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April 26th 2025
New research confirms hydroxyurea's long-term effectiveness in reducing hospital visits for children with sickle cell anemia, supporting its use as standard treatment.
Pass Rate for Roosevelt University Pharmacy Graduates Taking Licensing Exam Exceeds National Average
March 4th 2015Members of Roosevelt University's first College of Pharmacy graduating class who took the North American Pharmacist Licensure Exam (NAPLEX) in 2014 did better as a group in passing the exam than the overall pool of candidates that took the NAPLEX last year.
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Melanoma Drug Now Approved for the Treatment of Lung Cancer
March 4th 2015The FDA announced today that it has expanded the indication of Bristol-Myers Squibb's anticancer medication nivolumab (Opdivo) to include the treatment of patients with metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer with progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy.
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The planned studies include a multicenter, open-label Phase 1b/2 study of lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab in select solid tumors and an open-label, single-arm, multicenter Phase 1b/2 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of eribulin in combination with pembrolizumab in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.
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Questions of Context, Practical Effect Highlight Oral Arguments in King v. Burwell
March 4th 2015The Supreme Court of the United States today heard oral arguments in King v. Burwell, a case that could make the 2010 Affordable Care Act unworkable in most states by eliminating premium subsidies for 7.5 million Americans
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