Hayden E. Klein

While the overall age-adjusted mortality rate for diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) declined between 1999 and 2019, researchers found an average annual 1% increase since 2014.

Among 172 patients with untreated advanced solid tumors, all of them had actionable alterations, and 109 had druggable alterations.

Research suggests that intense physical activity concentrated within 1-2 days and activity more evenly distributed activity across several days are associated with similarly lower risk of cardiovascular outcomes.

According to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis, 22% of Medicare Part D drug spending in 2021 went towards the 10 top-selling prescription drugs alone.

Sydney Townsend, executive director of digital health at Texas Oncology, explains how cancer diagnosis and treatment can impact a patient’s mental well-being and how she assesses a patient’s overall cancer care experience.

Between 1999 and 2020, rates of liver cancer deaths increased for Hispanic men and women, and pancreas and uterine cancer deaths have increased for Hispanic women.

Research was conducted by multiple laboratories in the Global Diagnostics Network and included more than 460 million lipid test results from 17 countries to determine risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

After receiving 4.8 mg of survodutide weekly for 46 weeks, more than half of trial participants achieved weight loss of 15% or more.

Once-daily venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis with 10 mg of rivaroxaban for either 7 or 28 days after bariatric surgery was found to be effective and safe.

There may be significant differences in kidney disease between individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Adam Colborn, JD, director of government relations at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP), also explains what health systems can do to improve patient access to biosimilars.

Type 1 diabetes incidence was 1.14 times higher in the first year and 1.27 times higher in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with the 12 months before the pandemic.

Interpersonal support, residing in a rural area, and not disclosing HIV status to partners were all found to be linked to higher antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, all at different degrees.

Andrew Bolibol, a PhD candidate in Harvard University’s Health Policy Program, highlights trends and gaps in health insurance coverage between LGBT and non-LGBT adults.

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) announced updates to multiple sections of its Standards of Care in Diabetes–2023, as announced at the ADA 83rd Scientific Sessions.

Scott Soefje, PharmD, director of pharmacy cancer care at Mayo Clinic, explains how education can help with biosimilar adoption and how an updated biosimilar workflow has simplified the prior authorization process.

Late-breaking results of the COORDINATE-Diabetes trial were presented today at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 83rd Scientific Sessions in San Diego, California.

New findings show that VX-880, a stem cell-derived islet cell therapy, can restore endogenous insulin secretion and improve glycemic control in people living with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

New estimates predict that type 2 diabetes prevalence will more than double in the next 30 years, from 529 million people in 2021 to at least 1.3 billion in 2050.

Yesterday’s FDA approvals of a new indication for empagliflozin and combination empagliflozin with metformin hydrochloride for pediatric type 2 diabetes (T2D) provide a new class of oral drugs to treat the condition in children.

Improving access to diabetes technology so that everyone can benefit is a top priority, said David Maahs, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics at Stanford University and division chief of pediatric endocrinology at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.

Biosimilars are starting to make a significant impact in overall drug spending, which is what they are designed to do, said Scott Soefje, PharmD, director of pharmacy cancer care at Mayo Clinic.

Preliminary data suggest the number of meningococcal disease cases among individuals with HIV doubled in 2022, while vaccination rates for the disease remain low.

An evaluation of a same-day HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) program in Jackson, Mississippi, showed that most individuals given a same-day prescription either never started PrEP or stopped use within 3 months.

David Maahs, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics at Stanford University and division chief of pediatric endocrinology at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, talks about the Timely Interventions for Diabetes Excellence dashboard, increases in continuous glucose monitoring, and more.

Among a small cohort of healthy Korean male volunteers, evogliptin combined with empagliflozin or dapagliflozin had no significant effects on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of each drug.

If payers can agree on consensus criteria to improve care quality or costs, that will help physicians remember and try to be compliant, said Samyukta Mullangi, MD, MBA, incoming medical director at Thyme Care.

The pilot 4T study showed consistent hemoglobin A1C improvement in all children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) after 1 year, underscoring the importance of early continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) following diagnosis, explained David Maahs, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics at Stanford University and division chief of pediatric endocrinology at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.