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A retrospective, population-based study reveals a possible association between COVID-19 infection and autoimmune and autoinflammatory outcomes.

A minimally invasive procedure could revolutionize breast surgery; Black women experience the worst birthing outcomes; Kaiser Permanente health workers' concerns over labor disputes persist.

In the overall population of more than 1.3 million US adults, 37% of patients reported being diagnosed with T1D after 30 years, with men and racial or ethnic minorities diagnosed later compared with women and non-Hispanic White adults.

A co-expression network analysis pinpoints different gene expressions that can potentially predict rheumatoid arthritis (RA) outcomes during pregnancy.

Updated findings from a phase 1/2 trial of stem-cell derived islet cell therapy for type 1 diabetes (T1D) showed improved glycemic control and a reduction in insulin dependence.

Christine Pfaff, RPh, senior regional director of operations at American Oncology Network, discusses the role of immunotherapy and precision medicine in oncology, as well as considerations for patient safety and financial toxicity when prescribing oncology drugs.

The interrelated concepts of burnout, secondary traumatic stress, moral distress, compassion fatigue, and compassion satisfaction have been identified as having a profound impact on the quality of life of health care providers.

Researchers found that patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) may benefit from bridging radiation therapy (RT) ahead of receiving chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.

Among Latino men who have sex with men (MSM), access to and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) remain at suboptimal levels, despite this population of individuals having disproportionately high rates of diagnosed HIV in the United States.

In a cross-sectional study, insulin growth factor binding protein 2 (IFGBP-2) showed promise as a prognosis biomarker for renal disease in pediatric lupus nephritis (LN).

The October issue of Health Affairs examines the multifaceted aspects of structural racism in health care, exploring historical roots, policy implications, public biases, innovative solutions, and institutional challenges, urging action to confront and dismantle disparities.

Recent evidence suggests that neoadjuvant immunotherapy offers a unique opportunity to explore disease mechanisms and identify new biomarkers of immune checkpoint blockade response and resistance, according to the researchers.

A study from UCSD highlights how advances in imaging modalities and utilization could aid in the early detection of psoriatic arthritis.

Drug maker payments to ophthalmologists were associated with the choice of higher-cost therapies for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that could increase Medicare costs, but biosimilars could help.

Findings from the phase 2 ALYCANTE trial support axicabtagene ciloleucel as a second-line treatment for patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) large B-cell lymphoma who are ineligible to undergo a transplant.

The dual primary end points of overall survival and progression-free survival were encouraging when patients with hormone receptor–positive (HR+), HER2-negative (HER2–) breast cancer were treated with datopotamab deruxtecan.

Family history is probably the biggest risk factor that patients need to know about, said Rebecca Brooks, MD, UC Davis Health.

Guidelines aim to help the identification of ILD in patients with rheumatic disease and aid in improving the management of patients.

Exercises such as resistance training and walking were safe and effective interventions that were associated with improved frailty scores and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with multiple myeloma receiving systemic treatment.

The findings of DICTATE-AHF have several implications for cardiologists treating patients with type 2 diabetes, said Zachary Cox, PharmD, professor at Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy.

Based on findings from the phase 1/2 BCHILD trial, the FDA approved bosutinib for pediatric chronic myelogenous leukemia.

If approved, the treatment would be the first of its kind for young children enduring eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).

In their latest recommendation statement, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends blood pressure screening for all pregnant individuals to detect hypertensive disorders.

A recent study suggests that patients with high-risk prostate cancer (PCa) in need of renal transplantation should receive cancer treatment before their transplants, as surgery and radiation treatment for localized PCa appear to be equally effective in this patient population.

The number one ingredient that an oncology-based alternative payment model needs to succeed is collaboration, explained Nicolas Ferreyros, managing director of policy, advocacy, and communications, Community Oncology Alliance (COA).