Case Report Describes Youngest Recorded Patient With Intrahepatic Sarcomatoid Cholangiocarcinoma
September 24th 2022The rare condition can easily be confused with hepatocellular carcinoma, but immunohistochemical studies can help accurately diagnose intrahepatic sarcomatoid cholangiocarcinoma.
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Examining Biologic-Related Adverse Events in CRS With Nasal Polyps
September 23rd 2022Headaches, injection site reactions, and pharyngitis were the most common adverse events associated with the biologic therapies dupilumab, omalizumab, mepolizumab, and reslizumab in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps.
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Contributor: The Role of Patient Engagement in Creating Active Patients
September 23rd 2022As health care shifts reimbursement models from fee-for-service to value-based care, new terms and phrases have been surfacing across the industry. Two of the terms emerging with increased usage are “patient engagement” and an “active patient.” But what do they mean? And why are they important?
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A deal was reached to renew 5-year FDA user fee programs; children and adolescents with COVID-19 had a 60% increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D); states cannot penalize Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees for facilitating abortions permitted by federal law.
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Dr Hatim Husain Discusses HER2, Novel Therapy Exploration in Lung Cancer
September 23rd 2022During the Quality Cancer Care Alliance Summer 2022 National Leadership Summit, Hatim Husain, MD, discusses how HER2 exploration in lung cancer differs from that in breast cancer, as well as novel therapies being explored for HER2 and other disease targets.
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Advocate Discusses Surgical, Therapeutic Management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa
September 23rd 2022Athena Gierbolini, president of Hope for HS, a nonprofit advocacy group for those affected by hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), spoke on the surgical and therapeutic interventions she’s had for the management of HS.
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Childhood Trauma Not a Barrier to Successful Depression Treatment, Analysis Finds
September 22nd 2022Prior research has suggested that childhood trauma is linked with a poorer response to psychotherapy and prescription drug treatment for major depressive disorder, but a large meta-analysis suggested otherwise.
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Dr David Koren Discusses Barriers to Implementing Long-Acting Injectables for HIV
September 22nd 2022David E. Koren, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, AAHIVP, FIDSA, infectious disease clinical pharmacist at Temple University Hospital, explains the barriers both patients and providers face in implementing long-acting injectables for HIV.
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Dr Pichamol Jirapinyo Discusses Endoscopic Gastric Plication in Patients With NAFLD
September 22nd 2022Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, director of bariatric endoscopy fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital, explains the implications of her study on the effects of endoscopic gastric plication on liver fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
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About 200,000 more children have health insurance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic; if FDA-approved, bivalent COVID-19 vaccines for younger children are expected to become available by early to mid-October; a trial compared metformin plus sitagliptin, liraglutide, glimepiride, and insulin glargine for maintaining blood glucose levels.
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Phase 3 Trial Backs First-line Use of Cemiplimab With Chemotherapy in aNSCLC
September 21st 2022With these new findings coming from the EMPOWER-Lung 3 trial, the anti-programmed cell death-1 inhibitor cemiplimab is now just the second of its kind to show efficacy in these patients as both monotherapy and as a combination regimen, regardless of histology.
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Balancing Hopes for a Cure for SMA, DMD With Realistic Expectations
September 21st 2022A new study looks at the balancing act physicians and families must carry out when managing expectations at a time of great scientific advancement in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
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HHS declared a public health emergency in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Fiona; nearly 1 in 10 Americans suffered from depression in 2020, and a task force recommended doctors screen all adults aged younger than 65 for anxiety; advances in cancer research have led to reduced cancer death rates.
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Stakeholders Address Innovative Strategies Driving Cancer Outcomes in New Jersey
September 20th 2022Key stakeholders involved in the delivery of cancer care in New Jersey discuss strategies driving innovation in oncology and remaining challenges impeding their integration at the 70th Annual Roy A. Bowers Pharmaceutical Conference.
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The Importance of Tailored Care Management Programs for High-risk Patients
September 20th 2022On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with 2 authors of an article in the September issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®, which focused on the results of their evaluation of an intensive, community-based care management program for dual-eligible Medicaid ACO high-risk patients.
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Multiple Pegfilgrastim Administration Options Allow for Patient-Centric Model of Care
September 20th 2022With 6 pegfilgrastim biosimilars approved, and multiple administration options, a patient-centric model of pegfilgrastim administration should be possible for patients with cancer who require prophylaxis of febrile neutropenia.
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