Friedreich Ataxia: Addressing Treatment Objectives and Comorbidities

A small 5-year all-cause mortality risk increase among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using roflumilast was found in Germany and the US.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the author of a study published in the July 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® that estimates the insurance value of novel Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) treatment.

While psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin are generally well tolerated in clinical and research settings, study authors suspect inconsistent reporting of adverse events.

In this episode of Managed Care Cast, Nihar Desai, MD, MPH, cardiologist and vice chief of Cardiology at the Yale School of Medicine, discusses therapies for cardiovascular conditions as they relate to patient adherence, polypharmacy, and health access.

Lead investigators, presenters, and the chair of this year’s European Society of Cardiology Congress, John McMurray, MD, discussed the meeting highlights and recapped important data.

At the 2024 European Society of Cardiology Congress (ESC), key research in cardiology care included studies conducted on cardiovascular disease risk among women, cardiac distress and smoking, and lipoprotein(a).