Adalimumab Biosimilar Shows Equivalent Efficacy, Safety to Reference Humira for Psoriasis

October 20, 2021 06:30pm

Adalimumab biosimilar AVT02 exhibited comparative efficacy, safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity to the reference drug Humira in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis.

Dr Patty Taddei-Allen and Nick Page Discuss Precision Medicine and Health Disparities

October 20, 2021 06:00pm

Additional Data on Possible Chronic Cough Therapy Presented at CHEST 2021

October 20, 2021 05:00pm

Study Assesses Impact of Androgen Levels on Male Migraineurs

October 20, 2021 04:30pm

What We’re Reading: Unique Kidney Transplant Performed; OTC Hearing Aids Proposed; Fetal Sex, COVID-19 Response Linked

October 20, 2021 03:20pm

Recipient of the 2021 Seema S. Sonnad Emerging Leader in Managed Care Research Award

An overview of the significance of the Seema S. Sonnad Emerging Leader in Managed Care Research Award and why this year's recipient, Christopher M. Whaley, PhD, early career achievements in the field of managed care deserved recognition.

Coverage of CHEST 2021 Annual Meeting

View news from the CHEST 2021 Annual Meeting, including session summaries, poster write-ups, and interviews with key opinion leaders

Product Profiler: PEPAXTO

This publication is designed for payers, formulary committees, or other similar entities with knowledge and expertise in the area of healthcare economics making decisions regarding access, coverage, and reimbursement for PEPAXTO.

A Timeline of COVID-19 Vaccine Developments in 2021

If 2020 was dominated by the news of how COVID-19 spread across the globe, then 2021 has so far been focused on ending the pandemic through vaccine distribution.

AJMC® Profiles in Care Launches

This AJMC® Profiles in Care provides an in-depth look into the results of the outcomes-based agreement between Boehringer Ingelheim and Highmark Inc.

Meta-analysis Reviews Impact of Dietary Factors on T1D Risk

October 20, 2021

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Researchers highlighted the beneficial effects of breastfeeding on mitigating type 1 diabetes (T1D) risk.

Authors Argue for More Personalized Rheumatoid Arthritis Care

October 20, 2021

Article

A new opinion piece makes the case that rheumatoid arthritis care can, and should, be better tailored to individual case characteristics.

Dr Evan Stepp: Patient Concern Over EVALI Appears to Have Faded

October 20, 2021

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Evan L. Stepp, MD, FCCP, CPE, a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health, discusses an apparent change in attitudes among patients in the wake of 2019’s e-cigarette or vaping use–associated lung injury (EVALI) crisis.

Panel: Biosimilar Acceptance May Be Greater Among Payers Than Previously Thought

October 20, 2021

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A panel discussion at AMCP Nexus 2021 explored the current biosimilar landscape and level of uptake, revealing results from a survey showing payers are accepting of biosimilars and that a majority support nonmedical switching.

Dr Funmi Olopade on WISDOM: When You Ask Women to Participate, They Sign Up

October 20, 2021

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The WISDOM study—Women Informed to Screen Depending On Measures of risk—was launched to test a personalized approach to screening compared to annual mammograms. Funmi Olopade, MD, FACP, is a professor of Medicine and Human Genetics and founding director of the Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics and Global Health at the University of Chicago Medical Center, and a co-investigator of WISDOM. She is an expert on understanding the etiology and genomic basis of cancer progression in diverse populations and has published extensively on both genetic and non-genetic risk factors for breast cancer. She discussed overcoming early challenges of low enrollment of Black women in the study.

Effects of Type 2 Inflammation in Allergic Disease: Visible, Invisible, Complex

October 20, 2021

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There has been a huge shift forward in the understanding of innate and adaptive immune mechanisms that provoke type 2 inflammation in atopic disease and eosinophilic esophagitis, according to a CHEST Annual Meeting 2021 speaker.

Oncology-Centric Biosimilar Implementation at M Health Fairview: A Review of Process and Perspective

October 20, 2021

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The Promising Future of Alzheimer Disease Treatment

October 20, 2021

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Panelists conclude the discussion with personal insight into the promising future of Alzheimer disease treatment.

Hypoglycemia Upon Hospital Admission From Long-term Care: Health Care Resource Use

October 20, 2021

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This analysis of a hospital billing database describes inpatient length of stay, intensive care unit length of stay, comorbidities, and costs for patients with diabetes after admission with hypoglycemia from long-term care or home.

Tonya Winders Talks About the Daily Impact of Asthma Guidelines for Patients

October 20, 2021

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Future asthma guidelines need to focus more on the unmet needs of the patients whose severe asthma is not well controlled, said Tonya Winders, MBA, CEO and president of the Allergy & Asthma Network.