Walking Toward Cancer Survival
Observing the gait and walking pace of a cancer patient can serve as a sort of shorthand to assess...
Relief for Post-Shingles Pain
The painful rash and blistering scabs of shingles cause a huge amount of discomfort in the United...
Can You Make a Fist?
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be a tricky disease to diagnose – but there might be a new tool for...
Body Weight & Psoriasis
Prescription medications for psoriasis offer patients a better chance than ever before for...
Taltz: The Good News Keeps Coming
Taltz (ixekizumab, Eli Lilly), a biologic injection medication for psoriasis, shows a high level...
Shout Out to Oncology Nurses
May is Oncology Nursing Month, which means that it’s the perfect time to recognize the hard work...
Cancer Treatment Slowdowns
Prior authorizations can present one of the biggest obstacles to patients diagnosed with cancer....
The Generics Have Arrived
For headaches and run-of-the-mill aches and pains, patients have become accustomed to generic...
Patients, Not Charts
BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy runs our specialty pharmacy with a personal touch. It’s a perk that the...
Psoriasis: Selecting the Right Treatment
Psoriasis continues to be a common skin condition, affecting 8 million Americans (which is about...
BioPlus Appeals Team: Changing "No" to "Yes!"
Do you have patients with insurance denials? Here at BioPlus we regularly transform those “no’s”...
Crohn’s Disease: Early is Key
For many people with Crohn’s disease, it can be a long road from the first time symptoms appear to...
One in a Million? No Thanks!
Multiple sclerosis is a serious health condition faced by too many Americans. Experts recently...
Yoga Relief
Rheumatoid arthritis medications have come a long way in aiding those with this autoimmune...
Hearty News About Psoriasis
The skin condition psoriasis has a well-known connection to heart health. Unfortunately, the...
Diving Into Hepatitis C Genotypes
The term ‘hepatitis C’ is often discussed as if it’s one disease. However, the situation is a bit...
Infusion Confusion?
For patients with Crohn’s disease, finding out that a recommended treatment could include...
Hepatitis C: A Look Back in a Big Year
As we get our bearings at the start of 2019, it’s worth a moment to look back on 2018 and note the...
The Generic Side of MS Treatment
At the 37th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco last week, there was not...
2019 Looks Brighter for MS
Welcome to 2019: a year that holds some exciting developments for multiple sclerosis medication...
Put Down the Salt Shaker!
Multiple sclerosis is a complex autoimmune disease of the central nervous system which develops...
For Those with Psoriasis…How’s Your Liver?
When you think of psoriasis, you probably think about the skin. It is true that this disease...
Steering Away From Rheumatoid Arthritis
Painful, swollen joints are the calling card of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which afflicts nearly...
Hepatitis C Cost Cutting
Cure a life-threatening disease at a fraction of the cost – sounds like a great offer, right? The...
A Time of Thankfulness
At BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy we pride ourselves on working as a team to go the extra mile in our...
Breathe Easy
Asthma strikes one in every 12 people, which is about 8% of the population. And the numbers are on...
Trick or Treat Guide to MS
Halloween is just around the corner and sugary treats are everywhere. When it comes to multiple...
Understanding NAFLD and NASH
Guest blog by: Monica Morgan, Pharm.D., CSP
As a specialty pharmacy that works with many patients...
Mediterranean Diet for Breast Cancer
Breast cancer, as with any cancer, develops for complex reasons. One of the contributing factors...
Flu Shots Important for Cancer Patients
Last month I shared in this blog how important flu shots can be for anyone with rheumatoid...
Psoriasis Social Stigma
More than 8 million Americans experience the uncomfortable, chronic skin condition of psoriasis....
Financial Fallout
A newer field of study, focused on “financial toxicity,” examines issues related to the personal...
Meet the Newest MS
Researchers recently identified a new sub-type of multiple sclerosis: myelocortical MS. This...
Rheumatoid Arthritis Vs. The Scale
Carrying around extra pounds can increase the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis – but the...
Multiple Sclerosis Warning Signs
Multiple sclerosis doesn’t appear out of nowhere. In the few years prior to a diagnosis, people...
Find the Missing Millions
July 28th of every year is World Hepatitis Day; this year the theme is “Find the Missing...
Psoriasis: Can Sleep Troubles be a Red Flag?
The calling card of psoriasis is uncomfortable skin symptoms, such as red patches of dry, cracked...
Pregnancy and Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C and pregnancy have a complicated relationship. Pregnancy itself does not appear to...
Psoriatic Arthritis: Current Understandings
Doctors, as far back as the mid-19th century, noticed the connections between psoriasis and...
Get Moving! (Yes, Even if You Have Cancer)
Exercise does a body good. In terms of cancer, there is already a substantial amount of evidence...
Latest Guidelines for MS Treatment
Evidence-based medicine calls for ongoing research and refinement of best practices for treating...
Skip the Chemo?
Breast cancer treatments have made impressive strides in terms of increasing survival rates for...
New Hope in Ulcerative Colitis
Xeljanz (tofacitinib) garnered a lot of interest back in 2012 when it was developed and approved...
Autoimmune Diseases: Facing More Than One
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease. The family of autoimmune diseases include such...