Hayden E. Klein

Heart failure mortality rates after hospital discharge have seen little improvement since 2010 among Medicare beneficiaries, with real-world outcomes falling short of clinical trial expectations.

New findings point to a 6% decrease in mortality risk for each unit increase in body mass index (BMI).

The complete response letter (CRL) was issued based on a pre-approval inspection at a third-party fill/finish manufacturer.

Diabetic macular edema treatment options include anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injections and laser therapy, with patient-specific factors guiding the best approach.

The current outbreak stems from the clade I strain of mpox, different from the clade II strain that caused the 2022 global health emergency.

At an Institute for Value-Based Medicine® (IVBM) event cohosted by The American Journal of Managed Care®, experts discussed efforts to implement obesity management science into practice.

Early intervention for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is crucial due to the high mortality rate, with emerging therapies like nerandomilast showing potential to reduce health care costs by preventing disease progression.

Despite guidelines recommending annual screenings, nearly half of patients with diabetes miss critical eye exams, explains Jose A. Martinez, MD, president and retina specialist at Austin Retina Associates.

A new study found that older patients with atrial functional mitral regurgitation who underwent mitral valve surgery had significantly better outcomes than those who received medical management alone, including lower rates of heart failure hospitalization and death.

While many states cover routine eye exams, about 6.5 million adults lack comprehensive exam coverage, and around 14.6 million have no access to glasses.

New findings from the RECOVER-Adult cohort study show that 25 routine clinical lab tests are not effective in diagnosing postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, echoing results from earlier studies.

The growing list of insurers dropping coverage for costly GLP-1 weight loss drugs leaves patients to bear even higher out-of-pocket expenses while still struggling to meet their goals.

Martha Gulati, MD, MS, discusses the accomplishments of the American Society of Preventive Cardiology (ASPC) during her presidency and emphasizes the importance of advancing preventive cardiology.

“We are at an inflection point regarding treatment of obesity,” said Robert Kushner, MD, MS, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Martin Kolb, MD, PhD, discusses the challenges of treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and highlights the potential benefits of a new PDE4B inhibitor, nerandomilast.

“It's nice to have another option that we can discuss with patients,” said Yasmin H. Karimi, MD, University of Michigan, about epcoritamab’s label expansion for difficult-to-treat relapsed/refractory (R/R) follicular lymphoma.

While both drugs slowed down lung function decline in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), they were also linked to more deaths and increased incidence of acute exacerbation of IPF in real-world settings.

Patients with fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD) who began supplemental oxygen therapy had triple the per patient per month ILD-related health care costs compared with those who did not.

The catheter-delivered implant uses the right ventricle to support the left, improving left ventricle ejection fraction and helping restore the heart’s normal shape.

A new study revealed longer heart failure hospital stays, better 30-day follow-up, and lower mortality rates in Japan compared with the US.

Older adults with the most irregular sleep durations demonstrated a 34% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with those with the most regular sleep.

New studies say restricting salt intake can reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in certain patients, but cannot reduce the risks of morbidity and death in patients with heart failure.

Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes can both significantly impact pulmonary health, highlighting the need for early detection and intervention.

The aflibercept 8 mg injection improves patient care by allowing longer intervals between treatments, explains Jose A. Martinez, MD, Austin Retina Associates.

The annual number of publications on macrophages and pulmonary fibrosis jumped during 2017 and 2020, with signs pointing to more focus on research in these fields.

Kathryn Lindley, MD, FACC, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, emphasizes the importance of bringing heart health care to patients and meeting them where they are.

Among patients with type 2 diabetes, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists reduced their risk of obesity-related cancers more than insulin did.

Research highlighted the pivotal role of P2RX7 in driving inflammatory and fibrotic processes in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

However, registry data also showed no significant difference in transplant-free survival and time to pulmonary function decline between patients receiving antifibrotics vs placebo.

The complete response letter (CRL) was not related to safety or efficacy data, but was a result of inspection findings at a third-party manufacturing facility.