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Measurable residual disease (MRD) can predict disease progression in patients who have acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

Unless all populations are represented adequately in trials, it will be hard to know if a drug works the same in all populations as it does in one specific one, explained Robert Dellavalle, MD, PhD, MSPH, of University of Colorado School of Medicine and Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center.

The study's lead author said patients would experience improved quality of life due to fewer transfusions and fewer trips to the clinic to receive treatment.

This retrospective study showed that anti–interleukin-17 drug secukinumab yielded favorable results in a small group of patients with severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).

This new questionnaire could help physicians more easily detect sedentary behaviors among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which standard questionnaires have had difficulty identifying.

The data provide promising results, yielding a smoking abstinence rate of 26.4% in the intervention group at 18 months.

The study aimed to assess whether CRF was associated with prostate, colon, and lung cancer incidence and mortality among men in Sweden.

Type 1 diabetes incidence was 1.14 times higher in the first year and 1.27 times higher in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with the 12 months before the pandemic.

The Center on Health Equity and Access spotlights the latest health equity news, research, and initiatives to reduce health care disparities and improve access to care.

Interpersonal support, residing in a rural area, and not disclosing HIV status to partners were all found to be linked to higher antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, all at different degrees.

Researchers found that health care professionals who refer patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to pulmonary rehabilitation have a negative bias toward smoking and a positive bias toward exercising, which could affect how they present rehabilitation options.

Ahead of tonight's deadline for practices to decide whether to join the Enhancing Oncology Model, CMS published a list of participants that is already outdated. A possible flaw in the model's breast cancer methodology has some practices weighing their options.

Medicare will negotiate drug prices directly with companies; medical leaders react to the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action; the European Commission (EC) announces deals with Pfizer and select European companies to reserve space to manufacture vaccines for future health emergencies.

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Andrew Bolibol, a PhD candidate in Harvard University’s Health Policy Program, highlights trends and gaps in health insurance coverage between LGBT and non-LGBT adults.

Approximately 2500 individuals in the United States could be eligible to receive valoctocogene roxaparvovec.

After 7 years, competition for Humira is here. The first adalimumab biosimilar launched in January, but an additional 8, including an interchangeable product, will hit the US market in July.

There are several reasons patients with multiple myeloma may experience the electrolyte abnormality.

Through a literature review, the authors identified common respiratory health conditions among construction workers due to hazards they encounter at work.

Nationwide bans on transition-related health care could have negative implications for the overall health of transgender youth.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged almost 80 people in $2.5B health care fraud ruse; nearly 50% of US adults would spend $100/month on Wegovy, other weight loss medications; Australia is the first country to offer 3,4-methyl​enedioxy​methamphetamine, commonly known as ecstasy or MDMA, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Interpreting spirometry with race-specific reference equations led to a lower Lung Allocation Score (LAS) for Black patients and higher LAS among White patients, which could potentially contribute to racially biased allocation of lung transplants.

A novel natural language processing pipeline (NLP) may be able to help expedite the time-consuming process of gleaning this information from summaries.

The majority of patients had prior experience with telemedicine, but none had experience with telerehabilitation.

Authors suggest the finding may indicate the cells play a role in hematological malignancies.

The Mayo Clinic’s Program for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases was first implemented in 2018.

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) announced updates to multiple sections of its Standards of Care in Diabetes–2023, as announced at the ADA 83rd Scientific Sessions.

Scott Soefje, PharmD, director of pharmacy cancer care at Mayo Clinic, explains how education can help with biosimilar adoption and how an updated biosimilar workflow has simplified the prior authorization process.