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Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation tightening New Jersey gun laws; the FDA temporarily suspended the ban on Juul sales; researchers found a cancer drug reduced risk of death among people hospitalized with COVID-19 by half.

Michelle Afkhami, MD, of City of Hope, joins The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) for a discussion on EGFR exon 20 insertion positive mutations in non-small cell lung cancer.

Health insurers and self-insured employers must post prices they have negotiated with providers; Senate Democrats draft a plan to let Medicare negotiate prices with manufacturers before midterm elections; vaccines receiving tweaking in the fall will need to cover Omicron variants.

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Advanced practitioners (APs) have a role to play in strategies for integrating biosimilars into clinical practice.

Viral Shah, MD, an endocrinologist and scientist, discusses the growing field of research into the connections between type 1 diabetes (T1D) and osteoporosis.

Senators did not approve the 9-nominee commission to reshape the Veteran Affairs health care system; US population is getting older and more diverse; HHS issued guidance to protect patient privacy related to sexual and reproductive care.

Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are denying care while overcharging the government, watchdogs said at a Congressional hearing; overturn of Roe v Wade will not change how military treatment facilities provide abortions; the CDC activates the Emergency Operations Center in response to monkeypox.

The Supreme Court dismissed convictions of 2 doctors accused of overprescribing opioids, moving the cases to lower courts; Cabinet secretaries met with 14 insurers and payer groups to push for contraceptive coverage without co-pays; the FDA may upgrade COVID-19 boosters to target newer subvariants.

Exceptions for rape and incest in states with trigger laws outlawing abortion may be impossible to implement effectively; Supreme Court determines Medicare’s payments are lawful in a blow to hospitals that had pay cuts; a court ruled that Juul could continue selling e-cigarettes temporarily.

The Senate passed a bipartisan gun law, the first major gun legislation in nearly 30 years, which now goes to the House; HIV cases dropped during the pandemic, perhaps due to lack of testing; researchers say COVID-19 vaccines have saved nearly 20 million lives but could be even more effective.

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The FDA and the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Wednesday gave positive decisions on an expanded indication for Merck’s pneumococcal 15-valent conjugate vaccine (Vaxneuvance).

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that New York's requirement for concealed carry gun permits are too restrictive; the FDA ordered Juul Labs Inc to pull its e-cigarettes from the market; a meningococcal disease outbreak in Florida includes at least 26 total cases and 7 deaths.

Andrew Zelenetz, MD, PhD, medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, is the current chair of the Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Guidelines panel of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN).

The FDA plans to set a maximum nicotine level in cigarettes and tobacco products to reduce addictiveness; a bipartisan bill would place a $35 monthly cap on insulin for patients with private insurance or Medicare; the Supreme Court ruled that an Ohio hospital’s employee health plan did not violate federal law by limiting coverage for outpatient dialysis.

Homeless people in the county of Phoenix, Arizona, made up 130 of the 339 who died of heat-associated causes in 2021; patients who are addicted to opioids may lose online help if federal regulations expire; Paul M Ellwood Jr, MD, the creator of the health maintenance organization (HMO) concept, died aged 95 years.

The product, sold as Inbrija, is commercialized in Germany through an agreement with Esteve Pharmaceuticals GmbH.

Data from menstrual tracking apps may be used against people in certain states if Roe v Wade is overturned; 100 million Americans, including 41% of adults, have health care debt; Express Scripts reported results of its program to lower diabetes-related costs.

The FDA authorized COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 years; more than 400,000 over-the-counter (OTC) medications were recalled; medication imports from Canada and the United Kingdom see bipartisan approval in the Senate.

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Tracking tool Meta Pixel was found on 33 of the top 100 US hospitals’ websites; the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new guidance in response to dangerous PFAS levels in drinking water; the US abortion rate rose by 7% between 2017 and 2020.

Omid A. Hamid, MD, chief of Translational Research and Immunotherapy, director, Melanoma Therapeutics, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, spoke with The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) about evaluating therapy options for patients with advanced melanoma.

FDA advisers unanimously recommend approval for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 to 17 years; new guidelines lower the recommended minimum age for starting gender transitioning treatments; the World Health Organization (WHO) will decide next week whether monkeypox is a global public health emergency.

The FDA approved Eli Lilly’s baricitinib drug to regrow hair in patients with alopecia; the American Medical Association (AMA) adopts resolutions that go against criminalization of abortion; an experimental amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) therapy under review with the FDA has been approved in Canada.

The FDA determined that the 3-dose Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine worked in children aged 6 months through 4 years; the bipartisan Senate gun deal will focuses on mental health; the pandemic has other viruses acting mysteriously, with children diagnosed with respiratory viruses in May and June.

Brain metastasis from melanoma is particularly deadly and options are limited due to the difficulty of breaching the brain-blood barrier.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) aims to have its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine reviewed later this year; Northwell Health and Kaiser Permanente among CEOs supporting gun legislation; Infants whose mothers had COVID-19 during their pregnancy had double the risk of delayed speech or motor skills.

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An experimental cancer drug made 100% of patients’ rectal tumors disappear in a small study; US military members with HIV with an undetectable viral load and no symptoms will no longer face restrictions in deployment or commission; President Biden may sign an executive order on abortion rights depending on the Supreme Court’s ruling.