Podcast: This Week in Managed Care—New Long-term Opioid Use Guidelines and Other Health News

Increased use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) with interval debulking surgery has changed surgical practice patterns, improving complete resection rates and reducing postoperative complications.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, experts discuss behavioral health services, stigma reduction, and the 4 dimensions of recovery.

This article presents a systematic review of US health care disparities in physician specialist access across rheumatology, dermatology, and gastroenterology and a call to action.

A new FDA-approved blood test for Alzheimer disease could transform diagnosis and treatment accessibility, according to this conversation with Howard Fillit, MD, and Anthony “Nino” Sireci, MD, MSc.

Drug interactions with ibrutinib may not shorten survival when managed carefully, though the significant increase in infection-related hospitalizations tied to CYP3A inhibitors signals an urgent need for closer monitoring, dose adjustment, and proactive infection prevention strategies.

Patients who underwent neoadjuvant radiotherapy for soft tissue sarcoma (STS) spent longer in the hospital and were more likely to have wound complications.