Maggie L. Shaw

On October 14, 2024, the FDA approved a 320-mg single dose of bimekizumab-bkzx (Bimzelx; UCB) in a 2-mL prefilled syringe and autoinjector; both forms are now commercially available in the US.

February 4 is World Cancer Day, and in these interviews with our Strategic Alliance Partner, NYU Langone Health, we learn about the importance of forming strong relationships with the communities you are located in and with whom you work to optimize cancer-related outcomes.

Chronic kidney disease has been linked to yo-yo dieting (also known as body-weight cycling) in the general population, which interested investigators in potential links between these weight fluctuations and increased risk of renal events among a population with type 1 diabetes.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health, on the public health implications of the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the role of public health leaders in advocating for science and health.

With historical data showing migraine to be underdiagnosed and undertreated, new guidance from the American College of Physicians (ACP) encompasses 3 recommendations on treating episodic migraine in adult patients in the outpatient setting.

In part 2 of our interview with Katie Abouzahr, MD, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, we discuss the challenge inherent in treating adolescents who have the myasthenia gravis and how nipocalimab works via FcRn blockade to reduce the circulating autoantibodies that drive myasthenia gravis.

According to the CDC, frequent consumption of sugary drinks is linked to adverse health outcomes that include obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, nonalcoholic liver disease, and gout.

For this study, outcomes were compared between 2 groups of patients with myasthenia gravis: those who developed exacerbations and those who did not experience exacerbations.

To learn more about the recent bird flu outbreaks, we spoke with Asha Shah, MD, director of infectious diseases and epidemiologist at Stamford Hospital.

Christopher Sayed, MD, discusses how hidradenitis suppurativa typically presents and looks forward, following the November approval of bimekizumab.

Joining us for this episode of Managed Care Cast is Robert H. Hopkins Jr, MD, medical director at the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), who will help separate fact from fiction about avian influenza and discuss what needs to be done to prevent a future escalation.

Attorneys General from several districts have come together in a lawsuit seeking damages from Walgreens for allegedly knowingly filling opioid prescriptions that lacked a genuine medical purpose.

This marketing decision from the FDA covers 2 nicotine strengths, 3 mg and 6 mg, and 10 flavors of the small tobacco-free synthetic pouches.

Generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) is an autoantibody-driven chronic disease for which there is no cure.

Experts stress that persons wanting to donate blood should not stop any medications they are on, with some deferrals being permanent and others temporary.

The Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor was approved in combination with bendamustine and rituximab in previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) ineligible for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and as monotherapy in previously treated MCL.

Bimekizumab (Bimzelx; UCB Pharma) was approved by the FDA to treat psoriatic arthritis (PsA) on September 23, 2024, based on data from 2 phase 3 trials: BE OPTIMAL and BE COMPLETE.

In part 2 of our interview with Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, she speaks to the importance of ensuring health care accessibility and of knowing that the health care system is not a one-size-fits-all arrangement.

Across 5 research centers, investigators evaluated the impact of eculizumab on thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis, a severe disease subtype.

In the second half of our interview with Brita Roy, MD, MPH, MHS, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, she discusses effective engagement of minoritized populations in discussion of medical mistrust.

The bird flu, also known as avian influenza and H5N1, was implicated in the first human death from the infectious disease on January 6. But still, no human-to-human transmission has been reported.

In this second half of our interview with Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Travis Osterman, DO, MS, FAMIA, FASCO, he discusses opportunities for advancing the smart use of artificial intelligence (AI) in cancer care.

With high biologic treatment failure rates common among patients who have hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), investigators set out to evaluate the potential of biomarkers to estimate potential treatment response.

Cochair of our recent Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event hosted with NYU Langone Health, Oscar B. Lahoud, MD, speaks on his hoped-for top health care priorities under the incoming administration.

For this review, the authors searched for randomized controlled trials published in MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane CENTRAL from inception through October 4, 2024.

Alcohol was first identified as a carcinogen almost 40 years ago, by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer.

In this second part of our interview with Kasey Bond, MPH, NYU Langone Health, we discuss the contributions of community health workers to increasing clinical trial access and how technology—artificial intelligence (AI), in particular—can help to facilitate the process.

For part 3 of our discussion with Chris Sayed, MD, we tackle several important topics in the hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and inflammatory disease space: patient quality of life, medication and treatment goals, and the possibility of a cure.

In our ongoing conversation with James Cancer Hospital’s Don M. Benson, MD, PhD, he explains his philosophy of always striving to deliver personalized patient care.

The Society for Pediatric Dermatology (SPD) Annual Meeting took place in Toronto, Canada, July 11-15, with our top coverage including the hot topics of combating misinformation and improving care for children with dermatologic conditions.