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Dennis Slamon, MD, PhD, lead investigator on the NATALEE trial of ribociclib plus hormonal therapy in hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative early-stage breast cancer, discussed the study's broad population and potential payer reactions.

Surya Bhatt, MD, associate professor of medicine at University of Alabama at Birmingham, talks about a new trial in which dupilumab was used in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with frequent exacerbations and type 2 inflammation.

The trial included patients with earlier stage disease who are normally considered lower risk than the high-risk population.

The 2023 European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress, convening virtually and in Frankfurt, Germany, from June 8-11, 2023, will feature cutting-edge findings in oncology and hematology, with a special focus on incorporating patient-reported outcomes and real-world data.

Attendees will gain insight into the future of multiple myeloma (MM) therapies and updates on pivotal clinical trials at the 2023 European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress, according to Joseph Mikhael, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FACP, chief medical officer of the International Myeloma Foundation.

The SLEEP 2023 conference will be held in Indianapolis from June 3 to June 7 and promises to feature topics including sleep health disparities, hypersomnia, geriatric medicine, and new technologies.

In this preview interview for SLEEP 2023, Rebecca Spencer, PhD, chair of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies Program Committee, highlights how bringing patients and clinicians together can inspire new ideas in sleep medicine.

The cancer care community descends on Chicago this weekend for the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). This year’s theme, “Partnering With Patients: The Cornerstone of Cancer Care and Research,” highlights how recent advances make interactions between clinicians and patients more important than ever, as shared decision-making must be the foundation of the care journey.

Lalan Wilfong, MD, senior vice president of payer and care transformation at The US Oncology Network, shared insight into lessons learned from the Oncology Care Model (OCM) and looked ahead to the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM) ahead of a panel discussion at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Chitra Lal, MD, D-ABSM, FCCP, FAASM, FACP, ATSF, professor of medicine at Medical University of South Carolina, says that the screening threshold for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) should be low because 70% to 75% of patients with mild cognitive impairment have sleep apnea.

Debra Boyer, MD, pediatric pulmonologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and co-chair of the American Thoracic Society International Conference Committee says that even though there are strides to be made in pediatric pulmonology, treatments for children with diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, have improved.

Milena Pavlova, MD, neurologist, and medical director of the sleep testing center at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner hospital, says that since sleep disorders are common, it’s important to consider that sleep can be a separate symptom from epilepsy.

A range of posters presented at the 2023 American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference highlighted a plethora of risk factors for pulmonary conditions in adulthood outside of tobacco smoking history.

A symposium at the 2023 American Thoracic Society International Conference highlighted common comorbidities that warrant consideration in patients who present with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Franco Laghi, MD, a professor and pulmonologist affiliated with Loyola University Medical Center as well as the Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital in Maywood, Illinois, discussed the use of home-based exercise rehabilitation programs for veterans with long COVID-19, and patient reluctance to come to a medical facility during the pandemic.

Chitra Lal, MD, D-ABSM, FCCP, FAASM, FACP, ATSF, professor of medicine at Medical University of South Carolina, talks about how there might be a link between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and Alzheimer disease (AD), and that treating sleep apnea early and aggressively may help prevent AD development.

A symposium at the 2023 American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference featured research on predictors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) occurrence and disease progression.

Anna E. Mullins, PhD, assistant professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, discusses the necessity of awareness of how health issues can present in World Trade Center (WTC) responders.

Posters presented at the 2023 American Thoracic Society International Conference called for improvements in care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary hypertension.

Gerard Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP, professor and founding chair, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, discusses a new trial that investigated how long treatment would last for patients with emphysema, and if any complications arose.

At the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) 2023 Annual Meeting, the strategy advancement lead at Humana talked more about Humana’s health equity strategy and areas that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and health plans can influence.

Quantifying social determinants of health and addressing the factors that allow disparities to persist will require standardized measurements and targeted interventions, said a panel of experts at the 2023 American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Debra Boyer, MD, pediatric pulmonologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and co-chair of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference Committee, highlights the need for more specialized care and research for children with respiratory diseases, who don't have access to the same therapies and testing as adults.

Rupal Shah, MD, associate professor at the University of California San Francisco, talks about how the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic created an opportunity for patients who have undergone a lung transplant to undergo spirometry testing at home instead of at the the hospital.

In the phase 3 BOREAS study of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and type 2 inflammation, patients treated with dupilumab experienced fewer COPD exacerbations, improved lung function, and improved quality of life compared with patients given a placebo.

Jessica Robinson-Papp, MD, MS, professor of neurology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, talks about how autonomic neuropathy in people with HIV needs more study.

Pharmacists at the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) 2023 Annual Meeting discussed the role of data collection and analysis in the movement toward health equity.

Milena Pavlova, MD, neurologist, and medical director of the sleep testing center at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner hospital, talks about how factors such as the sedative effects of anti-epileptic medications can mask sleep issues and diagnoses in people with epilepsy.