Long COVID Disparities Revealed in New Study From England
March 18th 2025A new analysis out of England shows a considerable level of uncertainty among adults who think they could have long COVID, as well that levels of the chronic condition are disproportionately higher among certain socially disadvantaged groups.
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Solving the Transition Conundrum as More Children With Muscular Dystrophy Live to Adulthood
March 17th 2025Learning from examples like congenital heart disease and cystic fibrosis can help health systems and clinicians prepare to care for an influx of patients with neuromuscular diseases as they reach adulthood thanks to transformative therapy advances.
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For Neuromuscular Disease Community, an Era of Opportunities and Threats
March 17th 2025Robert Califf, MD, former commissioner of the FDA, delivered a keynote address at the 2025 Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinical & Scientific Conference that highlighted the enormous opportunities for progress in neuromuscular disease care amid a changing policy environment.
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More Care Doesn't Equal Happier Patients in Traditional Medicare
March 17th 2025Data on care satisfaction, ease managing care, and out-of-pocket spending were the outcomes of interest for this new analysis that investigated the relationship between healthcare utilization and beneficiary experience within traditional Medicare.
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Cancer Labels on Alcohol? Ireland, Where Pubs Still Rule, Will Have Them by Next Year
March 17th 2025As St. Patrick's Day brings global celebrations involving alcohol, Ireland looks forward to rethinking excess consumption with a new tool set to arrive next year: the world's most comprehensive alcohol warning label.
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2025 GPBCH Employer Symposia Set to Address Cardiovascular, MSK Challenges
March 17th 2025Tom Belmont, president and CEO, Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health (GPBCH) previews the upcoming employer symposia, which seeks to help employers navigate solutions for the management and prevention of cardiovascular and musculoskeletal disease.
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FDA Approves Expanded Indication of Eculizumab for Pediatric Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
March 15th 2025The FDA first approved eculizumab for use in adult patients with generalized myasthenia gravis in 2017, before expanding the indication to include pediatric patients who are 6 years or older and positive for antiacetylcholine receptor antibodies.
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The Impact of Cost Sharing on High-Value Care
March 14th 2025Michael Chernew, PhD, professor of health care policy and director of the Healthcare Markets and Regulation Lab, Harvard Medical School, shares how cost-sharing policies shape access to critical health care services and influence value-based insurance design.
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Tirzepatide and Semaglutide Improve Weight Loss, Cardiovascular Conditions, but Deemed Too Expensive
March 14th 2025Weight loss drugs like tirzepatide and semaglutide are growing in popularity and offer significant health benefits, but they are not cost-effective at their current prices, according to a new evaluation, placing economic burdens on patients with obesity in the US.
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Oz Confirmation Hearing Probes Vision for Medicaid but Coalesces Around Well-Being
March 14th 2025Mehmet Oz, MD, the nominee to lead CMS under the Trump administration, testified in a confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, where he found common ground on improving outcomes through healthier lifestyle choices but encountered repeated questions on potential Medicaid cuts.
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Neutrophil Subset Changes Give Insight Into First Mechanisms of MDS, AML
March 14th 2025The new findings are the first to describe distributions and perturbations of low-density granulocyte and normal-density neutrophil subsets in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and idiopathic cytopenia of unknown significance.
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Improving Patient Care in Dermatology Through Data, Innovation, Advocacy: AAD 2025 Recap
March 14th 2025Experts discussed advancements in dermatology treatment while emphasizing the value of in-person collaboration and professional rejuvenation at the American Academy of Dermatology 2025 conference.
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PAH Treatment Benefits Extend to Patients With Repaired Congenital Heart Disease
March 14th 2025Historical data show the prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adult patients with congenital heart disease ranges from 4% to 28%, according to studies from the US and Europe—and that the prevalence of these comorbid condition is on the rise.
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Atezolizumab, Immunogenic Chemotherapy Combination Shows Promise for DLBCL Treatment
March 14th 2025An early pilot trial suggests that combining atezolizumab (tecectriq) with rituximab (Rituxan), gemcitabine (gemzar) and oxaliplatin (eloxatin; GemOx; R-GemOx+Atezo) could be a well-tolerated and effective treatment option in non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Study Limitations, Future Research Directions on Telemental Health Disparities Among Children
March 14th 2025Areas for further research suggested by Xin Hu, PhD, MSPH, include examining differences in telemental health uptake between new and existing patients and exploring how these differences vary across demographic subgroups.
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