Research on home-based phototherapy treatment for psoriasis proposed by Dr. Joel Gelfand of the University of Pennsylvania's medical school recently obtained $8.6 million in funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

Pfizer said its board of directors approved issuing a 32-cent dividend for common stock for the fourth quarter, which will be payable Dec. 1.

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently attained Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acceptance of its supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Amitiza (lubiprostone), a product designed to address pediatric functional constipation.

Merck KGaA and Pfizer Inc. recently obtained approval of Bavencio (avelumab) as Japan’s first treatment for Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), citing endorsement from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW).

National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Sanofi researchers recently found that a laboratory-generated, three-pronged antibody protects monkeys from HIV-type infection better than the natural antibodies it's based on, according to an announcement.

Harvard Medical School and the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital seek new team members as part of a faculty project to build a research group, according to a hospital press release.

Health insurer Anthem said it will extend its bar on paying for most MRI and CT scans performed at outpatient facilities operated by hospitals.

Health care spending has been a controversial subject in the U.S., and the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) is at the heart of recent discussions.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently said health care plan organizations are not permitted to mandate that medical practices honor credit operations known for tacking on overpriced service charges.

Medicine doesn’t operate effectively in a vacuum; rather, health care is most successful when done collaboratively, East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine faculty said during a presentation at a recent American Medical Association conference.

Clarifying recent modifications to the nation’s health care policies, American Medical Association (AMA) President David Barbe recently made several recommendations for practitioners to improve efficiency in a posting on the AMA website.

A partnership among three government agencies has resulted in a multimodal approach to treating chronic pain in U.S. military members, thanks to funding from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.

Bristol-Myers Squibb said its Opdivo (nivolumab) treatment recently became the first to obtain U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for certain types of cancer patients whose illness proved unresponsive to prior regimens.

When statistics don’t appear to synchronize with consumer experience, it may be time to look more closely at direct influences behind medicine expenses, a Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) expert suggested recently.

Gene expression recently caught the attention of neuroscientists at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, who subsequently undertook a study to see whether prenatal brain development can impact mental illness later in life.

Shionogi, a pharmaceutical research company, offered its latest information on the antibiotic agent cefiderocol and S-033188, a product that is being tested to treat influenza, at the recent IDWeek 2017, the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), the company said.

The question of whether a specific vitamin regimen can be trademarked was settled recently when Eli Lilly successfully retained its right to patent an injectable non-small cell lung cancer treatment called Alimta (pemetrexed).

A recent report published by Alzheimer Europe examines which European nations provide the most dementia-friendly policies for patients and caregivers, with an eye toward correcting inequities.

Eli Lilly recently dispatched commercial medical supplies, including insulin, to the storm-ravaged island of Puerto Rico for humanitarian distribution following severe hurricane damage to much of the territory’s infrastructure.

Lacking social perspective and coping with processing differences is not typical of most employees, but for those with Asperger’s syndrome (AS) or other autism spectrum disorder (ASD), these challenges are more common than most people realize.