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Researchers suggest the 20% reduction in nonfatal heart attacks was the primary driver of this benefit for patients with type 2 diabetes.

Late-breaking data showed almost all patients achieved normal blood clotting and vessel repair after bentracimab infusion.

Mapping care management needs by defining patient populations and then stratifying them according to risk and their needs can help to spur the transformation of a siloed health care system into an integrated system that is able to better provide holistic, value-based care despite the many transitions that continue among hospital, primary, specialty, and community care environments.

Medication nonadherence to oral anticoagulants and oral anti–prostate cancer medication has been scrutinized through new research conducted among patients and health care providers and presented by the American Medical Group Association at its 2025 annual meeting, held March 26-29 in Grapevine, Texas.

Five abstracts showcase critical insights into women’s cardiovascular health, highlighting rising maternal mortality, elevated heart failure risk after ovary removal, and more.

Crystal Aguh, MD, FAAD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine faculty, highlights the critical need for comprehensive education on hair loss across diverse hair types, stressing the importance of understanding inflammatory pathways for developing targeted therapies.

Kimberly Westrich, MA, chief strategy officer at the National Pharmaceutical Council, highlights upcoming discussions on patient engagement, formulary management, and policy changes, including the Inflation Reduction Act.

New research suggests areas with higher concentrations of microplastics also have higher rates of chronic disease.

Crystal Aguh, MD, FAAD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine faculty, advocates for increased funding and education to address hair loss disparities within the African diaspora, emphasizing the need for culturally sensitive treatment and research.

As managed care pharmacy navigates rapid transformations in policies, high-cost drug strategies, and innovative therapies, the upcoming AMCP annual meeting will provide critical insights into legislative impacts, drug affordability, formulary design, and emerging treatment trends.

New phase 3 data provide reassurance on safety, tolerability, and overall benefit-risk of mirvetuximab soravtansine (Elahere) for patients with folate receptor alpha-positive (FRα+), platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

One of the major highlights of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinical & Scientific Conference is that invaluable networking opportunities can help clinicians elevate their own best practices.

Speakers from the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) highlighted 75 years of progress in understanding and treating neuromuscular diseases but also raised concerns about how potential funding cuts could impact this community.

Elizabeth Jones, MD, FAAD, highlights the persistent issue of insurance companies favoring expensive, newer medications over equally effective generics in dermatology, emphasizing the time-consuming prior authorization process and advocating for patient partnerships and systemic improvements.

Rozanolixizumab is a high-affinity humanized immunoglobulin G4 monoclonal antibody and Fc receptor blocker approved to treat anti–acetylcholine receptor– and anti–muscle-specific kinase–positive generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) in adult patients; administration is subcutaneous and takes approximately 15 minutes.

Study results support the role of functional dystrophin and suggest that delandistrogene moxeparvovec stabilizes or slows Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) progression.

Steven Daniel Daveluy, MD, FAAD, discussed how artificial intelligence (AI) can leverage extensive patient data and guide dermatologists to improve early diagnosis and treatment of rare dermatological diseases through teledermatology.

Although the gap between low and high value has been established in many areas, insurance design has yet to adapt, according to a panel at the 20th annual Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Summit.

Toon Van Gorp, MD, PhD, a MIRASOL trial investigator, emphasizes that the final analysis reinforces the efficacy of mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx (Elahere; AbbVie) in patients with folate receptor alpha-positive (FRα+), platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Delivery of onasemnogene abeparvovec into the intrathecal space was safe and effective for children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) aged 2 to 17 years, who had previously been shut out of receiving gene therapy.

Tenacious efforts at every level, from the individual clinician to the hospital to the state to Congress, will be needed to make sure patients can access life-saving gene therapies for neuromuscular diseases.

Annie Antar, MD, PhD, discusses how patients with HIV can have different and longer-lasting symptoms of COVID-19.

Posters presented at the 2025 Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinical & Scientific Conference highlight the complex care needs and physical activity barriers for individuals with myotonic dystrophy.

Medication costs are only a piece of the puzzle when clinicians think about health care access, explains Leigh Maria Ramos-Platt, MD.

Data from the EMBARK trial of delandistrogene moxeparvovec in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) show that benefits in functional outcomes, gene expression, and muscle imaging persist 2 years after receiving the gene therapy.

Tania Gendron, PhD, speaks to the present challenges for translating biomarker discoveries to clinical practice and offers insights to how these can be overcome.

Michelle Hessen, OD, discusses how cyclosporine ophthalmic solution 0.09% is safe to use in patients with dry eye, as well as where future research should turn.

Posters presented at the 2025 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinical & Scientific Conference show that therapeutic advances in treating spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are not uniformly making it into the hands of patients who could benefit.

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) can have a substantial impact on patients everyday life and, consequently, put added stress on health care systems.

Annie Antar, MD, PhD, discusses the association between the symptoms of long COVID and HIV status.