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Amy Abernethy, MD, PhD, a hematologist/oncologist and palliative medicine physician, and former Principal Deputy Commissioner of the FDA, discusses new collaborations in the health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) landscape.

Children with severe atopic dermatitis, in particular, were less likely than a control group to complete education at all levels, from basic compulsory education to postgraduate education.

New guidelines recommend Americans get screened earlier for colon cancer; Johns Hopkins University will send mental health providers on security calls; Tennessee's governor signs bill limiting health care for transgender youth.

Farrah Kheradmand, MD, explains the effects of vaping duration on lung function.

Results of a qualitative study outline widely held cost considerations regarding diabetes technology in the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community.

Priya Rajendran, BS, founder and CEO of S’moresUp and director of Product Strategy and Connected Experiences at Ford Motor Company, discusses employers’ efforts to support working moms.

During a panel at Virtual ISPOR 2021, speakers presented global perspectives of COVID-19 vaccine rollout and efforts to target vaccine-hesitant communities.

In a review, investigators concluded that physicians should use pulmonary function tests in addition to standard spirometry evaluations to better ensure that patients are appropriately being diagnosed and treated for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Fernando Holguin, MD, describes the relationship between comorbid metabolic syndrome and pulmonary disease.

A series of 5 cases highlights different opportunities to incorporate selexipag into the care of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, potentially eliminating risks associated with parenteral prostacyclin.

May 18 is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day. Here we explore just a few of the many reasons why a vaccine that is effective at preventing the acquisition of HIV and at reducing the viral load in those currently living with HIV remains an elusive goal.

During the ATS 2021 International Conference, several studies shed new light on 2 asthma biologics.

J. Jaime Caro, MDCM, FACP, FRCPC, is chief scientist at Evidera, professor in practice at London School of Economics, and adjunct professor of medicine, epidemiology, and biostatistics at McGill University.

We want to use artificial intelligence (AI) to promote the best-case scenario in patient care, emphasized James Januzzi, MD, staff cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Older adults who have a higher annual household income (HHI) were shown to be less likely than those with lower HHI to receive a dementia diagnosis after referral in Denmark, but more likely to receive that diagnosis earlier and at a less severe cognitive stage.

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and heated tobacco products come with significant health risks, much as conventional cigarettes do, a study found.

The United States will ship approximately 80 million excess doses of COVID-19 vaccines abroad; Ireland's health services system could be hobbled for weeks by a ransomware attack; the FDA recalls more than 60,000 pacemakers manufactured by Abbott.

The study presented during the American College of Cardiology's 70th Scientific Session called for one group of hospitals to receive special audits and guidance aimed at improving care of patients with heart failure.

The e-cigarette or vaping product use–associated lung injury epidemic helped jumpstart the regulation of flavored e-cigarettes, said Laura Crotty Alexander, MD, ATSF.

Sessions, posters, and late-breaking trials at the American College of Cardiology’s 70th Scientific Session offer updates on vericiguat, SGLT2 inhibitors, sacubitril/valsartan, and heart failure therapies still in the pipeline.

Two posters presented at Virtual ISPOR 2021 analyzed the health care resource utilization and cost of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with pneumonia, as well as the cost savings of treating patients with frequent or severe COPD exacerbations with a fixed-dose triple therapy.

There was consistent, and significant, benefit across all categories of ejection fraction—preserved, reduced, and midrange—but especially among those with preserved ejection fraction, noted Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Heart & Vascular Center.

The COVID-19 pandemic brought together the world and taught health systems how to be resilient and adapt to both predictable and unpredictable changes, said the panelists during the plenary on day 1 of Virtual ISPOR 2021.

Michelle M Cloutier, MD, is professor emerita at UCONN Health in Farmington, Connecticut, and chair of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group.

Two-thirds of patients with diabetic kidney disease who are eligible for treatment with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are not being prescribed them, a new study shows.

Vivian Lee, MD, PhD, MBA, president of health platforms, Verily Life Sciences, discusses examples of health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) use amid the pandemic to optimize patient care, as well as what impact HEOR may have in the transition to a value-based health care system.

Real-world data collected from 5 US health centers highlight erenumab's efficacy in chronic migraineurs.

Prominent nurse unions are critical of new CDC mask guidance; Sanofi, GlaxoSmithKline announce positive phase 2 results of their joint COVID-19 vaccine; Georgia officials report significant fentanyl overdose rates tied to tainted substances.