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The SLEEP 2024 Annual Meeting featured talks on numerous topics throughout the 5-day meeting, including sleep inequities, narcolepsy, and mental health’s association with sleep.

New estimations show a historic increase in health spending last year, which is projected to account for 19.7% of the gross domestic product by 2032.

Misuse of soft mist inhalers (SMIs) is common among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), particularly those with low education levels, higher symptom scores, and a shorter disease duration.

New blood donation eligibility guidelines affecting men who have sex with men (MSM) could slightly increase rates of deferring blood donation, according a model that assessed an individual risk-based deferral policy.

There currently are no guidelines on how to treat this patient group, despite a high risk of mortality.

Patients receiving chlorthalidone had lower rates of major cardiovascular (CV) events and noncancer-related deaths vs those receiving hydrochlorothiazide.

Expanding ways to treat eye pain could reduce the burden on the emergency department (ED) and other areas of the health care system.

Extreme temperatures and hurricanes are strongly associated with worsening cardiovascular health, a study finds.

The FDA granted the Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation after reviewing the phase 1 safety and efficacy data.

The proof-of-concept study also identified key metabolites that correlated with pulmonary fibrosis diagnosis and disease progression.

Judge rules Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for minors unconstitutional; first consensus definition for long COVID aims to standardize diagnosis and care; pilot program for clinical trial diversity discontinued due to high cost and lack of impact.

The TRITON study is evaluating tremelimumab/durvalumab/chemotherapy vs pembrolizumab/chemotherapy in non–small lung cancer (NSCLC) with STK11 and/or KEAP1 and/or KRAS mutations.

Men are less likely than women to desire community when exercising, the authors found.

Case reports and systematic review found the combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy can effectively manage diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) associated with papillary thyroid carcinoma.

During the CMS Health Equity Conference, health care leaders shared groundbreaking strategies to integrate health equity into value-based care models, aiming to enhance patient outcomes and reduce costs.

The global burden of liver cancer is rising, and public health efforts for prevention, vaccination, and treatment to address underlying etiologies are needed, according to research presented at ASCO 2024.

Jeff Levin-Scherz, MD, MBA, population health leader at WTW, explains that obesity care in the US is inconsistent and costly, with significant gaps across Medicare, Medicaid, and employer-based insurance.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other interstitial lung diseases are more significantly associated with poor 30-day outcomes from COVID-19 compared with asthma.

The first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine has been approved for adults aged 50 to 59 years who are at increased risk.

Excessive dietary sodium intake is linked to increased prevalence and severity of atopic dermatitis (AD).

Findings from ASCO 2024 suggest deruxtecan (T-DXd) may become a preferred first-line treatment for patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-low metastatic breast cancer that progressed after endocrine therapy.

Patients with HIV who were more impacted by health disparities were less likely to find long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy appealing.

A dose escalation strategy for regorafenib could improve the cost-effectiveness of the medication in metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC).

The low-calorie sweetener was associated with incident major adverse cardiovascular event risk, according to one study.

Continuing with our Pride Month podcast series, in this episode we speak with Perry Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, and James F. Dougherty, VMD, MS, current member of Rutgers' Board of Governors.

The approval brings a new treatment option to pediatric patients with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, which is a form of arthritis affecting multiple joints at the same time.

Medicare Advantage plans can implement 3 simple steps to make sure that they are competitive in the modern Stars environment.

Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer disease drug donanemab unanimously earned the backing of FDA advisers; recent research found 323 active drug shortages in the first 3 months of 2024, marking the highest number since 2001; Microsoft and Google will offer free or discounted cybersecurity services to US rural hospitals to make them less vulnerable to cyberattacks.

Building on prior research, a team tackled mouse-model colon cancer with a novel nonviral nanovector to carry dual–messenger RNA (mRNA) immunogene therapy.

Melissa Jones, MD, shares insights into recent artificial intelligence (AI) innovations in the realm of sleep studies.