Maggie L. Shaw

In part 1 of this interview with Katrina Ortblad, ScD, MPH, she addressed bridging gaps in HIV care with pharmacy-based solutions.

In part 3 of a discussion with Andrew Kuykendall, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center, he talks of rusfertide’s ability to enable patients to live a more viable life and free them from being tethered to the need for regular phlebotomies.

These are data to week 26 on the monoclonal antibody and antineoplastic agent; data out to week 52 of the MINT trial will be presented in a late-breaking oral session at the upcoming American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting.

Strategies to enhance virtual care through quality assurance frameworks, technological innovation, and provider support were laid out in a pair of posters presented at the recent AMGA Annual Conference.

The approval follows the December 2024 priority review designation for this perioperative immunotherapy regimen for patients fighting muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Mapping care management needs by defining patient populations and then stratifying them according to risk and their needs can help to spur the transformation of a siloed health care system into an integrated system that is able to better provide holistic, value-based care despite the many transitions that continue among hospital, primary, specialty, and community care environments.

Medication nonadherence to oral anticoagulants and oral anti–prostate cancer medication has been scrutinized through new research conducted among patients and health care providers and presented by the American Medical Group Association at its 2025 annual meeting, held March 26-29 in Grapevine, Texas.

Annie Antar, MD, PhD, spoke about how long viral clearance could be an indicator of long COVID, but more research would need to be done to confirm this.

Pulmonary hypertension is a common consequence of interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD), with the highest rate seen among individuals who have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Overall, most cases of PH in the setting of ILD are mild.

In this discussion with Cathy Eng, MD, FACP, FASCO, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, she illustrates how Vanderbilt works to specify each individual patient’s cancer care regimen and treatment path.

Rozanolixizumab is a high-affinity humanized immunoglobulin G4 monoclonal antibody and Fc receptor blocker approved to treat anti–acetylcholine receptor– and anti–muscle-specific kinase–positive generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) in adult patients; administration is subcutaneous and takes approximately 15 minutes.

Data incorporated for this study were collected from 9 centers in the UK focused on third-line and beyond chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell administration in patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL).

To mark the 5-year anniversary of the COVID pandemic, The American Journal of Managed Care® spoke with Noah Greenspan, DPT, PT, CCS, EMT-B, cardiopulmonary physical therapist and director of the Pulmonary Wellness and Rehabilitation Center in New York City.

Treatment guidelines in polycythemia vera currently recommend maintaining hematocrit below 45%, with a higher threshold for men vs women.

Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, addresses the importance of meeting patients where they are to expand clinical trial participation and remove barriers to trial access.

Annie Antar, MD, PhD, discusses how patients with HIV can have different and longer-lasting symptoms of COVID-19.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) can be a challenging complication to manage during pregnancy; women with PAH who are pregnant are considered a high-risk population, and they face higher rates of maternal and fetal complications.

Annie Antar, MD, PhD, discusses the association between the symptoms of long COVID and HIV status.

A new analysis out of England shows a considerable level of uncertainty among adults who think they could have long COVID, as well that levels of the chronic condition are disproportionately higher among certain socially disadvantaged groups.

Cemacabtagene ansegedleucel, an allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, is being investigated in relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Experts share here what they take away from the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) each year and why this meeting is so important in this space.

Data on care satisfaction, ease managing care, and out-of-pocket spending were the outcomes of interest for this new analysis that investigated the relationship between healthcare utilization and beneficiary experience within traditional Medicare.

National MS Education and Awareness Month is celebrated each year in the US in March, after having been launched in 2003 by MS Focus: the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation and affiliated groups.

Historical data show the prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adult patients with congenital heart disease ranges from 4% to 28%, according to studies from the US and Europe—and that the prevalence of these comorbid condition is on the rise.

Priscilla Tsondai, MD, MPH, breaks down top care gaps as opportunities for care improvement.

Discussions at a recent Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event highlighted the interconnected nature of cardio-kidney-metabolic disease and emphasized the need for integrated, patient-centered care.

Katrina Ortblad, ScD, MPH, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, collaborates with researchers from the Kenya Medical Research Institute to design and test novel delivery models for HIV services.

Lynae Darbes, PhD, presented research on the effectiveness of a home-based intervention for HIV prevention among couples living in Kenya.

New data from the MK-8591A-051 and MK-8591A-052 trials, both investigating the efficacy and safety of 100-mg doravirine and 0.25-mg islatravir as a once-daily 2-drug regimen for virologically suppressed people living with HIV-1, were presented today by Amy Colson, MD, MPH.

Bridgette J. Picou, LVN, ACLPN, presented research on the lived experiences of women living with HIV and going through menopause on Tuesday, during the mini symposia, “Hot Topic: Menopause and HIV.”