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The drug’s mode of action is different than other types of corticosteroids because it’s based on the differential effects on glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors.

The American Cancer Society expanded eligibility for lung cancer screening; experts advised patients to do their research before choosing a plan from the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplaces; Republican-led states partnering with rideshare companies for medical appointment rides.

Toku’s platform aims to deliver real-time cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessments using routine eye exams.

After implementing a multidisciplinary surgical approach, researchers found that use of the new approach, residual disease, and age were all independent predictors of overall and progression-free survival for patients with ovarian cancer.

Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) can be treated safely and effectively with caplacizumab.

In a study driven by simulation modeling, researchers elaborated on policies that contribute to widening health disparities affecting Indigenous communities.

The findings from a recent study unveiled notable distinctions in bleeding rates between etranacogene dezaparvovec and the standard prophylactic factor IX (FIX) products among individuals diagnosed with hemophilia B.

Wezlana is the first biosimilar to reference Stelara approved in the United States. The product will launch in 2025.

Men who had sex with men had increased HIV testing after participating in an intervention.

A panel of experts agreed that exa-cel, a sickle cell disease gene therapy, was safe enough for clinical use, setting the stage for a potential FDA approval; the United States saw an increase in infant mortality rates for the first time in more than 2 decades; the new antiburnout campaign from the CDC asks leaders to better support health care workers.

Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) can use C-reactive protein (CRP), lymphocyte to CRP ratio, and CRP to albumin ratio as markers for CRC prognosis.

The approval, which is based on results from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-966 trial, marks the sixth indication for pembrolizumab in gastrointestinal cancer.

The addition of durvalumab to first-line chemotherapy, followed by maintenance treatment with durvalumab plus olaparib significantly improved progression-free survival in patients with newly diagnosed advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer, according to data from the phase 3 DUO-E/GOG-3041/ENGOT-EN10 trial.

Central nervous system (CNS) progression was reduced with osimertinib plus chemotherapy for patients with EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer plus CNS metastases.

Investigators evaluated the utility of the MG Symptoms Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) within the armamentarium of instruments that currently evaluate myasthenia gravis (MG) severity.

The approval of secukinumab is the second approved biologic to treat hidradenitis suppurativa.

A report published by the Urban Institute estimates that if the 10 Medicaid nonexpansion states were to implement expansions in 2024, Medicaid enrollment would increase by 5 million people, and 2.3 million fewer individuals would be uninsured

No genes were identified in psoriatic patches that were not also mutated in the patient’s unaffected skin area.

The phase 3 FLAMES trial results demonstrated an improvement in progression-free survival with senaparib monotherapy vs placebo, regardless of patient subgroup, in patients with newly diagnosed, advanced ovarian cancer.

Anshul Mangal, biotech entrepreneur, attorney, CEO, and founder of Project Farma, discusses how supply chain disruptions and the current cancer drug shortage are affecting patients.

Results from the OPEB-01/APGOT-OV4 trial highlight the potential benefits of using olaparib, pembrolizumab, and bevacizumab as a triplet maintenance therapy for patients who have responded to chemotherapy after experiencing platinum-sensitive recurrence in ovarian cancer.

Insurance status is known to be associated with health care access and outcomes, and a recent study found that maternal private insurance is associated with a lower infant mortality rate compared with public Medicaid insurance in the United States.

Data from the SPHERE registry revealed racial and ethnic discrepancies in disease severity, comorbidities, and outcomes experienced by patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) receiving selexipag.

Although they cannot address all concerns, on-demand digital health solutions offer personalized support for patients in need of care after normal business hours.

Democratic senators urge private insurers fully cover Opill, an OTC contraceptive pill; providers pursue lawsuit against Arizona's abortion rule; a quarter of US medical students contemplate leaving their studies.

Investigators found that myeloma cells may lose or change targets and subsequently go undetected by these therapies, suggesting that screening for such changes regularly could help guide treatment.

Reduced cost-sharing for asthma medications improved adherence to controller medications among patients with severe asthma.

Federal actuaries have projected what they believe to be health care spending through 2030-2031 in 9 important areas.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Emily Goldberg, MS, CGC, a genetic counselor at JScreen, breaks down how genetic screening for breast cancer works and why it is so important to increase awareness and education around these screening tools available to patients who may be at risk for cancer.

Patients with a history of retinal artery occlusions were found to have an increased risk of myocardial infarction and death compared with patients who had cataracts.