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The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 2025 (CROI) featured multiple sessions that focused on breaking research and treatments.

Multiparametric quantitative MRI could potentially help differentiate between Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy early and improve the management of these conditions.

Giulio Cossu, MD, speaks to the lingering safety concerns related to ex vivo gene therapy in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) as long-term data are yet to be established.

The final analysis showed similar overall survival, progression-free survival, and objective response rates, with no new safety signals identified compared with the primary analysis.

A new analysis out of England shows a considerable level of uncertainty among adults who think they could have long COVID, as well that levels of the chronic condition are disproportionately higher among certain socially disadvantaged groups.

Learning from examples like congenital heart disease and cystic fibrosis can help health systems and clinicians prepare to care for an influx of patients with neuromuscular diseases as they reach adulthood thanks to transformative therapy advances.

Robert Califf, MD, former commissioner of the FDA, delivered a keynote address at the 2025 Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinical & Scientific Conference that highlighted the enormous opportunities for progress in neuromuscular disease care amid a changing policy environment.

The final data analysis confirmed that mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx (Elahere; AbbVie) significantly improves progression-free survival, overall survival, and objective response in patients with folate receptor alpha-positive (FRα+) platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Cemacabtagene ansegedleucel, an allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, is being investigated in relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Data on care satisfaction, ease managing care, and out-of-pocket spending were the outcomes of interest for this new analysis that investigated the relationship between healthcare utilization and beneficiary experience within traditional Medicare.

As St. Patrick's Day brings global celebrations involving alcohol, Ireland looks forward to rethinking excess consumption with a new tool set to arrive next year: the world's most comprehensive alcohol warning label.

Tom Belmont, president and CEO, Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health (GPBCH) previews the upcoming employer symposia, which seeks to help employers navigate solutions for the management and prevention of cardiovascular and musculoskeletal disease.

The FDA first approved eculizumab for use in adult patients with generalized myasthenia gravis in 2017, before expanding the indication to include pediatric patients who are 6 years or older and positive for antiacetylcholine receptor antibodies.

This new study has found perceived discrimination in health care leads to delayed visits, especially among younger and minority patients.

These studies published in The American Journal of Managed Care® explored telehealth, care access, and patient experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michael Chernew, PhD, professor of health care policy and director of the Healthcare Markets and Regulation Lab, Harvard Medical School, shares how cost-sharing policies shape access to critical health care services and influence value-based insurance design.

Weight loss drugs like tirzepatide and semaglutide are growing in popularity and offer significant health benefits, but they are not cost-effective at their current prices, according to a new evaluation, placing economic burdens on patients with obesity in the US.

Patients expressed concern that overreliance on artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to clinicians losing their skills, both medical and interpersonal.

Mehmet Oz, MD, the nominee to lead CMS under the Trump administration, testified in a confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, where he found common ground on improving outcomes through healthier lifestyle choices but encountered repeated questions on potential Medicaid cuts.

National MS Education and Awareness Month is celebrated each year in the US in March, after having been launched in 2003 by MS Focus: the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation and affiliated groups.

A multidisciplinary approach, early diagnosis, and comprehensive caregiver education are crucial in effectively managing spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

The role of artificial intelligence, DataDerm, and telehealth in advancing dermatology care was discussed throughout the meeting, with experts highlighting their potential regarding patient access and health equity.

The new findings are the first to describe distributions and perturbations of low-density granulocyte and normal-density neutrophil subsets in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and idiopathic cytopenia of unknown significance.

Experts discussed advancements in dermatology treatment while emphasizing the value of in-person collaboration and professional rejuvenation at the American Academy of Dermatology 2025 conference.

This is the fifth and final article in a series on value-based care and the 4 challenges health care organizations must overcome.

Historical data show the prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adult patients with congenital heart disease ranges from 4% to 28%, according to studies from the US and Europe—and that the prevalence of these comorbid condition is on the rise.

An early pilot trial suggests that combining atezolizumab (tecectriq) with rituximab (Rituxan), gemcitabine (gemzar) and oxaliplatin (eloxatin; GemOx; R-GemOx+Atezo) could be a well-tolerated and effective treatment option in non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Areas for further research suggested by Xin Hu, PhD, MSPH, include examining differences in telemental health uptake between new and existing patients and exploring how these differences vary across demographic subgroups.

The rolling NDA submission will include new data from the STARS Extend open-label extension study as well as data from the phase 3 STARS trial.