Hayden E. Klein

Mila Felder, MD, FACEP, emergency physician and vice president for Well-Being for All Teammates, Advocate Health, highlights strategic approaches for incorporating well-being into a postpandemic oncology workforce.

Patients who responded positively to shunt treatment experienced more beneficial changes in their heart's structure and function compared with nonresponders.

News from Strategic Alliance Partners of The American Journal of Managed Care.

Interview with Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FACCC, FASCO, professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Will Shapiro, vice president of data science at Flatiron Health, discusses how the practice is using large language models (LLMs) to increase efficiency, while ensuring there are frameworks set for safety and quality.

Results from the V-INITIATE trial showed a substantial 60% reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) from baseline to day 330 in the inclisiran first group compared with a mere 7% reduction in the usual care group.

Mila Felder, MD, FACEP, emergency physician and vice president for Well-Being for All Teammates, Advocate Health, shares the importance of incorporating a culture of well-being within oncology practices.

Mila Felder, MD, FACEP, emergency physician and vice president for Well-Being for All Teammates, Advocate Health, shares insights on how peer support groups can help manage psychological and emotional distress amid a national drug shortage.

Will Shapiro, vice president of data science at Flatiron Health, explains the different ethical challenges associated with various forms of artificial intelligence models used in oncology care.

Mila Felder, MD, FACEP, emergency physician and vice president for Well-Being for All Teammates, Advocate Health, discusses the impact of peer support groups within a health care organization and its patients.

Eko Health's artificial intelligence (AI) tool can detect low ejection fraction in seconds via an Eko stethoscope, bringing earlier heart failure detection to routine checkups.

Will Shapiro, vice president of data science at Flatiron Health, discusses opportunities to implement artificial intelligence in cancer care.

COVID-19 vaccination was associated with reduced risks of acute and post–acute COVID-19 heart failure, venous thromboembolism, and arterial thrombosis/thromboembolism.

For Lp(a) Awareness Day, Mary McGowan, MD, FNLA, chief medical officer of the Family Heart Foundation, highlights how most people with elevated Lp(a) are completely unaware that they have this increased risk and calls for increased testing.

However, researchers saw higher risks of respiratory failure, longer stays in the intensive care unit, increased hospitalizations, and elevated mortality rates in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) taking the antihypotensive medication.

This expansion applies to the estimated 70 million patients who need either primary or secondary prevention, regardless of statin use.

Al Benson, MD, FACP, FACCC, FASCO, medical oncologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and associate director of the Robert E. Tillery Comprehensive Cancer Center, discussed findings from a national survey assessing barriers to comprehensive cancer care delivery.

Increased perceived economic burden (PEB) was associated with an increased risk of mortality and poorer health status among patients with acute decompensated heart failure (HF).

Once-daily aprocitentan (Tryvio) is the first and only FDA-approved endothelin receptor antagonist for treating high blood pressure that remains uncontrolled despite other antihypertensive treatments.

The Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) treatment vamorolone received FDA approval in October 2023 and is a less toxic alternative to conventional corticosteroids.

Baseline levels of serum amyloid A, C‐reactive protein, soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor 1, adiponectin, YKL‐40, and osteoprotegerin could be used to predict a rise in arterial inflammation.

Following these positive 36-week results, Silence Therapeutics plans to announce 48-week results of the ongoing ALPACAR-360 study in Q2 of 2024.

Research found that maternal loss of a partner or older child, as well as the loss of a close relative due to unnatural causes in the year before or during pregnancy, were linked to a heightened risk of heart failure in offspring.

A survey of more than 1500 people revealed misconceptions about living with diabetes, particularly regarding the efficacy of GLP-1 weight loss drugs as a standalone solution for managing their health goals.

Starting summer 2024, individuals across the US will be able to purchase a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) without needing a prescription.

Interviews with Katherine Meese, PhD, of University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Nadine Barrett, PhD, MS, MPH, of Wake Forest University, from day 2 of the Association of Cancer Care Centers 50th Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit (ACCC AMCCBS).

Stephen Speicher, MD, Flatiron Health, highlights the organization's frameworks for ensuring ethical artificial intelligence (AI) usage, emphasizing the importance of providers and health systems asking critical questions when considering AI tools.

Mila Felder, MD, FACEP, emergency physician and vice president for Well-Being for All Teammates, Advocate Health, talks about tailoring the Stanford Model of Professional Fulfillment to support the postpandemic oncology workforce.

Interviews with Kirollos Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, of Minnesota Oncology and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and Alti Rahman, MHA, MBA, of American Oncology Network, from day 1 of the Association of Cancer Care Centers 50th Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit (ACCC AMCCBS).