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Researchers leveraged machine learning to predict which migraineurs may have better responses to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

Michael Diaz, MD, president and managing physician, Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, speaks on takeaways from his discussions on site of care and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) at the 2022 Community Oncology Conference.

This new investigation evaluated outcomes among 6 youths with type 1 diabetes, who had public insurance coverage and received continuous glucose monitoring assistance through the CGM Time in Range Program.

Superior long-term survival was seen among patients with diabetes who ate potatoes in the morning, whole grains in the afternoon, and greens and milk in the evening, according to new study results.

Medicare advantage beneficiaries who received care from providers in 2-sided risk payment models had lower rates of acute care use, according to new study findings.

The study called for increased education, productive health care professional dialogue, and shared decision-making in the management of patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Along with common symptoms of itch and pain, patients with atopic dermatitis experience significant work productivity and attention issues that affect overall quality of life, said Robert Sidbury, MD, MPH, chief, Division of Dermatology, Seattle Children's Hospital.

Medicare Advantage plan members could save $12 billion if enrolled in fee-for-service (FFS) plans instead; Black patients were classified as low priority for intensive care unit (ICU) triage twice as often as other patients; Moderna and Pfizer face lawsuits over potential COVID-19 vaccine patent infringement.

In the majority of the 49 patients with a type of spinal muscular atrophy called spinal muscular atrophy Jokela, creatine kinase was elevated, particularly in males.

The phase 3 trial of valoctocogene roxaparvovec for severe hemophilia A showed it reduced bleeding events as well as the use of factor VIII concentrates.

Pfizer and BioNTech requested FDA emergency use authorization for a fourth COVID-19 dose for older adults; postpartum depression rates tripled during early months of the COVID-19 pandemic; anxiety and depression diagnoses among children each increased by roughly 25% since 2016.

According to a recent review, digital technology can be used for COPD self-management, learning correct inhaler technique, and receiving care from health care professionals.

FDA issued a complete response letter (CRL) to AstraZeneca seeking additional clinical data for benralizumab, sold as Fasenra, in the treatment of patients with inadequately controlled chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

The genetically-predicted risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was positively associated with an increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and potentially with its main subtypes, ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease.

Genome sequencing of tumors from children and adolescents with recurrent or refractory cancer led to over 100 patients receiving targeted therapies.

Full approval by the FDA follows tentative approval for the complex drug delivery advice for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) granted by the FDA last week amid a patent dispute.

This new meta-analysis from World Health Organization and University of Cape Town investigators analyzed adverse posthospitalization discharge outcomes and related risk factors among persons living with HIV.

Finerenone (Kerendia) was found to reduce risk of heart failure and improve other cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) regardless of heart failure history.

Findings of a meta-analysis suggest adding antiangiogenics to second-line treatment in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may improve survival outcomes, especially in younger patients.

Jill Hutt, vice president of member services at the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health (GPBCH), explains why it is cost effective for employers to address employees' prediabetes.

A survey done by ResMed found that poor sleep quality was linked to depression, anxiety, and stress brought on by the pandemic.

Idaho legislature passed Texas-inspired abortion law banning the procedure after 6 weeks of pregnancy; patients who were bedridden with severe cases of COVID-19 had increased risks of anxiety and depression more than a year later; number of deaths by suicide in Japanese women rose for second straight year.

Longer-term findings of the Measure Up 1 and 2 studies showed the JAK inhibitor upadacitinib to be safe and effective after 52 weeks in the treatment of adults and adolescents with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis.

Ron Do, PhD, associate professor, Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Iain Forrest, MD-PhD candidate in Dr Do’s lab, discuss their hopes for their findings and how genetic data are being used in health care.

Researchers outlined trends in treatment and management for patients presenting to the emergency department with headaches.

A recent study found that an electronic tool that guides diagnosis and treatment can reduce mortality and improve processes of care.

Authors from the Community Oncology Alliance and Avalere Health present data that show breast cancer screening rates recovered more slowly among some racial/ethnic groups following on the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and N-terminal pro-brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) were associated with incident cardiovascular events in patients with psoriatic disease.