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.
Community social determinants of health such as rurality and low socioeconomic status moderate the association between an individual’s race and emergency care use.
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.
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.
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, 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.
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, and Maria Lopes, MD, discuss future research in multiple sclerosis that they find exciting and promising.
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.
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.
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.
Significant uptake of rituximab biosimilars in Medicare and Medicaid occurred within the first 4 years of marketing in the US.
Kavita Nair, PhD, FAAN, discusses the rising global burden of neurodegenerative diseases.
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.
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.
In patients with hypertension, a patient activation intervention increased rates of switching to a thiazide, suggesting that such interventions may address medication optimization challenges.
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.
This commentary, part of the Price Crisis campaign, focuses on the role of employers and business coalitions in advocating for policy change.
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.
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
This article examines how primary hospitals in Chengdu, China, responded to the relaxation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures in December 2022.
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.
Drs Steven Levine, Patricia Ares-Romero, Samuel Nordberg, Martin Rosenzweig, and Carrie Jardine share insight on the future treatment landscape for TRD.
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.
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.
In this discussion, panelists offer their final thoughts.
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.