Hayden E. Klein

Joel Segel, PhD, associate professor of health policy and administration at Penn State University, talks about what he's looking forward to as a member of The American Journal of Accountable Care's editorial board.

At the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) 2023 Annual Meeting, a patient joined a panel to give insight into the challenges of living with a chronic illness and what he sees as the pros and cons of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Panelists from Optum Life Sciences, OptumRx, and Takeda discussed the importance of collaboration in creating successful value-based agreements (VBAs) at Asembia 2023.

“As we look over the next decade, the climb is going to be steep, it's going to be challenging, but success is still possible,” said Luke Greenwalt, vice president of market access at IQVIA, during his session at Asembia 2023.

Diabetes risk perception was linked to increased TV watching and 1 less day per week of at least 60 minutes of exercise, and was not associated with nutrition or weight loss attempts among adolescents.

In a cohort of patients in New York with mpox, HIV status did not seem to affect treatment outcomes with tecovirimat, although more research is needed.

A panel at Asembia 2023 discussed what their organizations are doing to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at their organizations, and what others can learn from these efforts.

At the first business session of Asembia 2023, Ray Tancredi, divisional vice president at Walgreens, provided updates to the 2023 specialty therapy pipeline.

New research suggests that racial residential segregation is associated with glycemic control among Black youth with type 1 diabetes.

Researchers are beginning work on a double-blind randomized controlled trial to test the results of this preliminary study.

A recent study found that HIV is 2.5 times more common in people who use mental health services compared with the general population in South London.

At Asembia 2023, there will be a call to action for participants to adjust their current business models and advocate for access to biosimilars with lower list costs, explained Julie Reed, executive director of the Biosimilars Forum.

Although children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are slightly more likely to experience long-term educational underachievement than their peers without T1D, those who also have a psychiatric disorder have significantly lower odds of achieving educational milestones.

In the first 2 years after receiving an HIV diagnosis, people with HIV were about 3 times more likely to develop depression, use antidepressants, and undergo electroconvulsive therapy—and 10 times more likely to commit suicide—compared with people without HIV.

HIV infection was more common among those who died of mpox compared with survivors, with an HIV prevalence of 93.9% and 38.3%, respectively, based on available information.

The risk of incident diabetes was found to be 17% greater in individuals who had COVID-19, and it was higher among men and individuals with severe COVID-19.

Research showed the risk of progression to type 1 diabetes (T1D) was nearly 70% lower among children with high iron intake compared with children with moderate iron intake.

According to interim results from the REPRIEVE study, individuals with HIV who took the daily statin experienced a 35% reduced risk of major adverse cardiovascular (CVD) events, compared with those who received a placebo.

Researchers also found correlations between contrast sensitivity function and age, HbA1c, and type 1 diabetes (T1D) duration under different lighting conditions.

A test using a single spot of dried blood successfully detected HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in all 60 samples with known amounts of each virus.

The weight loss surgery may help reverse peripheral neuropathy and improve the stability of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy and retinopathy in individuals with class II/III obesity.

Researchers developed a reliable prediction model for kidney function decline in adults with type 2 diabetes and early to moderately progressed chronic kidney disease, which was externally validated and made publicly available via a web-based application.

Participants with HIV who inject drugs were more likely to initiate antiretroviral therapy and utilize substance use care after participating in group stigma-coping sessions, compared with those who received usual services.

Data from the Finnish Pediatric Diabetes Register revealed a 16% increase in type 1 diabetes (T1D) incidence among Finnish children during the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research showed that HIV incidence and mortality rates were highest among transgender women who were Black or Latinx or lived in the southern United States.

Differentiating type 1 and type 2 diabetes care is a major issue that needs better understanding, said Kevan Herold, MD, professor of immunobiology and medicine at Yale School of Medicine

The ruling does not completely get rid of all preventive services coverage under the Affordable Care Act; it only applies to updates or new recommendations made by the US Preventative Services Task Force since March 2010.

The 2021 recommendations for diabetes and prediabetes screening led to a 14.8% proportionate increase in the total US population eligible for screening, compared with the 2015 guidelines.

The ruling of Braidwood Management v Becerra puts HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) coverage at risk, potentially leading to more than 2000 preventable HIV infections in the coming year.

Research showed that screening 10-year-old adolescents who are at high risk of type 1 diabetes (T1D) for islet autoantibodies could predict future development of T1D.