Hayden E. Klein

Steven Pergam, MD, MPH, director of infection prevention at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and infectious disease physician at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, discusses the National Comprehensive Cancer Network's (NCCN) preference for mRNA vaccines and how they work differently.

Kenneth Cohen, MD, FACP, executive director of clinical research at UnitedHealth Group Research and Development and senior national medical director at OptumCare, describes the main challenges to identifying, measuring, and reducing use of low-value care and the granular data needed to solve these challenges.

Investigation into myeloid-related protein 8/14 (MRP8/14) serves as an important next step of translational research to discovering a diagnostic biomarker for systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Steven Pergam, MD, MPH, director of infection prevention at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and infectious disease physician at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, explains the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) update on COVID-19 vaccines and prevention.

HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy (ART) may influence subdominant gut bacteria in association with immune status in children living with HIV.

Tennessee Oncology appointed Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, as Chief Medical Officer (CMO), with president Natalie Dickson, MD, being promoted from CMO to Chief Strategy Officer (CSO).

The top 5 most-read multiple sclerosis articles of 2021 focused on artificial intelligence, sunlight exposure, and COVID-19 risk factors, responses, and guidance for people with multiple sclerosis.

An 8-year journey to a chronic cough diagnosis, neurogenic cough treatment, e-cigarettes, and COVID-19 risk factors were among the most-viewed respiratory articles.

The Fraser guidelines can indicate if a child is fully competent to make their own decisions, including consenting to HIV tests if they may be at risk, explained Amanda Ely, CEO of the Children’s HIV Association (CHIVA) of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

This year's most-read migraine articles covered a range of topics, such as new causes of migraine, its link to bipolar disorder, and COVID-19's impact on existing migraine.

Marijuana use by people with HIV during pregnancy and post partum increased over time, with the prevalence of general substance use increasing more post partum.

Research on belimumab, mean platelet volume, and how lupus is linked with other autoimmune diseases appeared in AJMC.com's top 5 most-read lupus articles of 2021.

HIV specialist dieticians at this London-based charity help people with HIV by providing personalized advice on how nutrition can have a positive effect on their overall health and well-being.

Jason Myers, PhD, CEO, of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, explains how they conducted a New Zealand version of the Stigma Index Research to solve the issue of Māori living with HIV experiencing worsened stigma and discrimination.

The top 5 most-read rare disease articles of 2021 on AJMC.com highlighted research on medications, therapies, and diagnosing tools to treat myelofibrosis, hemophilia B, chronic graft-vs-host disease, necrotizing myopathy, and myeloproliferative neoplasms.

Compared with the general population of individuals over age 15, transmasculine individuals are almost 7 times more likely to have HIV, and transfeminine individuals are 66 times more likely to have HIV.

With a low number of approved medications for pediatric plaque psoriasis, secukinumab is a valuable new addition to the limited treatment options available.

Study investigators saw sustained clinical response regardless of whether the participant with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) had discontinued the first tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) due to a primary or secondary inefficacy.

Participation in education sessions and frequent web-based monitoring predicted 1-year outcomes of asthma control for adolescents with partly controlled and uncontrolled asthma.

Limited access to exercise equipment and facilities during lockdown appears to be a key reason for reduced physical activity levels.

Male and female patients with acne vulgaris have been found to have significantly different dysbiosis of gut microbiota and associated metabolites.

The proportions of children and adolescents living with HIV who have achieved viral suppression after antiretroviral therapy initiation were consistently lower than those of adults.

Funmi Olopade, MD, FACP, 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, previews her keynote address for the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).

New data show the prevalence of potential drug-drug interactions varies according to the drug use pattern considered, with people living with HIV using multiple illegal drugs being at the highest risk.

Circulating Interleukin-11 is difficult to detect in healthy individuals, but when it is present in various inflammatory diseases, it has an elevated present in affected tissues, according to a literature review.

A small study found that patients with chronic cough saw improvements in symptoms following transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation treatment, with minimal adverse effects.

A systematic review showed that a high fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) value before starting inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy may be associated with higher response rates in patients with chronic cough.

Funmi Olopade, MD, FACP, 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, explains how transgender women are included in breast cancer research and emphasizes why it is important to include all women.

Despite a relatively low response rate to acid suppression therapy to treat chronic cough, heartburn was a highly significant predictor of success.

The report briefly explained the policy options that policymakers can use to help address challenges related to vaccine research and development, testing, and manufacturing, as well as the economic challenges related to vaccine development for infectious diseases.