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A data analysis found a 22% reduction in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescriptions and a 25% reduction in new PrEP users in the United States after COVID-19 was declared a national emergency.

SARS-CoV-2 might target lacrimal glands, causing eyelid swelling due to chronic dacryoadenitis after COVID-19 infection.

Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps reported significantly reduced anosmia prevalence when given dupilumab vs placebo.

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A new lawsuit aims to block a $13 billion health insurance acquisition; the CDC is expected to release updated mask guidelines; the European Medicines Agency supports boosters among teenagers for COVID-19.

Health care providers need to foster a greater push for physical activity as a part of survivorship care for patients with multiple myeloma (MM), investigators concluded after finding that only 25% of patients were active.

Sunil Verma, MD, senior vice president and global head of oncology, medical, at AstraZeneca, discusses the addition of durvalumab to a chemotherapy regimen of gemcitabine and cisplatin for biliary duct cancer.

Measures of metabolism and energy expenditure did not appear to be associated with brown adipose tissue activation in patients with emphysematous chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Julie M. Reed, the new executive director of the Biosimilars Forum, offers her opinion on how interchangeability will impact US biosimilar uptake now that the FDA has given the designation to 2 biosimilars.

During an AHIP webinar, Mark Hamelburg, senior vice president of federal programs at AHIP, explained the shifts coming to Medicare and Medicaid when the public health emergency finally ends.

The redesigned accountable care organization (ACO) model is called the Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health model and is scheduled to begin in 2023.

Improvements, explained the researchers, were mainly driven by younger patients, with smaller improvements seen in older patients.

In this National Press Club address, American Medical Association President Gerald E Harmon, MD, outlines what steps need to be taken to better prepare the nation for the next pandemic.

Jardiance (empagliflozin) received approval from the FDA for a new indication to treat heart failure in a broader range of patients, including those with preserved ejection fraction.

A new white paper from FAIR Health highlights the increase in costs for advanced life support and basic life support emergency ground ambulance transport between 2017 and 2020.

Robert Sidbury, MD, MPH, chief, Division of Dermatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, speaks on the efficacy of biologics in the treatment of atopic dermatitis and other recently approved therapeutics.

Adalimumab and infliximab were the most common biologic therapies associated with the onset of palmoplantar pustulosis and palmoplantar pustular psoriasis.

Texas' governor orders investigations over providing gender-affirming health care to transgender children; pregnancy-related deaths increased during the pandemic, especially for Black people; data from South Africa confirm that the new Omicron subvariant is more transmissible but not more severe.

Robert Gabbay, MD, PhD, of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), breaks down the reasoning behind the organization's decision to add Bayer's Kerendia (finerenon) as a recommended drug for kidney disease prevention.

This new study, conducted among individuals receiving treatment at Cancer Center of Kansas, investigated the potential benefits of incorporating liquid biopsy into community-based oncology practices.

A quasiexperimental study conducted in China provides strong evidence that air pollution is linked to kidney impairment, which points to the importance of policy efforts to ensure clean air.

Researchers analyzed declines in clinical trial enrollment and asked sites what mitigation strategies they employed to meet the reduction.

The 28-day cumulative risk of respiratory failure after transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was similar to the risk measured in those go did not undergo TEE, a procedure performed after a transient ischemic attack or stroke.

New research indicates that migraine frequency may be inversely linked with a diet high in anti-inflammatory properties.

Jill Hutt, vice president of member services at the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health (GPBCH), describes how the organization first became involved with the National Diabetes Prevention Program.

Defined cut-off scores for patient function and MRI-detected bone erosion may potentially help clinicians and patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in remission decide when to stop treatment.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant disparities in mortality and made ever-present systemic issues worse for historically underserved communities, signaling that greater efforts to address social determinants of health (SDOHs) are needed now more than ever.

Emergency department (ED) visits among teenage girls doubled for eating disorders and tripled for tic disorders; World Health Organization official expresses concern for lack of COVID-19 testing; history of sexual violence among women may worsen their cardiovascular (CVD) health.

The supplemental new drug application (sNDA) filing includes data from 2 pivotal randomized phase 3 global studies, ALPINE and SEQUOIA, of chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL). The target action date is October 22, 2022.

The representation of Black physicians is alarmingly low, but the opportunities for change are possible and urgent. Health care leaders and human resource departments need to address these disparities, and increasing diversity among their workforce is an excellent place to begin.