BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 11 -- The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review issued the following announcement on Aug. 10: The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) announced today that it plans to assess the comparative clinical effectiveness and value of voclosporin (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) and belimumab (BENLYSTA(R), GlaxoSmithKline) for the treatment of lupus nephritis. Voclosporin is seeking an initial approval for the treatment of lupus nephritis, and belimumab is s  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Aug. 11 -- The University of New England issued the following news release on Aug. 10: The University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM) is the focus of the latest issue of the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (JAOA). The journal's August issue features four research articles written by UNE COM faculty and students plus an editorial by Carol Brenner, Ph.D., associate dean for Research and Scholarship for the college, and a special communic  more

KANSAS CITY, Kansas, Aug. 11 -- The University of Kansas Medical Center issued the following news: Merlin G. Butler, M.D., Ph.D.Merlin G. Butler, M.D., Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at KU Medical Center, is internationally recognized for both the volume and significance of his contributions to the field of genetics and understanding of Prader-Willi, a genetic disorder that occurs in one out of every 15,000 births in the United States. It's a less fo  more