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Jill Hutt, vice president of member services at the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health, explains the importance of offering the Diabetes Prevention Program online.

Melissa Andel, principal at CommonHealth Solutions, previewed her session on policy making and pricing reform at the upcoming Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy's annual meeting.

Melissa Johnson, MD, program director of Lung Cancer Research at Sarah Cannon, explains factors inhibiting uptake of next-generation sequencing testing among patients with lung cancer.

Patients aged 75 years and older who received a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis 2 years ago or less had the highest risk of developing primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).

The FDA accepts an application for a drug to treat amyotriphic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for review; vaccines have been found to reduce people’s risk for developing long COVID-19; COTA announces Miruna Sasu, PhD, as its new president and CEO.

Drawing on over a decade’s worth of data, new research shows that the 10-year survival of over 9000 patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) was 57%.

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Robert Sidbury, MD, MPH, chief, Division of Dermatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, spoke on considerations for dermatologists in seeking payer coverage of novel, expensive therapies for atopic dermatitis.

The researchers conducted the study in order to clarify the role of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in adrenal suppression.

To enable a more personalized and proactive approach to pediatric antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), investigators assessed electronic medical records of 21 children.

A recent study found that higher temperatures were associated with worse breathing symptoms and low temperatures were associated with symptoms of bronchitis in participants with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Angela Storseth-Cooper, associate director, Government Relations & Public Policy, The US Oncology Network, discusses state-level legislation that community oncology practices can leverage to address issues involving pharmacy benefit managers and the vertical integration of health plans and specialty pharmacies.

This study enrolled 80 middle-aged patients with stage A heart failure and evaluated them for improvements in several cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors through high-intensity interval training (HIIT) for 1 year and omega-3 fatty acid supplementation.

Lower risk of discontinuation was found with ustekinumab vs the biologics adalimumab, secukinumab, and ixekizumab, in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe psoriasis.

The annual spring meeting of AMCP 2022 will include keynote sessions on health care and marketplace trends and the specialty pharmaceutical pipeline, with a featured preconference session on bias in health care.

The World Health Organization warns of long-term health impacts from the Ukraine crisis; states sign legislation aimed at curbing abortion access; over 14 million Americans signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.

Despite progress in chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, further research is needed to fully understand and overcome CAR T-cell exhaustion and improve outcomes.

Patients switched from the originator product maintained their clinical outcomes and remissions status while biologic-naïve patients recorded positive responses and remission outcomes after initiating infliximab-dyyb.

Investigators confirmed an association between fatty liver disease related to metabolic dysfunction (MAFLD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), and stressed a greater focus on treating MAFLD is needed to help manage risks.

The authors of a new study say patients with certain mutations appear to respond to zanubrutinib, which had a favorable safety profile.

This interim data analysis from the phase 3 DESTINY-Breast03 trial evaluated progression-free survival, overall survival, objective response, and safety between patients with metastatic breast cancer (mBC) progression following previous treatment failure.

Investigators assessed potential biomarkers associated with poorly controlled asthma among patients in Tunisia.

Using statins led to a lower risk of parkinsonism, according to new research, which also found that statin use had an affect on the buildup of placques in the brain.

Sublingual immunotherapy with Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus extract was associated with significant improvements in disease severity among patients with atopic dermatitis sensitized to the house dust mite.

A recommendation to test for the mutation aligns with calls to identify biomarkers in cholangiocarcinoma to guide treatment.

A recent study found that sleep quality deteriorated in patients whose pain levels increased while in the preoperative period.

Coverage of COVID-19 tests and treatment bills halted for uninsured; Moderna low-dose vaccine in children under 6 years of age shows promise in early clinical trial findings; Pfizer recalls blood pressure medications due to potential carcinogen.

Roxana Siles, MD, FAAAAI, codirector of the Asthma Center at Cleveland Clinic, discusses the challenges of managing patients with chronic cough.

Psychological distress has been shown to impact physical health, and proactive treatment of impaired vision might be one way to mitigate the risk of distress in older populations.

Improving the prevention and diagnosis of primary Clostridioides difficile infection in older adults could reduce mortality and economic burden, according to recent research.