Laura Joszt, MA

Expansion of insurance coverage due to the Affordable Care Act led to a reduction in the use of emergency services for patients with asthma in New York City.

Although half of US rheumatologists have patients for which nonmedical switching has been suggested, only 35% were likely to switch patients with rheumatoid arthritis doing well on a reference product to a biosimilar.

Dupilumab, with or without topical corticosteroids, significantly reduced pain and discomfort in patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis.

A multidisciplinary spine intervention can reduce chronic back pain–related health care utilization and costs, according to a study published in Spine.

Improvements in completed visits while using telemedicine to conduct rheumatology visits during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic may present an option for continued telemedicine use for follow-up care.

Overuse of reliever inhalers among adult patients with asthma is prevalent, but does not necessarily translate into higher all-cause health care utilization (HCU), according to a study published in Scientific Reports.

Vitamin D used as an adjuvant therapy in children with severe atopic dermatitis may improve clinical outcomes, according to a recent study.

Despite concerns about treatment with immunosuppressive agents, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection remains low in patients with rheumatic diseases, according to 2 abstracts presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology.

As novel therapies drive up the cost of cancer care, federal policy decisions are being made that influence oncologists' ability to deliver cancer care, said Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, MPH, of Texas Oncology.

The Trump administration finalized rules aimed at making health care pricing more visible and transparent to those with with health insurance from employers or the individual market.

When the first biologic to treat asthma was approved by the FDA in 2003, it needed to be administered subcutaneously in the physician’s office. Now, there are 3 options available for at-home use: mepolizumab, benralizumab, and dupilumab.

Patients with psoriatic arthritis with enthesitis are more likely to have severe disease than patients without enthesitis, and they and their physicians are less likely to be satisfied with their treatments.

In the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, patients with axial spondyloarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis didn’t have an increase in disease activity despite an interruption in in-person interactions.

Despite the benefits of switching to a different mode of action in the second line, almost half of patients with rheumatoid arthritis were cycled to a second tumor necrosis factor inhibitor.

During a session at CHEST 2020, Robyn Scatena, MD, director of critical care at Norwalk Hospital, outlined 2 communication models to help break bad news in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Rates of delirium for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) have skyrocketed in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, said Brenda Truman Pun, DNP, RN, director of data quality, Vanderbilt Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center.

Recent guidelines have renewed the focus on treating severe asthma. During 2 panels at CHEST 2020, experts discussed key updates, limitations of the guidelines, and more.

Abstracts presented at CHEST 2020 looked at improving diagnosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with machine learning and the development of intensive care unit delirium in hospitalized patients with ARDS.

Addressing pandemics requires preventing infections, controlling the spread of the disease, and minimizing deaths through the use of comprehensive plans, policies, and procedures.

Chronic cough is a problem that can have a major impact on quality of life for patients. In many cases, no cause can be found, but there are emerging therapies that could change treatment for these patients.

Clinician handoff is critical and can help reduce medical errors in the intensive care unit (ICU), according to a series of presentations on planning and communicating around ICU transitions.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is unlike any pandemic the world has experienced in the last 100 years, said Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during his keynote.

Atopic dermatitis (AD) has a negative impact on quality of life, and the burden of this disease in adolescents and their parents should be taken into account as part of the management of AD.

Using the Framingham risk score to differentiate patients with psoriatic arthritis with and without coronary artery disease can underestimate cardiovascular risks in these patients.

A new study has identified 4 subgroups of patients with arthritis based on their 24-hour activity-sleep profiles, which may allow for tailored interventions to support patients with arthritis.

Improvements in lung function occurred as early as 2 weeks after the first dose of treatment.

Patients with type 2-high asthma who were being treated with high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) had reduced exacerbations and improved lung function when they were switched to dupilumab.

Depression affects up to 17% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but not all patients are assessed for their mental well-being.

Research on the long-term use of ozanimod in relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) has shown the treatment is effective with no new safety concerns.

About 3 days after being airlifted to the hospital to be treated for symptoms stemming from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, the president is returning to the White House.