Long-term Cardiac-Related Mortality Likely Predicted by 30-Day Postsurgical Outcomes
April 18th 2022This study investigated long-term cardiac-related mortality as it relates to incidence of perioperative adverse cardiac events (excluding death) in the first 30 days after surgery among a short of patients who underwent non–cardiac-related surgery.
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Contributor: Reform Medicare’s Payment Policy to Expand Patient Access to Nonopioids
April 17th 2022Addressing the opioid crisis will require a strong, multifaceted approach that includes efforts to prevent addiction before it begins. By passing the NOPAIN Act, Congress can seize the win-win opportunity to reduce unnecessary exposure to opioids, while protecting—and expanding—a patient’s right to choose their own care.
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Dr Davey Daniel on Barriers Limiting Genomic Testing Use in Lung Cancer
April 17th 2022Davey Daniel, MD, chief medical officer, OneOncology, speaks on the knowledge, infrastructure, and payer-related barriers that are limiting the use of genomic testing in the management of patients with lung cancer.
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City of Hope’s Alvarnas: Payers Must Recognize Cancer Care Is Different
April 17th 2022Joseph Alvarnas, MD, vice president of government affairs at City of Hope and chief clinical adviser of AccessHope in Duarte, California, spoke March 4 at the closing session of the Association for Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) Annual Meeting & Cancer Business Summit in Washington, DC.
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Incremental Hemodialysis Provides Better Savings, Same Outcomes as Standard Hemodialysis
April 16th 2022Researchers found that implementing an incremental schedule for hemodialysis in patients with residual kidney disease produced similar clinical outcomes and significant savings for health systems compared with hemodialysis administered on a more traditional schedule.
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Dr Debra Patt Discusses Considering Strategies for Additional COVID-19 Boosters in Breast Cancer
April 16th 2022Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, executive vice president of Texas Oncology, addresses considerations for getting a second COVID-19 booster, or a fourth dose, among survivors of breast cancer or patients currently undergoing treatment as well as those who may be immunocompromised.
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Dapagliflozin Combo Is Not More Effective in Reducing PAH in Preclinical Study
April 16th 2022The study used rats with monocrotaline (MCT)-induced PAH to examine whether adding dapagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, would offer any add-on benefit when used with sildenafil.
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In Adults With EoE, Dilation May Mask Underlying Inflammation
April 15th 2022The study was conducted because information on the relationship between eosinophilic esophagitis (EOE) symptoms and biologic findings are limited, so researchers looked at the long-term effects of esophageal dilation, including patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures.
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Dr Stephen Rozzo Explains Real-world Study Design for Tildrakizumab in Psoriasis
April 15th 2022Stephen Rozzo, PhD, associate vice president and head, Biologics Medical Affairs, Sun Pharma, North America, spoke on the design of the 2 phase 4 real-world studies investigating severity and quality of life impact of tildrakizumab for the treatment of psoriasis.
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Expert: Better Harmony Is Needed to Prevent Compromised Specimens During CGP Testing
April 15th 2022Despite technological advancements, there are still many factors that can cause specimens for comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) testing to become compromised, potentially leading to inaccurate prognostic results, according to a recent webinar.
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Bristol Myers Squibb settles lawsuit on conspiring to block generic competition to HIV drugs; FDA grants emergency use authorization to a novel breath test that can detect COVID-19 within 3 minutes; health savings accounts (HSAs) are being used less effectively by minority and low-income populations.
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Experts Explore the Potential of Wearable Tech in T1D Management
April 15th 2022This new literature review explored the potential to enhance management for type 1 diabetes (T1D) through the adoption of physiological parameters measured by wearable and sensor-enabled health-related technology.
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ICER Examines Possible Policies Aimed at Sustaining Future Rare Disease Drug Development
April 14th 2022The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) and researchers at NORC at the University of Chicago released a white paper that looks at the future of affordability and sustainability of drug development for rare disease through the lens of 4 policy proposals.
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Higher Risk of CV Mortality Seen in Patients With MM Compared With General Population
April 14th 2022While studies have explored risks among patients with multiple myeloma, recent research is the first to compare cardiovascular mortality risk in multiple myeloma to that of the general population.
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Evidence, Support, and Education Needed to Drive Precision Oncology, Accenture’s Bogdan Says
April 14th 2022Accenture’s 2021 report, “The Future Is Now: How to Drive Precision Oncology Adoption," adds to the chorus calling for greater sharing of data and improved standardization, so that academic centers and community practices alike can continually improve data sets used worldwide.
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OneOncology’s Arrowsmith Looks Forward to Real-time Dynamics in Clinical Pathways
April 14th 2022Across OneOncology, says Edward Arrowsmith MD, MPH, clinical pathways offer a vehicle for physicians to agree on best practices and to implement them across the network. Early this year, Arrowsmith became medical director for Clinical Pathways, OneOncology.
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