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Expanding Medicare coverage for obesity drugs; tens of thousands of doctors begin 3-day strike; a surge in Black infant deaths in 2020 highlights racial disparities.

People with muscle-specific kinase myasthenia gravis appear to have more active antibody responses in general, the study found.

Manmeet Ahluwalia, MD, MBA, chief, Solid Tumor Medical Oncology; deputy director; and chief scientific officer at Miami Cancer Institute, addressed disparities in genomic testing among minority patients with cancer, as well as equitable care strategies at his organization’s Center for Equity in Cancer Care & Research.

Abstracts presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology conference examined how ethnic and language barriers in respiratory care affect Hispanic patients, with results showing the need for improved asthma care.

Using a clustering algorithm, researchers were able to identify inflammatory and noninflammatory subsets of the disease, which may account for varying responses to certain treatments.

The researchers noted that their study is the first to assess the ability of noninvasive variables, both resting- and exercise-based, to identify pulmonary hypertension in interstitial lung disease.

A group of researchers detailed a case of acquired hemophilia A (AHA) following infection and again following vaccination, and provided additional insights through their systematic review of available data.

A new report found only about 2.8% of people with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) have JAK2 mutations.

Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH, medical director of the Crohn's and Colitis Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, spoke on antibiotic use and other risk factors for the development of Clostridioides difficile infection.

The authors said it is the first study of epidemiology and real-world treatment in Germany.

Members of the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) Alternative Payment Coalition discussed strategies for succeeding in value-based care and voiced concerns surrounding the upcoming Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM) during a panel discussion at the ACCC 2023 Annual Meeting and Business Summit.

The findings, published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, add to the evidence that the shift to precision medicine is built on data that have not included sufficient numbers of patients of color.

A session at the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) 2023 Annual Meeting and Cancer Center Business Summit highlighted ongoing issues in oncology policy and payment, from the Cures 2.0 Act to 340B drug reimbursement.

Body mass index and nadir CD4 count were major factors in SARS-CoV-2 humoral immune repertoire among people with HIV.

In a recent webinar, health care experts discussed how addressing social determinants of health by investing in various areas can benefit patients and payers.

When a series of winter storms in Austin, Texas, in February 2021, 62% of children with epilepsy were negatively affected, according to a new study.

Jeff Hunnicutt, CEO of Highlands Oncology Group, explains the 2 risk options provided under the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM) and why the mandatory downside risk might give pause to practices that saw some success in the Oncology Care Model.

A meta-analysis and review of 9 randomized trials found high-quality evidence demonstrating the benefits of dupilumab in patients with severe atopic dermatitis.

These new findings suggest that variability in factor VIII (FVIII) half-life in patients, though impacted by all 3 factors, is largely attributed to variability in the clearance of endogenous von Willebrand factor (VWF).

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A study of Navy sailors and Marines from the United States found that only 7.7% of participants had neutralizing antibodies for the Omicron variant 8 months after vaccination.

Biden’s proposed budget emphasizes expanding health care and lowering drug costs; nasal spray zavegepant (Zavzpret) approved for treating adults with acute migraine; updated guidelines may help more women detect breast cancer early on.

Myasthenia gravis affects about 60,000 individuals in the United States.

As scientists are identifying molecular alterations in patients with later-stage cancers that may be targets in earlier-stage disease, next-generation sequencing is being utilized more in the first-line setting, noted Sigrun Hallmeyer, MD, medical oncologist with Advocate Health.

A new study examining sleep irregularity and sleep duration found that sleep irregularity was associated with several indictors of heart disease.

The prevalence of comorbidities in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including impaired kidney function, are predictors of long-term mortality, study finds.

Kevin Davies, PhD, executive editor, The CRISPR Journal and GEN Biotechnology, discusses how CRISPR has evolved from the initial discovery of the double helix to now, with the technology holding great promise for both genetic diseases and cancers.

Researchers found that only 8 of 18 HIV risk assessment models have been externally validated and show moderate-to-good discrimination ability for HIV infection prediction.

A session at the ACCC 2023 Annual Meeting and Cancer Center Business Summit addressed the promise and potential drawbacks of multicancer early detection (MCED) testing for patients in the primary care setting.

In the first keynote session at the ACCC 2023 Annual Meeting and Cancer Center Business Summit, the history of CRISPR genome editing and its potential in cancer and other settings took center stage.