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Steven Hass, PhD

Latest:

Perspectives on Nonmedical Switching and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review

This review describes the impact of nonmedical switching of biologic therapies on US patients and providers, with a focus on switching to in-class alternatives.


Teela Sanders, JD

Latest:

Social Determinants of Health and Emergency Department Utilization in Alabama Children’s Health Insurance Program

Community social determinants of health such as rurality and low socioeconomic status moderate the association between an individual’s race and emergency care use.


Anthony Coleman, BS

Latest:

Breaking Barriers: Partnerships to Improve Diabetic Eye Health in Alabama

This article reviews barriers to diabetic eye health across Alabama and highlights a partnership with Genentech and the American Diabetes Association to address this issue.


Max J. Mauney, BA

Latest:

Continuity of Opioid Prescribing Among Older Adults on Long-term Opioids

Among older adults with chronic noncancer pain on long-term opioid therapy, greater continuity of opioid prescribing was significantly associated with fewer opioid-related adverse outcomes.


Aylin Yucel, PhD

Latest:

Estimating the Economic Burden of Migraine on US Employers

The Migraine Impact Model is an interactive calculator that estimates migraine prevalence within a workforce and the associated economic burden of migraine on the employer.


Miriam Freimer, MD | Image Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Miriam Freimer, MD

Latest:

The Evolving Landscape of Myasthenia Gravis Therapies: A Q&A With Miriam Freimer, MD

Miriam Freimer, MD, clinical professor of neurology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, reflects on how findings from the RAISE-XT trial potentially translate to real-world practice and looks to the future of treatment for the autoimmune neuromuscular disorder.


Lingmei Zhou, MS

Latest:

Organizational Capacity Among Hospitals in Medicare and Commercial Bundled Payments

A national survey demonstrated differences in organizational capacity between hospitals participating in Medicare bundled payment programs and those coparticipating in both Medicare and commercial bundled payment programs.



Heidi Crayton, MD

Latest:

Multiple Sclerosis: Looking Toward the Future

Heidi Crayton, MD, and Maria Lopes, MD, discuss future research in multiple sclerosis that they find exciting and promising.


Avinash Maganty, MD, MS

Latest:

Accountable Care Organizations and Use of Surgery Among Patients With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias

The decision to pursue surgery in patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias is challenging. Accountable care organizations may influence decisions to pursue surgery in this population.


Shalmali Borkar, MBBS, MPH

Latest:

Impact of Travel Distance on Quality Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer

This study identified characteristics of patients with colorectal cancer who traveled farther for surgery and found that those who traveled tended to stay longer at the hospital.


Scott Beeman, PharmD

Latest:

Antihyperglycemic Treatment Patterns for Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes

This study characterized antihyperglycemic medication use after chronic kidney disease onset among patients with type 2 diabetes to uncover potential unmet needs in clinical practice.


Jingjing Qian, PhD

Latest:

Uptake of Rituximab Biosimilars in Medicare and Medicaid in 2019-2022

Significant uptake of rituximab biosimilars in Medicare and Medicaid occurred within the first 4 years of marketing in the US.


Kavita V. Nair, PhD, FAAN

Latest:

Neurodegenerative Diseases Are a Rising Health Care Priority: Kavita Nair, PhD, FAAN

Kavita Nair, PhD, FAAN, discusses the rising global burden of neurodegenerative diseases.


Rachel Bacon, PharmD, MPH

Latest:

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Sacubitril/Valsartan in a Medicaid Population

The cost avoidance of heart failure–related hospitalizations and emergency department visits may outweigh the additional drug cost in Medicaid members adherent to sacubitril/valsartan.


Daniel Dowd, PharmD

Latest:

Predicting Drug-Drug and Drug-Gene Interactions in a Community Pharmacy Population

The probability of drug interactions increases when genetic polymorphisms are considered, indicating that pharmacogenetic assessment may be useful in predicting the presence and severity of interactions.


Mark W. Vander Weg, PhD

Latest:

Effect of a Patient Activation Intervention on Hypertension Medication Optimization: Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial

In patients with hypertension, a patient activation intervention increased rates of switching to a thiazide, suggesting that such interventions may address medication optimization challenges.


Connor Iapoce

Latest:

Lorundrostat Significantly Lowers Blood Pressure in Key Hypertension Trials

New topline data from the Launch-HTN (NCT06153693) and Advance-HTN (NCT06153693) clinical trials show these investigations met their primary end points os statistically significant reductions in systolic blood pressure.


Torie Nugent-Peterson

Latest:

How Employers Can Fight the Price Crisis

This commentary, part of the Price Crisis campaign, focuses on the role of employers and business coalitions in advocating for policy change.



Julia D. Lucaci, PharmD, MS

Latest:

Blister Packs May Help Solve Medication Adherence Challenges and Lower Health Care Costs

Julia Lucaci, PharmD, MS, of Becton, Dickinson and Company, discusses the benefits of blister packaging for chronic medications, advocating for payer incentives to boost medication adherence and improve health outcomes.


Peter Smittenaar, PhD

Latest:

Better Data Is Needed to Tackle Health Equity

The US federal government is finally updating its standards for reporting data on race and ethnicity – and it’s an urgently needed chance to enable a national overview of crucial data on health inequities


Fei Deng, MM

Latest:

How Do Primary Hospitals Enact Early Response to the Relaxation of COVID-19 Prevention and Control Measures? The Experience From Chengdu, China

This article examines how primary hospitals in Chengdu, China, responded to the relaxation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures in December 2022.


Lisa S. Kemp, PhD

Latest:

Association of Co-pay Elimination With Medication Adherence and Total Cost

This study evaluated cost and utilization attributed to members enrolled in a health care program with no pharmacy co-pay. Health care savings were identified in addition to medication adherence improvements.


Patricia Ares-Romero, MD, FASAM

Latest:

Optimizing the Management of TRD

Drs Steven Levine, Patricia Ares-Romero, Samuel Nordberg, Martin Rosenzweig, and Carrie Jardine share insight on the future treatment landscape for TRD.


Dr Marina Kremyanskaya | Image Credit: Mount Sinai
Marina Kremyanskaya, MD, PhD

Latest:

Global Hematology Experts Reflect on Key Takeaways From the EHA 2025 Congress

At the 30th European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress, hematology experts highlight breakthroughs in treatment, the importance of patient voices, and challenges in making innovations accessible worldwide.


Judith L. Strymish, MD

Latest:

Understanding Suboptimal e-Consult Requests: Lessons From the VA

US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinicians’ perspectives on what constitutes a good e-consult and why suboptimal e-consult requests occur contain broadly applicable lessons for other health systems.


Anitha Shrikhande, MD, MPH

Latest:

Patient Education, Provider Education, and Overall Final Thoughts

In this discussion, panelists offer their final thoughts.


Raelle Wilson, MA

Latest:

Breaking Barriers: Partnerships to Improve Diabetic Eye Health in Alabama

This article reviews barriers to diabetic eye health across Alabama and highlights a partnership with Genentech and the American Diabetes Association to address this issue.

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