The Argument Against Routine Antibiotics for Patients With Nonsevere COVID-19
May 19th 2025Over 500,000 US patients hospitalized with nonsevere COVID-19 saw no clinically significant benefit and potential harm associated with routine early antibiotic treatment, supporting antibiotic stewardship to limit unnecessary use.
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The Role of Transplant in the Era of Novel MM Therapies: Harsh Parmar, MD
May 17th 2025Novel therapies for multiple myeloma (MM), including chimeric antigen receptor T-cell and bispecific antibodies, extend lives but raise concerns about treatment costs and adherence, and they haven't replaced stem cell transplantation, Harsh Parmar, MD, of Hackensack University Medical Center, explains.
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Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Events With Acalabrutinib vs Ibrutinib in CLL in Real-World Study
May 17th 2025The real-world data showed lower rates of atrial fibrillation and hypertension associated with the second-generation Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor among patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
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Employers Look to Peer Insights, Networking at GPBCH Annual Conference: Tom Belmont, CAP
May 17th 2025Employers discover innovative strategies for enhancing employee engagement and access to care at the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health (GPBCH) Annual Conference, fostering actionable dialogue and collaboration.
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Racial Disparities in Ovarian Cancer Could Increase as Trends Point to Access Barriers: CK Wang, MD
May 16th 2025CK Wang, MD, chief medical officer of COTA, highlights how a lack of screening tools and declining ob-gyn pipeline can compound historical disparities seen in Black women's access to care.
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Delandistrogene Moxeparvovec Shows Long-Term Safety, Tolerability in Pooled Trial Data
May 16th 2025Delandistrogene moxeparvovec demonstrated a manageable safety profile across clinical trials for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), with most adverse events emerging within 90 days of infusion.
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Specialty Drug Users to Gain Relief Under Medicare Reforms
May 16th 2025A new analysis looked at estimated out-of-pocket costs for etanercept, ustekinumab, and ibrutinib, specialty drugs that often represent a significant cost burden for Medicare Part D beneficiaries and which were selected for 2026 drug price negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Dual Therapy Appears to Benefit Patients With Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pulmonary Hypertension
May 15th 2025The combination of antifibrotic therapy and pulmonary vasodilator therapy improved transplant-free survival but had no significant impact on exercise capacity in pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension.
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Rozanolixizumab for gMG Approved in Japan for Self-Administration
May 15th 2025The approval marks the second international approval for rozanolixizumab (Rystiggo; UCB Pharma) for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), behind the February EU approval of 2 self-administration approvals for the neonatal Fc receptor monoclonal antibody: an infusion pump and manual push with a syringe.
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