Julia Bonavitacola

Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.

Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) had similar efficacy and safety profile when taking either oral Treprostinil or selexipag, indicating that Treprostinil would be an adequate replacement.

A response to a previous article argued that using private capital to address health inequities in the United States only increased costs for payers without addressing health inequities.

Tumor grading via least differentiation analysis was found to be a way to measure the risk of lymph node metastasis (LNM) in patients with submucosal invasive colorectal cancer (CRC).

Patients who had cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, and/or glaucoma were at an increased risk of falling and sustaining fractures.

The topics included clinical staging of colorectal cancer, FDA approvals, and a study published in the print version of the American Journal of Managed Care®.

The top coverage from this year’s Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) 2023 conference includes interviews on managed care policy, ophthalmic drugs, and formulary management, as well as health plan best practices.

The top 5 articles about rare blood featured information on pseudo–thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), immune TTP, and hemophilia.

Our most-read content that featured lung cancer included articles on non–small cell lung cancer, how navigation programs can increase screening rates, and a potential link between antidepressants and lung cancer risk.

The top read ophthalmology articles of 2023 included news on FDA approvals and the link between smoking and ocular symptoms, including age-related macular degeneration.

Patients with immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) were found to have white matter damage in the frontal lobe and cingulate cortex that could affect short-term memory and depressive scores.

Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) had reduced readmissions when treatment focused on preventing prolonged ileus, increasing the use of minimally invasive surgery, and preventing anastomotic leaks.

The top-read topics in HIV for 2023 included dried blood tests for HIV, people with HIV facing stigmas, and vitamin D supplementation in women with HIV.

Areas where fireworks were legal had slightly higher odds of firework-related ocular trauma in their residents.

Patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who tested positive for driver gene alteration had longer overall survival when given targeted therapy.

Patients aged 80 years and older with colorectal cancer (CRC) could have an improved prognosis at the completion of adjuvant chemotherapy.

Patients who had concurrent thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and COVID-19 had elevated risk of mortality and other complications.

The top 5 most-read news content for 2023 featured COVID-19 vaccination uptake and its relation to HIV viral suppression, those more likely to get vitamin D supplements, and recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection.

The treatment developed by Amgen could be the first therapeutic option approved for third-line treatment of advanced small cell lung cancer (SCLC).

Skeletal muscle proved to be significant in calculating chemotherapy toxicities in nonmetastatic colorectal cancer (CRC).

Children with sickle cell disease and their caregivers experience an increased burden on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) due to the frequency of vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs).

Improved psychological distress and physical function were among the benefits of doing aerobic exercise and tai chi as a patient with lung cancer.

Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) who experience colon perforation may have similar survival times to those without perforation.

Patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) who were not responsive to anti–vascular endothelial growth factor agents were able to increase their fluid-free intervals with faricimab.

Predicting clinical outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) could be done using the novel comprehensive blood indicator PSI.

A medication monitoring program using medication bottles waws found to be effective in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), though the usage will need additional support.

Patients receiving uncomplicated phacoemulsification surgery for cataracts had greater increases in macular and choroidal thickness if they had early diabetic retinopathy without preoperative diabetic macular edema.

The FDA has approved a gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD) for the first time.

Although the incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) decreased in individuals older than 50 years, incidence of CRC increased in male individuals younger than 50 years.

A risk prediction model that was based on machine learning could help to make resource utilization more efficient by correctly predicting emergency department (ED) visits in patients with lung cancer.