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State courts in South Carolina and Idaho ruled in opposite ways on abortion bans; virtual COVID-19 diagnostic and treatment launches in community; generic methylphenidate medication shortages negatively impact ADHD treatment.

We want to make it easy for our patients to manage and navigate the financial toxicity they encounter from their cancer care, noted Mike Koroscik, MBA, MHA, vice president of oncology, Allina Health and the Allina Health Cancer Institute.

A substudy of the Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes trial, which compared 3 highly effective, reversible methods of contraception, concluded that women assigned either a copper intrauterine device or the levonorgestrel implant may have had condomless sex more frequently than women assigned to intramuscular depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate.

Patients who receive a diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) require an empathetic approach from their primary care physician when receiving the diagnosis and evaluating options, according to recent study findings.

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With previous research showing that having a history of infection can lead to loss of autoimmunity, Swedish researchers set out to investigate a potential link between prior infection and development of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).

The efficacy and safety of sacubitril/valsartan, the angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor, was investigated among a patient population who had heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and currently receiving maintenance hemodialysis (MHD).

This new study from Iran investigated outcomes following treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with macitentan compared with bosentan.

There are still barriers to mental health care, in both the medical and outside worlds, noted Debra Delaney, MSN, FNP-BC, primary care nurse practitioner at ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute.

In the last 2 years, half of women reported needing mental health services compared with only 35% of men. Women who needed mental health care cited provider availability and cost, especially for those who are uninsured, to be 2 major barriers to receiving care.

The development of 2 panels measuring levels of tumor-associated autoantibodies (TAAbs) has promise for predicting therapeutic response and adverse events for patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after immune checkpoint inhibitor–based treatment.

Abstract findings presented at the 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting showed that patients with moderate to severe psoriasis achieved improvement in work-/study-related productivity with tildakizumab vs placebo after only 2 doses.

Findings of a Mendelian randomization analysis showed that greater body mass index as a child and adult and incidence of smoking were associated with an increased risk of psoriasis, whereas having more education was cited as a potential protective factor against development.

HHS updated guidance for states using Medicaid managed care to manage nonmedical needs; anxieties surrounding new variants rise amidst underreported COVID-19 cases in China, which defended its counts; public health campaigns try new strategies to increase trust and promote immunizations.

Investigators writing in BMJ Open called for “a complete restoration of FOURIER trial data.” Amgen, the maker of evolocumab, said it stood by the data.

This study investigated the effects of antimicrobial therapy among patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received immunotherapy with a checkpoint inhibitor or chemotherapy plus immunotherapy (CIT).

Michael Thompson, president and CEO of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions (National Alliance), addressed the current state of health equity strategies in the workplace and how employers can better address inequities in their benefit designs, programs, and policies in the near future.

A study showed that Canadian women living with HIV were less likely to get vitamin D through dairy consumption, but more likely to take vitamin D supplements, compared with women without HIV.

Despite chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) being associated with poor mental health and depression, most older adults report being free of mental illness or substance abuse, a new study has found.

A Hispanic community health study is the first of its kind to evaluate the prevalence and determinants of e-cigarette use among Hispanic and Latino populations living in the United States.

Dual-regimen abortion pills authorized for pharmacy sale by FDA; health professionals turn a critical eye to US concerns about COVID-19 in China while domestic cases rise here as vaccination rates drop; drug manufacturers are collectively raising prices early this month on medications from autoimmune treatments to shingles vaccines to cancer treatments.

New study findings show that internalized problems such as anxiety and depression were found at higher levels in children and infants who had a diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

With mixed findings from previous studies focused on atopic dermatitis and the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as a treatment modality, investigators modified an existing online CBT intervention to account for the lack of clinical psychologists in the dermatological space.

Approximately 14,280 more US patients with psoriasis were estimated to initiate a biologic in Spring than in other seasons, and over 840 more biologic users switched in Spring than in Winter.

A clinical trial found that the prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) was not associated with the use of metformin.

The Chinese government warns of backlash for countries requiring COVID-19 testing of travelers from China; monoclonal antibody drugs show some promise against infectious diseases, but costs need to be lower; the role of FDA and Biogen in approving Alzheimer drug Aduhelm is detailed in a scathing Congressional committee report.

Our top coverage from this year’s San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) included updated data on tamoxifen and trastuzumab deruxtecan, treatments long proven effective in the breast cancer space.

With data collection beginning on January 1, 2023, most health systems are not prepared for CMS’ new glycemia measures, and those that are will likely be floored by the results, according to the chief medical officer at Glytec.

The top 5 most-read rheumatology articles of 2022 covered the topics of management of inflammatory arthritis and new inflammatory protein identification.

The top 5 most-read articles on AJMC.com for 2022 covered COVID-19, the first treatment for repigmentation in vitiligo, migraine care, and vitamin D supplementation for patients with multiple myeloma.