Regulations requiring patient-specific prescriptions (PSPs) for drugs used off-label may have caused a drop in prescriptions for intravitreal bevacizumab, with retinal specialists switching to medications that don’t require PSPs, according to a study f…
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A Tale Of Two ACA Co-Ops: One Standing, One Falling
(MedPage Today) — The performance of the co-op insurers has been a mixed bag
RetroSense Therapeutics to Present at Upcoming Healthcare Conferences
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RetroSense Therapeutics Chief Executive Officer Sean Ainsworth will present at the 27th Annual Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference and the Genetic RX Conference.
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Appoints Srdjan (Serge) Stankovic, M.D., M.S.P.H., as Executive Vice President, Head of Research and Development
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAD), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines to address unmet medical needs in central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today…
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Appoints Edmund P. Harrigan, M.D., to Board of Directors
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAD), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines to address unmet medical needs in central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today…
When Doctors Get Sick: Three Stories of Addiction
(MedPage Today) — Different paths to the bottom and back up
D.C. Week: FDA Advisors Questions DMD Drug; Rx $$$ — Again
(MedPage Today) — After being blasted for “price gouging’ Turing drops the price of Daraprim
Research and Markets: Choroidal Neovascularization – Pipeline Analysis & Review, H2 2015
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/kxvtp3/choroidal) has announced the addition of the “Choroidal Neovascularization – Pipeline Review, H2 2015” report to their offering. The report, Choroidal Neov…
Direct Funduscopy Rarely Used, Feared to Be a ‘Forgotten Art’
Although performing direct funduscopy during a patient’s initial assessment is considered a ‘basic competency,’ most clinicians skipped the eye exam, potentially missing ‘valuable’ information. Medscape Medical News
End of Medicare Bonus Program Will Cut Pay to Primary Care Doctors
(MedPage Today) — Program distributed $664 million in 2012
Neuromyelitis optica: conventional therapies do not achieve the best results
In the course of a study conducted throughout Germany, medical professionals have compared different treatment methods for Neuromyelitis optica, an inflammatory disease of the central nervous…
Stem cell study paves the way for patient therapies
Stem cells that have been specifically developed for use as clinical therapies are fit for use in patients, an independent study of their genetic make-up suggests.
Halteres, essential for flight in all flies, are needed by some to climb walls
Sensory organ use hints at how brain processes multiple sources of information.
Turing Caves to Public Pressure, Drops Daraprim Price
(MedPage Today) — Turing Pharmaceuticals drops the price of its antiinfective drug
Response to Anti-VEGF in Macular Edema Evident at 3 Months
Response to anti-VEGF injections at 3 months is predictive of response at 1 and 3 years, so nonresponders can be switched to a drug with a different mechanism of action early on, researchers report. Medscape Medical News
Research and Markets: Sustained Release Ocular Drug Delivery Systems Market to Reach USD 6.5 Billion by 2025 – Market Analysis and Forecast 2015 – 2025 (2nd edition)
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/sz483m/sustained_release) has announced the addition of the “Sustained Release Ocular Drug Delivery Systems, 2015 – 2025 (2nd edition)” report to their offering. …
York research points to enhanced detection of Parkinson’s
New research by biologists at the University of York could lead to improved methods of detection for early-onset Parkinson’s disease.
Largest Prospective Study Evaluating the Effect of Vigabatrin on Vision
PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The largest prospective study evaluating the effect of vigabatrin on vision will be available to view at the annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society (AES) in Philadelphia.
Umbilical cells help eye’s neurons connect
Factor released by cells helps connections, not longevity.Cells isolated from human umbilical cord tissue have been shown to produce molecules that help retinal neurons from the eyes of rats grow…
Umbilical cells help eye’s neurons connect
Factor released by cells helps connections, not longevity.Cells isolated from human umbilical cord tissue have been shown to produce molecules that help retinal neurons from the eyes of rats grow…