Dr JT Lew Explores the Barriers to MS Medication Access
September 3rd 2024JT Lew, PharmD, MBA, highlights that the primary challenges for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in accessing prescribed medications include dealing with the shock of the diagnosis, navigating complex health plan benefits and out-of-pocket costs, and experiencing delays due to insurance barriers.
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Combatting the Opioid Epidemic: Insights From the Front Lines
September 2nd 2024September is National Recovery Month, and we are bringing you another limited-edition month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In this first episode, we speak with Michael Lynch, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and an attending emergency physician and medical toxicologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
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Cost in Cardiovascular Care: ESC 2024
September 2nd 2024A heart failure program with a multidisciplinary team provides statistically significant improvements, and 2 countries determine the current prices of semaglutide are not cost-effective for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients with obesity, according to abstracts at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2024.
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New Data Suggest Screening Heart Disease by Identifying Plaque, Not Just Risk
September 2nd 2024"Now we can actually focus and look at the disease itself, treat the heart disease itself, which is the plaque in the coronary arteries, as opposed to treating the risk of disease," Amir Ahmadi, MD, Mount Sinai, says in an interview at the European Society for Cardiology Congress.
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The Fine Arts of Finerenone Use in Heart Failure
September 2nd 2024Finerenone's approval by the FDA to treat type 2 diabetes–associated chronic kidney disease was supported by data from the phase 2 FIDELIO-DKD trial; now, the results of FINEARTS-HF show real-world application for patients living with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction or mildly reduced ejection fraction.
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Dr Deepak Bhatt: Empagliflozin Shows No Increased Kidney Risk After Acute Myocardial Infarction
September 2nd 2024Deepak Bhatt, MD, Mount Sinai Heart, highlights the kidney-specific outcomes of the pivotal EMPACT-MI clinical trial in an interview at the 2024 European Society of Cardiology Congress.
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Tackling Obesity for Heart Health: A Global Weight Crisis
September 1st 2024The obesity epidemic is a global crisis, with experts from around the world emphasizing the importance of short-term strategies, long-term solutions, and multidisciplinary collaboration as they advocate for the heart health of their patients.
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Improving HIV Outcomes Through Medicaid Expansion
September 1st 2024At the 25th International AIDS Conference, Emmanuel Nazaire Essam, MD, MPH, presented the analysis, "Medicaid Insurance Expansion and Its Association With HIV Outcomes in Nebraska, USA: An Observational Prospective Cohort Study."
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Dr Chris Kramer on the Clinical Importance of Finerenone for Patients With Heart Failure
September 1st 2024Christopher Kramer, MD, vice president of the American College of Cardiology, discusses the newest data on finerenone for heart failure presented during the FINEARTS Hot Line session at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.
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Low Patient Involvement in First-Line Ovarian Cancer Treatment Decisions in Europe, US
August 31st 2024Researchers found low rates of patient involvement in first-line ovarian cancer treatment decisions in Europe and the US from 2017 to 2020 despite the increasing use of targeted therapies, like poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors.
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Dr Dipti Itchhaporia on Health Equity, Clinical Trials, and Emerging Therapies at ESC
August 31st 2024After moderating an emerging science session on acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction care, Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, American College of Cardiology, discussed the growing inclusivity in clinical trials through innovative digital tools and addressed the impact of GLP-1 therapies on cardiovascular treatment.
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Semaglutide Enhances Heart Failure Outcomes in Obesity
August 30th 2024New STEP-HFpEF findings presented at this year’s European Society of Cardiology Congress add to the many accolades this glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist has already received for the numerous benefits it can produce among patients living with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
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