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There will be new ESC heart failure guidelines and presentation of data from EMPEROR-Preserved and EMPEROR-Pooled, noted Rudolf de Boer, MD, PhD, of University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands.

Christopher Arendt, PhD, head, Oncology Therapeutic Area Unit, Takeda, speaks on the efficacy data of mobocertinib in patients with EGFR exon 20 mutations within metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its potential significance for these patient populations.

Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, executive director of interventional cardiovascular programs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, outlines the benefits of sotagliflozin for individuals with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease or heart failure.

The study was launched the same month as the first US approval of a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor, and the failure to include a drug from this class was viewed by a commentator as a weakness of GRADE.

Sanofi gave up rights to develop the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist last year after a change in strategy.

Camillo Ricordi, MD, FNAI, describes the process of islet transplantation and how it can benefit individuals with type 1 diabetes.

Catlin Dennis, MPH, describes her research on the impacts of COVID-19 on Oregon’s most medically and socially vulnerable youth with diabetes.

Leslie Eiland, MD, discusses the benefits of remote monitoring among patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) living in rural America.

Bobeck Modjtahedi, MD, describes how Kaiser Permanente leveraged its telehealth resources to provide care to those with diabetic retinopathy (DR) throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

How therapeutic advances can address all 3 conditions was the topic of a symposium Friday during the 81st Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), “The Intersection of Diabetes, Heart Failure and Kidney Disease: Challenges and New Insights.”

Aleksandar Kostic, PhD, an assistant professor of microbiology at Harvard Medical School, describes the research linking gut microbiota and incidence of type 1 diabetes.

Ezio Bonifacio, PhD, discusses the optimal time to begin monitoring for type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children genetically at risk for the disease.

Ann Goebel-Fabbri, PhD, a clinical psychologist in Boston, Massachusettes, outlines trends in eating disorders among patients with type 1 diabetes.

Mary Pat Gallagher, MD, of NYU Langone Health, explains her research documenting new onset diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

David McIntyre, MD, FRACP, gives an overview of his talk "Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes in Pregnancy During the COVID-19 Pandemic," to be presented at the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) 81st Scientific Sessions.

The once-weekly therapy is also being studied in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obesity.

The head of AHIP sat down with a senator and 3 health care executives for a conversation about payment and access issues at the organization's 2021 Institute and Expo Online.

Robert A. Gabbay, MD, PhD, the chief science and medical officer at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) offers insights on trial results and sessions to be presented at this year's ADA Scientific Sessions, taking place virtually June 25-29, 2021.

At a session of AHIP 2021 Institute and Expo Online, the head of North Carolina's health and human services department and a health equity policy advisor in the Biden administration discussed how collecting and using data to achieve health equity is ultimately a policy decision.

Robert A. Gabbay, MD, PhD, the chief science and medical officer at the American Diabetes Association (ADA), previews sessions to be presented at the ADA's 81st Scientific Sessions.

Camille Hertzka, vice president and head of Oncology, US Medical, AstraZeneca, speaks about the real-world data collection of durvalumab to assess applicability in patients not involved in the PACIFIC trial, and the importance of diversity and inclusion in clinical trials moving forward.

Michael Thorpy, MD, director, Sleep-Wake Disorders Center, Montefiore Medical Center, and professor of neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, speaks on the efficacy of solriamfetol observed in patients with excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy, and which patient groups may best benefit from this therapy.

Real-world data confirmed the clinical effectiveness of Celltrion Healthcare’s rituximab biosimilar (Truxima, CT-P10) in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

A roundup of technology-related research presented at SLEEP 2021.

Experts discuss their research on the impact of sex differences in alcohol use disorder (AUD)-related sleep health.

Results of a post-hoc analysis underscore the efficacy of the Idiopathic Hypersomnia Severity Scale to measure symptoms of idiopathic hypersomia.

Several studies presented at SLEEP 2021 highlight the negative impact COVID-19 has had on youth sleep health.

Anne Marie Morse, DO, pediatric neurologist and sleep medicine specialist, Geisinger, discusses factors contributing to insufficient screening of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with stroke and how a team-based approach fared in expediting diagnosis.