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Home optical coherence tomography (OCT) has shown there is a wide degree of heterogeneity in fluid dynamics and treatment response that may not be clear during regular office visits and scans. Presenters reviewed the latest data in home OCT to manage wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

The patient, an 83-year-old man, experienced onset of myasthenia gravis after a severe SARS-CoV-2 infection.

A review of data on 2 mitochondrial membrane stabilizers—risuteganib and elamipretide—has highlighted the potential to not just slow disease progression but actually reverse vision loss in patients with intermediate dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Strength training for people with hemophilia (PwH) should consider exercise variables and pain threshold, a review finds.

Based on trends between 2011 and 2019, type 1 diabetes (T1D) and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) incidence in German children and adolescents increased significantly more than previous estimates.

CDC recommends adults and children get routine COVID-19 shots; single dose of antibiotic during labor reduces risk of mothers developing sepsis; suicide rates increase after 2-year decline.

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Findings from the survey suggest that certain symptoms of depression could help identify patients vulnerable to both worsening psoriasis symptoms and disease-related quality of life (QoL).

Parental asthma is strongly linked to higher asthma risk in offspring, with no strong difference found between mothers and fathers, according to a recent study.

Interviews with 2241 men who have sex with men (MSM) without HIV showed high levels of HIV testing, but lower levels of preventative treatment in 2021.

The Biden administration released 2 sets of guidance documents for pharmaceutical manufacturers about how it plans to implement the new Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program as required under the Inflation Reduction Act, and said some beneficiaries could see lower coinsurance for some Part B drugs as soon as April 1.

Kirk Campbell, MD, FASN, Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai Health System in New York, spoke on educational initiatives implemented by Mount Sinai to train resident physicians, medical students, and senior faculty on health equity, as well as further research efforts to address disparities.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices released the update to the Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for all US residents aged 19 years and older, which has been approved by the CDC and medical groups.

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy brexucabtagene autoleucel showed a rate of complete remission of 71% and a rate of complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery of 56%, according to 3-year follow-up results.

Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH, medical director of the Crohn's and Colitis Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, discussed how the FDA’s approval of Rebyota for the prevention of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) may promote cost effective management of CDI for patients and health systems.

While treatment with allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) showed improved disease-free survival compared with conventional consolidation chemotherapy, the findings suggest there may not be an overall survival (OS) benefit with allo-HCT for patients with intermediate-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML) during first complete remission.

A randomized controlled trial found that the use of a rectal spacer may help mitigate the gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity associated with hypofractionated radiation therapy for prostate cancer.

China’s angry reaction after spy balloon retrieval rouses drug supply chain anxiety; after allegedly overcharging California’s Medi-Cal program, managed care company Centene will pay millions in a settlement; major drug companies are chasing new pharma deals amidst dropping patent exclusivity.

Michael N. Cohen, MD, FAAO, retinal surgeon at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadephia and Mid Atlantic Retina, speaks about the future of gene therapy and the accessibility and availability of these therapies moving forward.

Gender-specific chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms identify differences among men and women as good predictors for cardiac comorbidities.

A study of patients hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation found that exclusively using the population-based Hospital Frailty Risk Score tool to assess for frailty may cause it to go undetected and untreated.

The Angiogenesis, Exudation, and Degeneration 2023 meeting will be held virtually with a program focused on understanding and treating neovascular, exudative, and degenerative diseases of the eye.

The authors conducted a subanalysis of data on 100,000-plus children from 3 studies to estimate the global prevalence and severity of eczema; they used linear mixed models to do so.

The findings emphasize a need for policies that may offset the impact of direct and indirect costs for patients with breast cancer.

Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) address emphasized drug access for those on Medicare, the Cancer Moonshot, and more; HIV diagnoses are increasing in Washington, DC, from missed wellness visits and preventive visits upended during the start of COVID-19; California online women’s pharmacy The Pill Club will pay $18.3 million in Medicaid fraud settlement with California.

The report helps clarify the urban/rural divide in cancer outcomes and the digital divide in telehealth access.

The effects of physical activity and exercise have previously been reported, with data pointing to improvements in quality of life as well as such clinical markers as immune response in tumors

The method had high rates of sensitivity and specificity, although its sensitivity was somewhat lower in cases of localized prostate cancer.

Data released in the CDC’s latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report indicate that patients with end-stage kidney disease on hemodialysis who are Black, Hispanic/Latino, or of lower socioeconomic status (SES) are at greater risk of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections, with Hispanic/Latino ethnicity cited as an independent risk factor.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Tom Stanis, CEO and cofounder of Story Health, and Phillip Wood, Intermountain Ventures program director, on how their partnership came about, how it is going so far, and the future of their collaboration.