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Gilead said it sought expanded indication for the drug based on a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that found young adults between 13 and 24 years old comprised 21% of new infections in 2016, with young men who have sex with men making up 81% of new cases.

Preventive Medicine Research Institute founder and president, Dean Ornish, will speak at the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s annual conference in October, CRN has announced.

In a move that’s considered an “important step forward for patients coping with skyrocketing health care costs,” Association for Accessible Medicines president and CEO Chester “Chip” Davis, Jr., praised President Trump for making clear in his remarks on Friday the important role that generic and biosimilar medicines play in containing prescription drug costs for patients.

Weis Markets’ dietitian in the Lewisburg, Pa., area began working with local healthcare providers on diabetic workshops in the past year.

In an effort to battle the opioid epidemic, Iowa is tackling the issue of doctor shopping and over-prescribing in the state with a bipartisan piece of legislation signed Monday by Gov. Kim Reynolds.

The Giant Food nutritionists collaborate with the nearby pharmacy teams on many initiatives, including complimentary in-store diabetes management education classes.

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Retacrit (epoetin alfa-epbx) as a biosimilar to Epogen/Procrit (epoetin alfa) for the treatment of anemia.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the approval of Gilenya to treat relapsing multiple sclerosis in children and adolescents age 10 years and older.