Health Care Delivery

A community-based study suggests a correlation between university education and the likelihood of disease-modifying therapy (DMT) uptake in multiple sclerosis (MS).

The TROP-2–directed antibody drug conjugate is currently being investigated as a monotherapy and a combination therapy for non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in 3 trials: phase 3 EVOKE-01, phase 2 EVOKE-02, and phase 3 EVOKE-03.

Insomnia in patients undergoing hemodialysis was not found to be significantly affected by cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) or pharmacotherapy.

Results from a meta-analysis suggest a correlation between natural hair color and the development of skin cancer.

The study, which pulled self-reported data from online bulletin boards across the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom in 2020, found that the degree of burden varied based on patient disease stage, among other factors.

Meeting the 2024 deadline for an international agreement on pandemic response may not happen; the Biden administration announces measures to counter restrictive state laws on abortion; cervical cancer incidence declines as more women receive the human papillomavirus vaccine.

David Adamson, MD, emphasizes the need for continuous education and building relationships with colleagues to navigate the complexities of reproductive rights and evolving care standards.

Virtual reality (VR) combined with pulmonary rehabilitation was more effective than pulmonary rehabilitation alone in improving the pulmonary function, exercise capacity, and mental health of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The January 2024 guidelines update also changed mirvetuximab soravtansine plus bevacizumab from a category 2B recommendation to a category 2A recommendation for platinum-resistant, FRα-expressing tumors.

A single-center study suggests complement inhibitors do not reduce the severity of a COVID-19 Omicron infection in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH).

The new Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model is designed to test for improving outcomes for adults with mental health and substance use disorder; patients with long COVID show prolonged activation of the immune system’s complement system after an acute infection; scientists now believe our bodies benefit most when our sleep is consistent, not just long.

This literature review investigated outcomes related to relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (MM) among patients 65 years and older.

An international, open-label trial demonstrated the overall survival benefits of administering tebentafusp to HLA-A*02:01-positive patients with metastatic uveal melanoma.

Molly Mendenhall, BSN, RN, director of quality and compliance at Oncology Hematology Care, Inc (OHC), discussed a 1-year quality improvement project implemented by OHC to standardize comprehensive biomarker testing in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

The findings demonstrate the critical need for immediate policy reforms to tackle structural racism and promote equitable pediatric care in the US for children regardless of race or ethnicity.

A cross-sectional analysis evaluated a myriad of socioeconomic and demographic factors that drive stigma experienced by patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Patients living with HIV had a lower uptake of hepatitis A virus vaccination despite it being recommended for this population.

New program seeks to revitalize struggling rural health care facilities; NIH director advocates for actions to address unaffordable medications; WHO reveals significant drop global tobacco use

In a systematic review and meta-analysis, real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) demonstrated benefits in terms of time in range, hypoglycemia, and hyperglycemia among patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

This new study examined postoperative survival among discharged patients following treatment of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) via surgical resection using the National Cancer Database.

Despite there being more patients undergoing bariatric surgery since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted in 2010, these surgeries had better postoperative outcomes.

Exposure to tobacco smoke in utero has the potential to make offspring more vulnerable to developing multiple sclerosis (MS).

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A real-world study found that patients treated with Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors had lower rates of treatment discontinuation and health care resource utilization compared with other first- and second-line treatment regimens.

Michael Gieske, MD, director of lung cancer screening at St. Elizabeth Health Care, speaks to the success of the Rural Appalachian Lung Cancer Screening Initiative, along with challenges to implementing increased lung cancer screening.

Popular weight loss drugs are not linked to suicidal actions, says the FDA; the White House is calling for urgent support amid economic challenges; rising hospitalizations and deaths prompt calls to increase vaccination coverage.

A retrospective cohort study found no significant associations between phototherapy without psoralens and the risk of skin cancer.

Amrish Selvam is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Pittsburgh whose research and career interests lay in ophthalmology and who volunteers with the UPMC Vision Institute’s mobile eye clinic, the eyeVan.

More research is necessary to understand cerebral oxygen consumption as a predictive biomarker for brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis (MS); however, this study found that mitochondrial dysfunction could have a role in the underlying pathophysiology of MS.

A single-institutional cohort study found that in patients with melanoma, regressive status could be used as a valuable predictive marker of prognosis and response to systemic therapy.