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Longer drug survival was associated with interleukin-17 (IL-17) inhibitors vs tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors in the treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, but persistence rates for first-line biologics overall remained low.

Traditional cardiovascular (CV) risk prediction models may not apply accurately to patients with HIV who may develop the cardiovascular disease younger than usual, said Jorge Plutzky, MD, director of the Vascular Disease Prevention Program and director of Preventive Cardiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Relapse remains a daunting reality in multiple myeloma, but clinicians have more tools to work with to fight the disease.

An unprecedented level of detail and robustness around interoperability standards is on its way, and on this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Donald Rucker, MD, the former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in HHS, about what the opportunities and responsibilities for payers are.

A new review article shows diabetes and hypertension are linked with arrhythmia and chronic kidney disease (CKD), but several other less common causes also exist.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of health care workers as well as the general population, creating a significant impact on sleep quality.

The 5-year survival rate over the time period was just 33.8%, the study found.

It’s important that patients understand the likely outcomes, problems that can occur along the way, and the risks of a treatment or procedure, explained Robert G. Fante, MD, FACS, president of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and facial plastic surgeon and cosmetic surgeon, Fante Eye & Face Centre in Denver, Colorado.

Clinical trial recruitment and management strategies for diverse populations are among the challenges that affect dermatology care quality and access, according to panelists at the 2022 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting.

A new study has found that internalized skin bias has a role in diminishing HRQOL and negatively affects mental health among these patients.

Retrospective study findings show that CD47 expression on Hodgkin and Reed–Sternberg (HRS) cells varied between patients who had classical Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and was associated with poor outcomes.

Panelists reviewed the latest advancements in clinical testing for melanoma, targeted therapy implications, and strategies for patient selection at a session on genetic and molecular testing at the 2022 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting.

A panel discussion at the 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting addressed the association between food and skin manifestations, as well as dietary triggers and recommendations in the management of a myriad of dermatologic conditions.

The presence of antigen-specific and neutralizing antibodies was not associated with Clostridioides difficile infection symptoms, severity, therapy approach, treatment response, or recurrences in a new exploratory study.

Soumya Chakravarty, MD, PhD, FACP, FACR, strategic lead, Rheumatology Therapeutic Area at Janssen, speaks on nontherapeutic approaches to manage symptom burden of psoriatic arthritis.

Late-breaking findings at the 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting showed ruxolitinib cream was associated with clinically significant improvement in facial and total body repigmentation vs vehicle in the treatment of adolescent and adult patients with nonsegmental vitiligo over 52 weeks.

Jonathan Silverberg, MD, PhD, MPH, discusses key differences regarding epidemiology, genetic risk factors, and clinical manifestations of pediatric and adult-onset atopic dermatitis, as well as recommended therapeutic approaches for adult patients.

Monthly parainfluenza virus incidence rates were nearly 6 times higher in September 2021 vs the second highest reported monthly incidence rates among children 4 years and younger in Finland in the last decade, following lifting of COVID-19–related restrictions.

An online survey of migraineurs in Germany aimed to evaluate their most pressing unmet needs, with data collected on socioeconomic background, medical care experience, acute medication use, and migraine prophylaxis use and experience.

A comparison of type 2 biologics indicated for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps identified dupilumab as the most effective drug in decreasing nasal polyp score and nasal congestion severity, whereas benralizumab was least effective.

There is evidence that people with HIV may have increased risk of cardiovascular disease and researchers are still trying to understand why, said Jorge Plutzky, MD, director of the Vascular Disease Prevention Program and director of Preventive Cardiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Robert Sidbury, MD, MPH, chief, Division of Dermatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, spoke on considerations for dermatologists in seeking payer coverage of novel, expensive therapies for atopic dermatitis.

Lower risk of discontinuation was found with ustekinumab vs the biologics adalimumab, secukinumab, and ixekizumab, in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe psoriasis.

The annual spring meeting of AMCP 2022 will include keynote sessions on health care and marketplace trends and the specialty pharmaceutical pipeline, with a featured preconference session on bias in health care.

Patients switched from the originator product maintained their clinical outcomes and remissions status while biologic-naïve patients recorded positive responses and remission outcomes after initiating infliximab-dyyb.

Sublingual immunotherapy with Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus extract was associated with significant improvements in disease severity among patients with atopic dermatitis sensitized to the house dust mite.

This new study from Germany evaluated the use of and satisfaction with continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) since health insurance companies in the country began reimbursement of the technology in 2016 for persons with insulin-dependent diabetes.

At the 2022 Community Oncology Conference, Elizabeth Spurlock, MA, PHR, director, Human Resources Business Partner, Texas Oncology, discussed the prevalence of burnout among physicians, staff, and administrators, and several strategies to reduce risk and support the health care workforce.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes were associated with a higher risk of neurocognitive decline, but kidney disease stage did not appear to affect risk.

The special enrollment period for Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage has opened to low-income Americans; the FDA approves the first drug for a rare genetic epilepsy disorder; the National Institutes of Health to launch biomarker testing program for pediatric tumors.