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In a recent presentation featured at the Midwest Business Group on Health's Mental Health Forum, an expert shed light on the evolving landscape shaped by the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Treatment Act.

The higher burden of comorbidities in patients with both HIV and pulmonary hypertension (PH) led to worse outcomes, including mortality.

The analysis revealed that viral hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) had a distinct microbial signature vs non-viral HCC, although only hepatitis B virus–related HCC showed a significantly diverse tumor microbiome.

Improvement across all asthma control parameters was achieved after 12 months of biologic treatment, according to one study.

Outside of a gait laboratory, this investigation compared gait pattern differences between children who have Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and their typically developing counterparts to gain more real-world data of DMD-associated gait characteristics.

Test your knowledge of the studies published in the February 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care. Can you get all of the questions right?

Survey highlights widespread opposition to Alabama's law restricting in vitro fertilization (IVF) access; investigation focuses on potential anticompetitive practices; Medicare weighs options for implementing a new program to deliver healthy meals to seniors with chronic conditions.

Investigators say the findings could lead to new therapeutic targets.

Investigators are optimistic about bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), especially the possibility of combining different BsAbs with distinct targets for stronger treatment outcomes.

This most recent analysis from the CheckMate 9LA trial provides 4-year follow-up data on patients with stage IV metastatic/recurrent non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) randomized to treatment with nivolumab plus ipilimumab and chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone.

Congress is unlikely to include many major health care priorities in the next government funding package; many adults continue to see racism as a problem across aspects of US society; the Endocrine Society will review its clinical guidelines for gender-affirming care.

An on-body delivery system approved last fall for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) has seen rapid uptake and is now being studied for use with isatuximab.

The Democratic Women’s Caucus is urging insurers to comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) contraception requirement to cover birth control without cost sharing.

Patients with HIV who have suppressed viral loads and pre-existing resistance will be able to use bictegravir with this FDA approval.

Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) who were also frail were found to have worse survival when compared with patients who weren’t frail.

Patrick Vermersch, MD, PhD, joined The American Journal of Managed Care® for an interview on promising data from a phase 2 clinical trial on frexalimab in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and associated neurodegeneration.

The findings add complexity to questions about the long-term impact of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) therapy.

Patients with cancer express shock and anxiety over the recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court regarding frozen embryos; doctors are beginning to charge fees for administrative tasks; some universities are implementing accelerated nursing programs to help with the shortage.

A recent study identified a significant association between psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease. This link also applied to IBD subtypes: Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis.

The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) was found to be a potential predictor of the prognosis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who discontinued ibrutinib had higher rates of adverse events compared with those who continued the therapy, the authors found.

This week's news from the Center on Health Equity and Access discusses racial disparities in prostate cancer outcomes, the impact of access to cancer care on racial gaps in CLL/SLL outcomes, the effects of 340B programs on drug pricing and health care disparities, the role of mental illness in maternal mortality rates, and racial bias and diagnosis disparities in bipolar disorder.

Patients with ovarian cancer living in rural areas reported less improvement in psychological function compared with patients living in urban areas in the year following ovarian cancer diagnosis.

Other viral infections, including Epstein-Barr virus and hepatitis C, have already been linked with primary hepatic lymphoma, the authors said.

Women with alopecia areata (AA), especially those with severe symptoms and lower income, face significant financial burden managing the condition.

The bispecific antibody is used to treat patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (R/R MM) who have achieved and maintained a complete response for at least 6 months; this approval allows a dosing frequency of 1.5 mg/kg every 2 weeks.

The House Democratic Women’s Caucus wrote a letter urging insurers to comply with both contraceptive coverage requirements and recent Biden administration guidance; several pharmacy chains are experiencing disruptions following a hack at Change Healthcare, UnitedHealth’s technology unit; the FDA said it is not planning to take a tougher stance against clinical trial reporting requirement noncompliance.

In part 3 of our interview with James Robinson, PhD, MPH, he discusses the need for reforms to commercial insurance that reflect the changes to Medicare under the Inflation Reduction Act, how the 340B drug pricing program has veered widely from its original goals, and ongoing cost sharing struggles among patients, insurers, hospitals, and drug companies.

In honor of Black History Month, Leesha Ellis-Cox, MD, MPH, sheds light on the racial disparities in mental health care and the prevalence of misdiagnosis.

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