Julia Bonavitacola

Patients who have HIV and are using antiretroviral therapy (ART) did not have adverse outcomes when using nivolumab for cancer treatment.

IQ score could be detrimentally influenced by an individual’s HIV infection, both through neurons and the gut.

Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who wore an Apple Watch and reported daily pain scores could have their pain scores accurately predicted during hospital admission for vaso-occlusive crises and after discharge.

Critically ill older patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) had their 28-day mortality predicted using machine learning algorithms.

Both the retina as a whole and separate retinal layers had a reduction in retinal thickness after the use of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatments.

Robert Gluckman, MD, MACP, from Providence Health Plan, spoke about how medicine and pharmacist interaction can be cost-effective.

The implementation of a mailed stool test program increased colorectal cancer (CRC) screen-up-to-date rates compared with lower-intensity interventions, such as patient letters.

Durable mechanistic effects and a good safety profile were found in patients who took mitapivat for sickle cell disease (SCD).

Women of varying backgrounds, educational levels, and marriage status opted for different types of breast reconstruction based on different values.

Adzynma is the first product to be approved for the treatment of the rare blood disorder that has 90% mortality when left untreated.

Jorge Garcia, PharmD, MS, MHA, MBA, FACHE, discussed how infusion therapy can be administered as ambulatory drug infusion and its relation to biosimilars.

Compared with infants born at term, infants born preterm following exposure to HIV had no observed increase in acquisition of HIV.

Residents grew more knowledgeable and more comfortable with using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drugs for prevention against HIV after training was included in their residency program.

Sophia Humphreys, PharmD, MHA, BCBBS, spoke about how she views formulary management as a team approach.

Caecal cancer and ascending colon cancer had slower rates of metastasis to main nodes compared with transverse colon cancer.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) was found to be common in children aged 17 years and younger who were hospitalized for sickle cell anemia.

Intravitreal aflibercept was used in patients with retinal vein occlusion (RVO) which led to functional and anatomic improvements in the patients after treatment.

Robert Gluckman, MD, MACP, from Providence Health Plan, discusses what he was most interested in hearing about at our Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event held in Newport Beach, California, on November 2.

Mothers in the United States were surveyed about the time of disclosure of their HIV status to their children, with internalized stigma of HIV a significantly associated factor.

Jorge Garcia, PharmD, MS, MHA, MBA, FACHE, Baptist Health South Florida, spoke about his panel held at the recent Institute for Value-Based Medicine® that The American Journal of Managed Care® cohosted with Providence Health System.

Patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) who had suboptimal response to eculizumab can switch to pegcetacoplan for a cost-effective alternative, according to. acost analysis.

Sophia Humphreys, PharmD, MHA, BCBBS, discusses highlights of the Institute for Value-Based Medicine® (IVBM) event, held in partnership with Providence Health System, that recently took place in Newport Beach, California.

Medicare beneficiaries in California in 2019 had multiple causes of glaucoma and primary open-angle glaucoma, indicating a need to investigate undiagnosed glaucoma.

Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) can be treated safely and effectively with caplacizumab.

Men who had sex with men had increased HIV testing after participating in an intervention.

Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) can use C-reactive protein (CRP), lymphocyte to CRP ratio, and CRP to albumin ratio as markers for CRC prognosis.

Patients with a history of retinal artery occlusions were found to have an increased risk of myocardial infarction and death compared with patients who had cataracts.

Patients with HIV who started highly active antiretroviral therapy (ART) for 6 months had an improved immunohematological profile by the end of the study.

Patients who underwent surgery for colorectal cancer had a higher risk of postoperative infection if they had high body mass index (BMI) or diabetes, among other risk factors.

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) could be effectively treated by using eculizumab, which was found to be safe in patients.