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A new study assesses the prognostic accuracy of Predicting Risk of CVD EVENTs (PREVENT) equations for predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in the US population.

The Medicaid budget survey for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 revealed state predictions are expecting a decline in Medicaid enrollment and an increase in spending next year due to the end of pandemic-era policies and federal funding.

Of the 10% of women contacted for this survey who said that they or their partner had ever sought fertility assistance, only 7% were able to get the necessary care; cost was cited as the top reason for not being able to access fertility services.

Treatment effectiveness and safety can be affected by drug-related problems in patients who experience HIV treatment failure.

A machine-learning model developed in this study was able to predict 24-hour peaks for intraocular pressure (IOP).

Establishing habits in children can help to prevent childhood obesity, a rising problem in the US.

Various therapies have different impacts on brain volume loss in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study has found.

Moderate prediagnosis adherence to dietary guidelines was associated with improved survival rates among Black women with high-grade serous ovarian cancer, the most common and lethal type of ovarian cancer.

Medicaid expansion is associated with improved care and increased survival rates for patients with certain breast cancers, but future studies should focus on whether Medicaid expansion mitigates the disparities between Black and non-White patients.

Payers and providers face challenges surrounding data integration, patient engagement, and financial pressures when trying to improve care quality and reduce costs.

Etonogestrel-releasing contraceptive implants in women with sickle cell disease significantly reduced pain intensity and frequency of pain crises over 12 months, with no adverse changes in metabolic or liver function markers.

Interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are linked to lower lung adenocarcinoma rates but higher rates of other cancers and heart failure.

A pioneering program targeting gut microbiome health significantly reduces cancer treatment side effects, enhancing patient well-being and resilience.

A new study identifies potential immune profile differences in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) that may lead to resistance after ibrutinib therapy.

Abrysvo is the first and only respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine indicated for adults younger than 50 years.

The vaccine proved a cumulative efficacy of 62.9% against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-related lower respiratory tract disease in older adults over 3 seasons.

A new subgroup analysis of patients with muscle-specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK) autoantibody-positive (Ab+) myasthenia gravis (MG) shows rozanolixizumab (Rystiggo) contributes to meaningful symptom improvement.

While some adversities, like peer aggression, lead to worsening mental health, others, such as community threat, may result in adaptive suppression of symptoms.

Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance programs all showed significant variability in expenditures based on social and nonclinical factors.

The comparative effectiveness study found that the addition of selexipag (Uptravi) to double oral therapy (DOT) reduced the risk of patients being hospitalized or having their disease progress.

Groundbreaking proposal to expand contraception coverage under the ACA marks the most significant update in over 10 years.

Patients were found to have similar completion and yield rates for the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) at both 45 years and 50 years, making screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) effective in younger patients.

A study in Indiana found that older adults in low-income clinics often experience memory problems that go undetected, with African American patients facing a significantly higher risk.

By 2021, neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by interval cytoreductive surgery became the most common initial treatment for patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer, overtaking primary cytoreductive surgery.

Vaccine hesitancy grew more prominently in the wake of COVID-19 and the spread of misinformation. This flu season, seeking out reliable sources of health information will help individuals make the best decisions to protect themselves.

Investigators said the unique features of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy may warrant novel approaches to cost-effectiveness analysis.

In our conversation with Jeff Giullian, MD, MBA, chief medical officer with DaVita Kidney Care, we dive into 4 important aspects of kidney care: prevention, social support, integrated care, and patient support.

Posters presented at the CHEST 2024 annual meeting revealed that delays in diagnosing fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD) can negatively impact overall survival, while supplemental oxygen therapy may exacerbate clinical burdens through increased rates of acute exacerbations and hospitalizations.

Examining care transitions in hospitalized patients revealed lower diagnostic error rates compared with traditional methods, highlighting the effectiveness of this approach in identifying diagnostic challenges.

The AMCP Nexus 2024 annual meeting covered a variety of hot health care topics impacting managed care pharmacy in the present and future.