruvica) Reduces Disease Progression Versus IV Temsirolimus in Lymphoma Patients
CDC: Half of People Who Need Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Aren’t Taking Them
New Model Helps Hospitals Transition to Value-Based Care
Senate Republicans Repeal Affordable Care Provisions––Again
Lilly Abandons Diabetes Treatment
New Guidelines Boost Diabetes Screening for Overweight Adults
Senate Report Says Gilead Put Profit Ahead of Hepatitis C Patients
One in Eight American Adults Still Has High Cholesterol, CDC Says
Is Breast Density an Overrated Cancer Risk Factor?
'Right-To-Die' Laws Make Palliative Care More Important Than Ever
Hospital-Acquired Condition Rates Drop, But Is the Change Significant?
FDA Approves Empliciti to Treat Multiple Myeloma
Obamacare Boosts Breast Cancer Screening Among Poor, Study Finds
Why It's Vital to Integrate Rural Hospitals Into Value-Based Payment Programs
UnitedHealth Says It Should Have Stayed Out of Obamacare Longer
Misleading HPV Vaccine Websites Are Easy to Find
Hepatitis A Vaccine Not Widely Used for Hepatitis C Patients
