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Doug Fulling, MA, discussed how introducing payers into clinical research earlier could help manufacturers, payers, and patients.

A Danish study found that living in cities with fewer than 50,000 residents and in newer, owned, and less dense homes is associated with a lower risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Community support and molecular epidemiological approaches could help HIV prevention in Australia.

Twice-daily application of 1.5% ruxolitinib cream was found to be effective in children and adolescents with atopic dermatitis and vitiligo.

A multicenter pilot study concluded that dual therapy in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) does not provide further benefits to infants at risk for SMA type 1.

Breast-conserving therapy for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers has higher risks of future breast cancers than the general population, but most patients avoid another cancer event, and many remain bilateral mastectomy–free after 20 years.

Pfizer announced plans for a once-a-day weight-loss pill; toxic metals have been found in over a dozen popular tampon brands across the US; CMS proposed a new rules impacting telehealth in the Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS) for 2025.

Patients with both diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) have about 1.5 times higher total direct health care expenditures than those without diabetes.

The 2025 Physician Fee Schedule includes a conversion factor reduction, expanded behavioral health services, extended telehealth waivers, new Quality Payment Program pathways, and measures to address suspect billing, alongside a Biden administration initiative introducing federal maternal health standards for hospitals.

The US Senate Committee on Health, Education, and Labor Pensions discussed actionable solutions to address the medical debt crisis impacting millions of individuals.

Today, the Siftwell 2024 Medicaid-Eligible Health Equity Index report highlighted ongoing challenges and barriers that underscore the need for systemic changes to improve health care access and outcomes for vulnerable groups.

Jessilin Quint, OD, MBA, FAAO, from Smart Eye Care, and Rebecca Petris, co-founder of the Dry Eye Foundation, spoke about their biggest takeaways from a recent dry eye survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Bausch + Lomb.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing a lawsuit against the 3 largest drug middlemen over their use of rebates for insulin and other drugs; Sen Bernie Sanders (I, Vermont) feels confident that Novo Nordisk will cut Ozempic and Wegovy costs after hearing; CMS proposed a payment rule that would increase Medicare reimbursement for hospital outpatient departments by 2.6% next year.

Cigarette smoking among other modifiable risk factors were significantly associated with cancer cases and deaths.

A nomogram model that included log odd of positive lymph node was effective in predicting prognosis of early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC).

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the chief medical officer of CVS Health about recent pharmaceutical innovations, patient-provider relationships, and strategies to reduce drug costs.

A new study has found that myasthenia gravis does not affect the long-term prognosis of patients with thymoma.

The annual number of publications on macrophages and pulmonary fibrosis jumped during 2017 and 2020, with signs pointing to more focus on research in these fields.

A post-hoc analysis showed that zanubrutinib resulted in fewer adverse events compared with ibrutinib.

Patient outcomes in this trial were compared between the regimens of lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone and daratumumab, lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone for use against multiple myeloma (MM).

A case study describes the disparate factors that played into the chemotherapy and other treatment decisions made by a team in Japan when addressing their patient’s primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL).

Despite extensive research into patient-level differences in antidepressant treatment outcomes, the variability among clinicians themselves hasn’t been thoroughly evaluated.

CMS recently launched a voluntary, nationwide dementia care program; the number of physicians who reported at least 1 symptom of burnout has dropped below 50% for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic; diabetes drugs have all been in short supply over the last 18 months, partly due to people using them off label for weight loss.

A quality improvement program found that maternal blood pressure (BP) screening during early well-child visits significantly improves the early detection and management of postpartum hypertensive disorders.

Researchers collected feedback from 20 clinicians implementing a telehealth serious illness conversation (SIC) with their patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).

Today, the FDA approved roflumilast cream 0.15% (Zorvye; Arcutis Biotherapeutics) for the treatment of mild to moderate atopic dermatitis in patients 6 years and older.

Metformin use is linked to improved survival rates in patients with ovarian cancer, particularly among those with diabetes and serous cancers, though further research is needed to confirm these findings.

Results found nail changes in patients with alopecia areata (AA) can occur before, after, or independent of hair loss with the most common nail problems including pitting, ridging, and white spots.

Kim Zynn, vice president of UPMC Health Plan's provider network and development relations team, shares how physicians can become LGBTQIA+ affirming providers, which is designated within the health plan.

An investigation into the burden of dilated perivascular spaces (dPVS) in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) confirmed that those with SCD experience more severe manifestations of dPVS compared with the general population.