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Brian Koffman, MDCM, DCFP, FCFP, DABFP, MSEd, of CLL Society, details the comprehensive multidisciplinary support for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) at the European Hematology Association (EHA) 2024 Congress.

Marta Rodríguez Martínez, PhD, sustainability officer of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, highlights the primary sources of scientific research waste and how to reduce them.

At a YoungEHA session at the 2024 European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress, speakers discussed the prevalence of waste in laboratories, research, and clinical practice, as well as ways attendees can effect change for a more sustainable future.

John Hood, PhD, cofounder and CEO of Endeavor BioMedicines, explains the potential advantages of ENV-101 during a time with very few treatments for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

One patient died during this study, which used PET/CT, flow cytometry, and next-generation sequencing to define measurable residual disease negativity.

The SLEEP 2024 Annual Meeting featured talks on numerous topics throughout the 5-day meeting, including sleep inequities, narcolepsy, and mental health’s association with sleep.

The TRITON study is evaluating tremelimumab/durvalumab/chemotherapy vs pembrolizumab/chemotherapy in non–small lung cancer (NSCLC) with STK11 and/or KEAP1 and/or KRAS mutations.

During the CMS Health Equity Conference, health care leaders shared groundbreaking strategies to integrate health equity into value-based care models, aiming to enhance patient outcomes and reduce costs.

The global burden of liver cancer is rising, and public health efforts for prevention, vaccination, and treatment to address underlying etiologies are needed, according to research presented at ASCO 2024.

Experts share what they are looking forward to most at this year's European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress.

Melissa Jones, MD, shares insights into recent artificial intelligence (AI) innovations in the realm of sleep studies.

Several experts that we spoke with for ASCO 2024 share their thoughts on why the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting is so important to the field of oncology.

The 2024 European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress, convening virtually and in Madrid, Spain, from June 13-16, 2024, will feature practice-changing findings in hematology and oncology, as well as ample networking opportunities and conversations about the future of the field.

Speakers at SLEEP 2024, the annual meeting of The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society, share their favorite parts of the conference.

Coverage of a session on antibody drug conjugates from the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.

Surya Bhatt, MD, MSPH, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, explained the phase 3 BOREAS and NOTUS trials demonstrated comparable safety profiles for dupilumab in treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

During the CMS Health Equity conference, the “Implementing Health Equity Through Value-Based Care for People in Medicare” session featured a series of expert speakers who shared insights on pioneering strategies designed to advance health equity.

Allison Brager, PhD, neuroscientist, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, discusses the interplay between physical exercise and circadian rhythms in improving cardiovascular health.

Ron Grunstein, MD, PhD, head of sleep and circadian research, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, shares findings from a phase 1b study on the use of a novel orexin agonist in patients with narcolepsy type 1.

Posters presented at SLEEP 2024 found reduced total sleep time among adolescents on weeknights, leading to less total sleep, as well as a link between lower sleep duration and poor mental health.

Slowing the loss of ambulation in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) may also mitigate worsening disease burden and overall function, according to a pair of posters presented at ISPOR 2024.

A session at the SLEEP 2024 Annual Meeting discussed the various inequities in sleep that persist in individuals who are incarcerated, attend university, or work at hospitals.

Posters presented at ASCO 2024 found positive responses in the prediction of tumor types and prognostic outcomes in patients with advanced solid tumors and HR+/HER2-negative (HER2–) metastatic breast cancer.

Michael Thorpy, MD, professor of neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, discusses promising pharmacological treatments for patients with idiopathic hypersomnia.

A symposium held at the SLEEP 2024 Annual Meeting discussed updates in narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia treatment, specifically in guidelines for treatment and testing in this population.

Use of sodium oxybate and low-sodium oxybate led to meaningful improvements in patients with hypersomnia and narcolepsy regardless of comorbidities.

Chief Health Equity Officer and Senior Vice President Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, of the American Medical Association (AMA), delivered a powerful plenary session at the CMS Health Equity conference exploring the changes sparked by pivotal moments within the last 5 years.

In the final overall survival analysis of the phase 3 CARES-310 trial, frontline camrelizumab plus rivoceranib continued to show clinically meaningful survival benefits vs sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).