Hayden E. Klein

Implementing evidence-based guidelines (EBGs) resulted in a 17.3% reduction in anaphylaxis-related hospitalizations among children.

With no existing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine yet, researchers found that a vaccine comparable with the influenza vaccine could prevent tens of thousands of hospitalizations and deaths per year.

A mother in her early 30s received her HIV-1 diagnosis only after her child received their diagnosis of both HIV-1 and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia at age 28 weeks.

Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, and Natalie Dickson, MD, discuss their new roles as chief medical officer (CMO) and chief strategy officer (CSO), respectively, at Tennessee Oncology.

Kenneth Cohen, MD, FACP, executive director of clinical research at UnitedHealth Group Research and Development and senior national medical director at OptumCare, explains why low-value care still exists and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the issue.

A study found that frailty reduced the likelihood of comprehensive disease control achievement by patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) being treated with a biologic agent.

Neither adalimumab nor secukinumab substantially affected a patient’s immune response to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Researchers found that fully vaccinated people with HIV have a 41% higher risk of COVID-19 breakthrough infection compared with people without HIV.

Daridorexant belongs to a class of drugs known as a dual orexin receptor antagonists.

Steven Pergam, MD, MPH, director of infection prevention at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and infectious disease physician at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, describes the shifts in COVID-19 recommendations for patients with cancer and those receiving CAR T-cell therapy.

The safety profiles of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (RMD) was comparable with patients with non-inflammatory RMD and the general population, according to a new study.

Steven Pergam, MD, MPH, director of infection prevention at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and infectious disease physician at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, discusses the National Comprehensive Cancer Network's (NCCN) preference for mRNA vaccines and how they work differently.

Kenneth Cohen, MD, FACP, executive director of clinical research at UnitedHealth Group Research and Development and senior national medical director at OptumCare, describes the main challenges to identifying, measuring, and reducing use of low-value care and the granular data needed to solve these challenges.

Investigation into myeloid-related protein 8/14 (MRP8/14) serves as an important next step of translational research to discovering a diagnostic biomarker for systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Steven Pergam, MD, MPH, director of infection prevention at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and infectious disease physician at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, explains the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) update on COVID-19 vaccines and prevention.

HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy (ART) may influence subdominant gut bacteria in association with immune status in children living with HIV.

Tennessee Oncology appointed Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, as Chief Medical Officer (CMO), with president Natalie Dickson, MD, being promoted from CMO to Chief Strategy Officer (CSO).

The top 5 most-read multiple sclerosis articles of 2021 focused on artificial intelligence, sunlight exposure, and COVID-19 risk factors, responses, and guidance for people with multiple sclerosis.

An 8-year journey to a chronic cough diagnosis, neurogenic cough treatment, e-cigarettes, and COVID-19 risk factors were among the most-viewed respiratory articles.

The Fraser guidelines can indicate if a child is fully competent to make their own decisions, including consenting to HIV tests if they may be at risk, explained Amanda Ely, CEO of the Children’s HIV Association (CHIVA) of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

This year's most-read migraine articles covered a range of topics, such as new causes of migraine, its link to bipolar disorder, and COVID-19's impact on existing migraine.

Marijuana use by people with HIV during pregnancy and post partum increased over time, with the prevalence of general substance use increasing more post partum.

Research on belimumab, mean platelet volume, and how lupus is linked with other autoimmune diseases appeared in AJMC.com's top 5 most-read lupus articles of 2021.

HIV specialist dieticians at this London-based charity help people with HIV by providing personalized advice on how nutrition can have a positive effect on their overall health and well-being.

Jason Myers, PhD, CEO, of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, explains how they conducted a New Zealand version of the Stigma Index Research to solve the issue of Māori living with HIV experiencing worsened stigma and discrimination.

The top 5 most-read rare disease articles of 2021 on AJMC.com highlighted research on medications, therapies, and diagnosing tools to treat myelofibrosis, hemophilia B, chronic graft-vs-host disease, necrotizing myopathy, and myeloproliferative neoplasms.

Compared with the general population of individuals over age 15, transmasculine individuals are almost 7 times more likely to have HIV, and transfeminine individuals are 66 times more likely to have HIV.

With a low number of approved medications for pediatric plaque psoriasis, secukinumab is a valuable new addition to the limited treatment options available.

Study investigators saw sustained clinical response regardless of whether the participant with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) had discontinued the first tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) due to a primary or secondary inefficacy.

Participation in education sessions and frequent web-based monitoring predicted 1-year outcomes of asthma control for adolescents with partly controlled and uncontrolled asthma.