Julia Bonavitacola

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Significant demographic differences were found when evaluating the use of depression services in people living with HIV and depression.

The recent decision in Kennedy v Braidwood could give Robert F. Kennedy Jr, secretary of HHS, the ability to remove all members of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) if desired, according to Jeffrey Fitzgerald, JD.

A webinar held by KFF on July 9 emphasized the immediate effects of the new budget bill, highlighting the impacts on Medicaid and health spending in the next decade.

A new survey reveals that 80% of Americans not enrolled in Medicare are afraid that Medicare will not be there when they are eligible to enroll.

Dry eye affects up to 16 million people in the US, and new treatments aim to mitigate the symptoms that can disrupt quality of life in these patients.

Countries in sub-Saharan Africa could see thousands of deaths from HIV due to cuts to the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), underscoring the necessity of reinstating the program.

A new survey found that most individuals with dry eye were not sure if dry eye resolves by itself, highlighting a lack of education on the disease.

The decision could have ripple effects across the country when it comes to state governments deciding who gets to receive Medicaid funds, says Jennifer Evans, JD.

The treatment marks the only targeted oral treatment in patients with non–small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor exon 20 insertion mutations.

Black men who were identified as sexual minorities were more receptive to long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) vs on-demand PrEP.

The Braidwood decision maintains the status quo for many patients, keeping preventive services covered by Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), says Jeff Fitzgerald, JD.

Patients with only dry eye had less severe lid margin abnormalities and orifice plugging along with tear film instability compared with those who were diagnosed with both dry eye and diabetes.

The Supreme Court decision in Medina v Planned Parenthood interprets the Social Security Acts Medicaid provision as not being able to be enforced by an individual, according to Jennifer Evans, JD.

Making pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) more accessible can help to decrease the incidence of HIV in the US.

The decision by the Supreme Court has major implications on which preventive services are required to be covered by insurance companies under the Affordable Care Act.

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South Carolina had previously barred abortion clinics, including Planned Parenthood, from participating in Medicaid, leaving many patients vulnerable to uncovered treatment.

Primary and secondary end points were demonstrated in a phase 3 trial of subcutaneous marstacimab as treatment for patients with hemophilia A or B.

The hazard of the progression of intermediate age-related macular degeneration (iAMD) was higher in those whose complement pathways were not regulated.

A model that can estimate the need for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the US can help to clarify use patterns to address HIV in local settings.

Eric Lander, MD, discussed the difficulty that clinicians and pharmacists face in getting insurance coverage for category 2B treatments in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines, which could affect how patients are treated for cancer.

The elimination of the program addressing LGBTQ+ individuals on the national suicide hotline makes reaching specialized help harder, says Hannah Wesolowski of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) testing changes occur nearly every year, making consistent updates to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines important for clinicians to make decisions on the use of these methods of testing, says Eric Lander, MD.

Patients can benefit both financially and clinically by enrolling in ongoing clinical trials, said Eric Lander, MD.

The recent FDA approval of lenacapavir is encouraging in its promise of long-term HIV prevention but might not be available for the vast majority of people in the US.

The approval of lenacapavir, a form of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), marks significant progress in preventing HIV, making it vital for the treatment to be available and accessible to those most vulnerable, explains Colleen Kelley, MD, MPH, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.

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The approval of lenacapavir for use as pre-exposure prophylaxis is a significant step in reducing the incidence of HIV across the globe, including in areas where the PURPOSE trials were conducted.

Early trials found that both garadacimab and sebetralstat were safe when used in patients living with hereditary angioedema, which speaks to the promise of the FDA-approved garadacimab.