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The province of Newfoundland and Labrador and the territory of Yukon both announced biosimilar switching policies, bringing Canada to a total of 10 out of 13 jurisdictions have a policy in place.

Differentiating type 1 and type 2 diabetes care is a major issue that needs better understanding, said Kevan Herold, MD, professor of immunobiology and medicine at Yale School of Medicine

The ruling does not completely get rid of all preventive services coverage under the Affordable Care Act; it only applies to updates or new recommendations made by the US Preventative Services Task Force since March 2010.

Although they note that their risk combination model needs validation, investigators argue that their insights should guide recommendations for risk stratification and management of these patients.

Judicious use of caplacizumab (Cablivi) can reduce the risk of severe bleeding and help manage costs associated with the therapy in patients living with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).

More adults are being prescribed medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; Gun injuries soared early in the COVID-19 pandemic; Studies link mysterious hepatitis outbreak in children to infection from adeno-associated virus 2.

Female patients were most likely to experience onset of triple-negative myasthenia gravis (MG) between ages 0 to 9 years.

Samyukta Mullangi, MD, MBA, oncology fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and incoming medical director at Thyme Care, spoke on how her organization’s tech platform incorporates social determinants of health (SDOH) in care navigation to ensure high quality care and treatment.

Assessing both physical and emotional functioning scales within cancer quality-of-life questionnaires at diagnosis may help predict survival in patients with lung cancer, a recent study found.

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Idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel) led to significantly longer PFS and better therapy responses than standard regimens for patients with triple-class–exposed relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma.

Despite the approval of dupilumab (Dupixent) in September 2022, there is an ongoing dearth of clinically effective treatments for prurigo nodularis, prompting the present investigation of the monoclonal antibody for the chronic inflammatory skin condition.

In part 1 of this 2-part series on health equity in the treatment of psoriasis, Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, and Bryan Buckley, DrPH, discuss how providers can address disparities in care, specifically with race, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds in mind.

The 2021 recommendations for diabetes and prediabetes screening led to a 14.8% proportionate increase in the total US population eligible for screening, compared with the 2015 guidelines.

Payers are looking to roll back on paperwork requirements for prior authorization (PA); CMS and Medicare Advantage (MA) insurers battle over new regulations; Johnson & Johnson (J&J) falls behind Pfizer and GSK for vaccine approval.

A study conducted in China found that participants who used a smartphone application had improved insomnia severity compared with those who received sleep education.

A review based on an expert panel discussion highlights a need for the inclusion of older patients in studies of immune checkpoint inhibitors for the first-line treatment of advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Hemarthropathy in multiple joints is a common feature of more severe forms of hemophilia, with the ankle joint often being reported as the main site of pain.

The FDA has granted full approval to pembrolizumab for the treatment of some patients with unresectable or metastatic microsatellite instability–high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair–deficient (dMMR) solid tumors that have progressed following previous treatment.

This study of the public health landscape in New York City investigated the interplay between social determinants of health (SDOH), chronic health conditions, and inequities in social factors, with a focus on cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Spirometry could aid physicians in identifying patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that are at high risk of cardiovascular disease, a study finds.

The ruling of Braidwood Management v Becerra puts HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) coverage at risk, potentially leading to more than 2000 preventable HIV infections in the coming year.

The incidence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)–positive acute respiratory infection (ARI) was found to be significant in the period prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in older adults.

Kathy Oubre, MS, CEO of Pontchartrain Cancer Center, discusses patient advocacy and legislative issues that will continue to define the future of community oncology.

The FDA approves over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone that will be available in late summer; the World Health Organization (WHO) might consider obesity drugs “essential” in upcoming review; the WHO updates COVID-19 vaccine recommendations.

Two posters presented at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) annual meeting evaluated misconceptions and addressed concerns around the use of biosimilars in dermatology.

The tool can help clinicians stratify patients into high-risk and low-risk categories.

New data underscore the long-term implications of immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) and atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome (aHUS), both rare diseases.

Older age was also a risk factor for hospitalization and death in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) who contract COVID-19, the investigators found.

Research showed that screening 10-year-old adolescents who are at high risk of type 1 diabetes (T1D) for islet autoantibodies could predict future development of T1D.