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Health care workers who received SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations were found to be protected against declines in respiratory parameters after overcoming COVID-19, highlighting the importance of COVID-19 vaccines for health care workers.

Following implementation of low-dose rituximab as standard of care for muscle-specific kinase–positive myasthenia gravis (MuSK-MG), a hospital evaluated the treatment’s efficacy over a 2-year period.

In this study, 52% of adult patients achieved the treat-to-target goal of 1% BSA or less within 3 months of incorporating tapinarof cream into their biologic regimen.

Through interviews and contributed content, Strategic Alliance Partnerships provide insights into changes in health care delivery and medicine.

A recent study encapsulates how patients and caregivers characterize the impact of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) on patients’ physical limitations and symptom burden, potentially helping to inform patient-centered strategies for assessing clinical outcomes in DMD research.

Our top coverage from the CHEST Annual Meeting 2023 explored various topics, including strategies to prevent air pollutant exposure and keys to achieving equity in lung cancer screenings.

The most-read rare disease articles include topics on increasing research and awareness on genetic and nongenetic rare diseases.

Our most-viewed videos include interviews about a type 2 diabetes reversal program with impressive 6-month results, concerns over service denials in certain health plans, the Enhancing Oncology Model, and more.

While the Enhancing Oncology Model is the successor of the Oncology Care Model, it includes some very real challenges for participating practices, explained Lalan Wilfong, MD, senior vice president of payer and care transformation at The US Oncology Network.

In a new study, patients with psoriasis had a 39.46% prevalence of being overweight and 37.41% prevalence of obesity—83.56% patients also dismissed the importance of having healthy balanced eating habits.

This year’s most-read articles on atopic dermatitis (AD) explored different treatment and education methods.

The top coverage from this year’s Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) 2023 conference includes interviews on managed care policy, ophthalmic drugs, and formulary management, as well as health plan best practices.

The top 5 most-read dermatology content of 2023 included topics in melanoma, acne scarring, hidradenitis suppurativa, chronic kidney disease, hyperhidrosis, and infertility rates.

Patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treated with a more expensive medication were found to have higher pharmacy costs but lower SMA-related health care resource utilization and medical costs compared with patients receiving standard-of-care nusinersen monotherapy.

This new late-breaking data presented at ACR 2023 was the first clinical evidence indicating efficacy of afimetoran for those with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE).

In 2023, there were 18 oncology and 7 population health Institute for Value-Based Medicine® events cohosted with organizations such as Optum, OneOncology, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Duke Health, Cleveland Clinic, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

An analysis study reveals electronic nudges designed to boost influenza vaccination were more effective in older adults without diabetes, highlighting the need for tailored approaches in diabetes populations.

The top 5 articles about rare blood featured information on pseudo–thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), immune TTP, and hemophilia.

The 5-year event-free survival EFS) rate was 81.3% with neoadjuvant pembrolizumab/chemotherapy followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab compared with 72.3% in those who received placebo/chemotherapy plus placebo.

The most-read articles in digital health covered improved outcomes, patient management, and reduced cost of care in telehealth and app-based care.

This year’s most-read articles on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) explored a variety of topics concerning patients with COPD, including long-acting inhaler adherence and their risk of falling.

Just 8.5% of eligible patients were screened for hepatitis C virus (HCV); among them, 5.9% tested positive for the HCV antibody, and 3.0% had an active infection.

A recent study found that uptake of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) has been low among patients with sickle cell disease, suggesting that more interventions that consider individual patient characteristics are needed to improve adoption.

In 2023, the most-read articles published in The American Journal of Accountable Care® (AJAC) highlighted innovative care models, lessons learned from health system partnerships, and much more.

The most-read articles from the 2023 European Hematology Association (EHA) Annual Meeting covered the most up-to-date treatment strategies for hematological malignancies, racial disparities in treatment patterns for blood cancers, and updates on immunotherapy as a tool in hematologic oncology.

A multivariable analysis suggested the safety and efficacy of onasemnogene abeparvovec (OA) in the treatment of older and heavier children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1.

The top articles of 2023 addressed key issues such as representation gaps in aRCC research, concerns about the 340B program's impact on asthma disparities, slow adoption of equity innovations, potential biases in type 2 diabetes risk models, and addressing disparities in psoriasis treatment based on race and culture.

The researchers noted the need for strategies to better support women living with HIV with breast cancer during toxic therapies to improve outcomes among this growing population.

This year’s top 5 most-read articles on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) explored expert opinions on treatment approaches, data on newly emerging therapies, the impacts of alcohol, and more.