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Investigators concluded that early palliative care may be needed for more patients with multiple myeloma (MM) as pain can manifest in different ways and severity levels depending on disease state, suggesting that a more individualized approach is critical for pain management.

Data from 22 studies were collected on reported hair loss with isotretinoin treatment, showing a hair loss frequency of 3.2% for patients receiving <0.5 mg/kg/day and a frequency of 5.7% for patients receiving ≥0.5 mg/kg/day.

Drugs targeting pulmonary arterial hypertension often do not have clinical or functional benefits, a meta-analysis shows, for patients with comorbid pulmonary (PH) hypertension/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

A new settlement is reached in the Purdue Pharma opioid lawsuit; the US Surgeon General sets out to tackle online health misinformation; Florida poised to enact the state's strictest abortion ban yet.

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The panel said the prior authorization system was intended not just to make sure treatments are necessary but also to ensure that practices get paid; however, it needs a lot of work.

Patients with severe atopic dermatitis showed significant associations with concomitant contact dermatitis and immune dysfunction after undergoing a multidisciplinary evaluation between allergy, immunology, and dermatology specialists.

A recent literature review found that balance training conducted via virtual reality is beneficial at improving symptoms in Parkinson disease.

Not all Guillain-Barré cases are associated with infection, and studies have suggested a link between the rare disorder and certain cancers, including lymphomas.

A recent study found that men, smokers, and older people are more likely to have asthma symptoms without a diagnosis of asthma, which can likely be attributed to other factors regarding their overall health.

A session on industry reconfiguration covered differed business models for oncology, including payer acquisition of networks and collaboration with academic centers and primary care.

Although thousands of new substance use disorder treatment facilities that offer medication for opioid use disorder were opened between 2017 and 2020, the proportion of facilities that also offered HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing hardly changed.

Releuko, a filgrastim biosimilar developed by Kashiv Biosciences and Amneal Pharmaceuticals, becomes the third filgrastim biosimilar to be approved by the FDA.

A recent study demonstrates certain driver mutations in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may shorten disease-free survival after combination neoadjuvant immunotherapy and chemotherapy.

A bill to provide late-fee warnings to Medicare beneficiaries was introduced; Pfizer is expected to provide 10 million COVID-19 antiviral pills to low- and middle-income nations; a Texas judge halts an investigation into a 16-year-old girl receiving gender-affirming treatment.

New data revealed that among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) may raise the risk of severe hypoglycemia episodes.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Marcelina Jasmine Silva, DO, discusses her recent work on prolonged cessation of chronic opioid analgesic therapy among patients with chronic noncancer pain.

The session opened the 48th Annual Meeting and Cancer Center Business Summit, which is the first in-person meeting in 2 years for the Association of Community Cancer Centers. The meeting is taking place March 2-4 in Washington, DC.

Robert Gabbay, MD, PhD, of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), talks about the impact that finerenone could have on patients with kidney disease and diabetes.

Abstracts presented at a recent meeting of allergists and immunologists explored early factors in disease development of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) as well as symptoms reported by parents and children.

A phase 3 trial showed that nirsevimab was effective in preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated lower respiratory tract infection in healthy late-preterm and term infants.

Soumya Chakravarty, MD, PhD, FACP, FACR, strategic lead of the Rheumatology Therapeutic Area at Janssen, discussed the interlinked pathophysiology of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and the involvement of inflammatory mediators for both conditions.

The results of a new longitudinal analysis cast doubt on the utility of serial interferon assessment.

Camille Hertzka, vice president, head of oncology, US Medical, AstraZeneca, discusses why it is important to test for HRR gene mutation status and appropriateness of olaparib use in patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

The nasal polyposis quality of life (NPQ) questionnaire was shown to be valid, reliable, and sensitive to individual changes in evaluating the health-related quality of life of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

From one-stop testing and treatment sites to boosting research and surveillance, Biden administration health officials expanded on the COVID-19 plan the president announced in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, but the plan will require additional funding from Congress.

NAACOS announced the launch of the ACO REACH Coalition; US lawmakers signed a letter asking PhRMA President Stephen Ubl to explain the cause of drug price increases; of 222 Montana schools, 110 reported at least 1 sink or water fountain with lead levels above 15 parts per billion.

Thermo Fisher Scientific will begin accepting submissions for grant proposals focusing on molecular profiling in cancer spaces, where applicants could receive up to $200,000 in funding.

A recent review found that families caring for a loved one with kidney failure lack information and continuity of care from health care professionals.

The economic burden of rare diseases based on direct, indirect, and mortality-related costs is 10 times greater than the burden for mass market diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and this burden increases when no treatment is available.