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The latest approval of lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel) in mantle cell lymphoma provides another treatment option and continues the tremendous advances in treatment for patients, said Christopher Flowers, MD, of MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Synthesizing 11 qualitative studies, authors present a nuanced picture of how patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), and the health care professionals (HCPs) who treat them, feel about using social media platforms as a self-management tool—and where improvements can be made.

The authors said their analysis should help clinicians better monitor patients for potential adverse events.

Researchers say their findings will help inform treatment protocols for this patient population, as questions remain about optimal duration of these treatments following first-line treatment with pyridostigmine.

US tuberculosis (TB) programs have helped to identify those with TB and latent TB infection and ensure they completed treatment; FDA advisers instructed that the COVID-19 vaccine Americans will receive in the fall should target the JN.1 strain; lawmakers are divided over the CMS nursing home staffing mandate.

Posters presented at SLEEP 2024 found reduced total sleep time among adolescents on weeknights, leading to less total sleep, as well as a link between lower sleep duration and poor mental health.

Young and educated men who have sex with men (MSM) were more likely to use self-testing for HIV.

A session at the SLEEP 2024 Annual Meeting discussed the various inequities in sleep that persist in individuals who are incarcerated, attend university, or work at hospitals.

Patients in dental settings had a comparable uptake of point-of-care HIV tests when compared with non-specialized health settings.

Phase 1 trial results indicate that combining inotuzumab ozogamicin with dose-adjusted EPOCH chemotherapy could offer a safe, well-tolerated, and effective treatment option for patients with relapsed or refractory CD22+ B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or lymphoma (R/R B-ALL).

Posters presented at ASCO 2024 found positive responses in the prediction of tumor types and prognostic outcomes in patients with advanced solid tumors and HR+/HER2-negative (HER2–) metastatic breast cancer.

This investigation sprung from a lack of current knowledge on the impact of nonmalignant results following thoracic surgery for lung cancer, according to the authors.

US News releases ranking of the best 53 hospitals across 26 states serving socioeconomically disadvantaged communities with high-quality care.

Associations between ambient air pollutants and dry eye could have been mitigated during the pandemic.

The multinational, open-label, controlled, randomized, crossover, phase 3 TAK-755 (NCT03393975) trial demonstrated superior efficacy and safety of recombinant ADAMTS13 as prophylaxis in patients with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP) compared with standard therapy.

FDA advisers have voted against the use of MDMA as a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment; House members have expressed support for the 340B drug discount program but disagreed on whether it needs tighter regulation; a federal judge sided with SCAN Health Plan over CMS about incorrect 2024 Star Rating calculations.

Patients with breast cancer who participate in a tailored exercise program after surgery have better shoulder function after 1 month compared with those who received usual care.

A symposium held at the SLEEP 2024 Annual Meeting discussed updates in narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia treatment, specifically in guidelines for treatment and testing in this population.

Use of sodium oxybate and low-sodium oxybate led to meaningful improvements in patients with hypersomnia and narcolepsy regardless of comorbidities.

Ravin Ratan, MD, MEd, MD Anderson, delves into how treatment paradigms and considerations differ between adult patients and pediatric patients who have soft tissue sarcomas.

Chief Health Equity Officer and Senior Vice President Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, of the American Medical Association (AMA), delivered a powerful plenary session at the CMS Health Equity conference exploring the changes sparked by pivotal moments within the last 5 years.

The coalition said, however, that patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in the myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) space will be most meaningful if they are collected rigorously and if the data are transparent.

When patients are treated in primary care for high blood pressure, sociodemographic factors sway the rates at which they access patient portals, investigators found. This could influence their hypertension outcomes.

The new data shed light on long-term outcomes for patients receiving duvelisib, although the investigators said the treatment landscape has also shifted significantly since the original trial.

The relationships among bipolar disorder, sleep, and circadian rhythms were emphasized in a panel held at SLEEP 2024.

Expansion of Medicaid coverage will now include all-in-one mental health and substance use clinics; 61% of adults are estimated to have cardiovascular disease (CVD) by 2050; the FDA has taken a historic step in potential psychedelic drug approval.

The session held at SLEEP 2024 focused on the challenges of collecting data on sleep and circadian rhythms in adolescents, as well as the difference between home and lab measurements.

Combining the anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody with a standard backbone triplet should be the new standard of care for newly diagnosed patients not eligible for transplant, said lead investigator Thierry Facon, MD.

An analysis drawing on data from the 2021 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) highlights that a significant portion of telehealth visits were for mental health services despite the overall telehealth utilization being relatively low.

The Hospital Frailty Risk Score, Secondary Care Administrative Records Frailty index, and the frailty syndromes measures were able to assess frailty in patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC).