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In 2024, the Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit celebrated 20 years and speakers highlighted the conversations around improving access and affordability taking place at the meeting.

Survey results from more than 1500 patients with diabetes revealed that 57% believed glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) weight loss drugs alone could be a "silver bullet" for managing their health goals.

Disparities in health care systems around the world limit access to effective treatments for advanced breast cancer, especially for people in low- and middle-income countries and marginalized communities. Stronger health systems and social education efforts are necessary to improve outcomes for all patients.

In part 2 of our interview with Binod Dhakal, MD, he addresses how CARTITUDE-4 study findings help to advance the clinical understanding of ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel) and the importance of vigilance and education on the treatment’s adverse effects.

The Senate Finance Committee has introduced bipartisan legislation that proposes using Medicaid and Medicare programs to help prevent and reduce generic drug shortages; US indicators for COVID-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) declined further last week; findings from a recent study reveal growing disparities in child death rates across racial and ethnic groups.

Dr William R Short discusses how clinical trials and treatment by a doctor should change with new treatment available and needed.

The novel intravesical drug delivery system releases erdafitinib locally within the bladder while limiting systemic toxicities.

Quoc-Dien Trinh, MD, MBA, chief of urology at Brigham & Women's Faulkner Hospital, highlighted successful efforts to improve prostate cancer care access for underserved communities in Massachusetts.

According to a review, recent progress offers hope in the form of treatments, such as combination therapy that utilizes surgical and nonsurgical methods, for individuals with facial acne scars.

Updated findings from SunRISe-1 also showed that all but 1 responder achieved complete response within 12 weeks of treatment with the targeted gemcitabine delivery system.

Lower rates of cardiac surgery were found in patients living with HIV along with an increased risk of adverse events.

A retrospective analysis suggested that immune cells play a role in the progression of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH).

Speakers discussed the disparities in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening rates among different racial groups and explored the potential of free PSA percentage as a predictive marker for future prostate cancer risk.

This week, the Center on Health Equity and Access highlights a variety of gaps that exist in health care, spanning women's health, the rising rate of metabolic disease, and policy for LGBTQ+ and immigrant populations. The consensus among featured experts points to comprehensive care models.

Leaders at 49 accountable care organizations (ACOs) shared their perspectives on the Medicare Shared Savings Program, as well as a range of strategies for success and ongoing challenges.

Lower antioxidant intake is associated with an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in women of childbearing age with endometriosis (EM), highlighting the importance of antioxidant intake for managing EM-related RA.

Consistent with previous observations, overall survival and progression-free survival remained strong at the follow-up point.

Promising results presented at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy 2024 annual meeting support the safety and efficacy of bimekizumab treatment in patients with active psoriatic arthritis who had previously shown inadequate response or intolerance to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors.

More than 20 years of gene therapy clinical research have led to etranacogene dezaparvovec’s use in hemophilia B, according to authors of a recent review—and it takes its place in a line of current and potentially many future genomic medicines for a range of diseases.

A systematic analysis demonstrated the rarity of super-giant basal cell carcinomas and the need for further characterization of these understudied skin cancers.

Blood-based screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) should only be used with patients who are not completing other endorsed screening options, according to a study.

A new federal rule will enable thousands of immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to obtain health care through the Affordable Care Act; a forthcoming CMS rule is expected to lower home-based care wait times and raise caregiver wages; the HHS Office for Civil Rights has finalized 2 rules that strengthen the ACA’s health care discrimination ban.

A literature review has found that ultraviolet radiation, rising temperature, and air pollution could be possible climate-related influences on skin cancer rates.

Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.

Type 1 diabetes (T1D), which once predominantly affected children, is increasingly affecting older adults in the US, with prevalence rates peaking in those aged 45 to 64, according to recent research.

In a presentation at the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health Women’s Health Summit, Shelly Lanning, cofounder and president of Visana Health, addressed the need for comprehensive approaches in women’s health care and their coverage options.

Data highlight substantial improvements in outcomes following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) among older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

There was a marked increase in the prevalence of targeted therapy among patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), which corresponded to positive overall survival rates observed in the study.

A predictive model using plasma proteins as biomarkers predicted hepatocellular carcinoma development more accurately than a model based on traditional lifestyle risk factors in a recent study.

Among over 60,000 nursing home residents who initiated antihypertensive medication, rates of excess fractures due to falls per 100 person-years were as high as 5 among certain patient groups, such as those with dementia and high blood pressure (BP).