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Erin Gillaspie, MD, MPH, FACS, a faculty member of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Thoracic Surgery, discussed improvements in lung cancer outcomes due to new screenings and therapies.

The CDC reports an increase in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases among young children and babies; the deadline looms for reauthorizing the United States’ global AIDS program as it has become a topic within the abortion debate; an eye-tracking device may help to diagnose autism spectrum disorder earlier.

In hemophilia cases where there is uncertainty, especially when your factor level is near the 50% cutoff, genetic testing becomes important, Ragni says.

Investigators wanted to analyze the diagnostic performance of methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme digestion followed by sequencing using cell-free DNA and explore the cancer signal origin of the cancer using DNN analyses for colorectal and lung cancers.

After 16 weeks on placebo, patients in the control group were invited to start mavacamten alongside the treatment group, explained Milind Desai, MD, MBA, director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center and vice chair of education at the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic.

Painful crises in sickle cell disease or sickle cell anemia could potentially be treated using imatinib as a therapeutic option, a small study found.

Despite conventional guidelines, Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) may be more effective than wide local excision (WLE) for treatment of localized tumors.

Investigators wanted to understand potential clinical relationships between daily activity measurement and patient-centered heart failure–related outcomes using smartwatch data.

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with high inflammation and bone mineral density (BMD) decline in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Although 3 of 7 studies analyzed demonstrated that using probiotics could help prevent the development of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in older patients, the researchers did not find a consensus among them all.

Rising temperatures demand action against heat-related illnesses; school superintendents face complex decisions as COVID-19 cases rise; national staffing standards for nursing homes present challenges.

Wildfire smoke exposure raises public health concerns after an increase of asthma-associated emergency visits.

Jordan Berlin, MD, FASCO, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, explained how patient preferences and new treatments are considered, as well as what he is currently working on and his biggest takeaway from The American Journal of Managed Care®’s Institute for Value-Based Medicine® held in Nashville, TN on August 17, 2023.

Curing cancer is something we all want to do, but logistical issues remain around translating that into practice, explained Sigrun Hallmeyer, MD, medical oncologist with Advocate Health.

Hepatitis C virus infections during pregnancy increased 16-fold from 1998 to 2018 in the United States, with adverse maternal and infant outcomes linked to the opioid epidemic.

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) status at the time of postoperative minimal residual disease assessment is a prognostic factor for disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with radically resected stage II to IV colorectal cancer (CRC).

Recurrent exudations in patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration (eAMD) can be sufficiently monitored with macular thickness maps alone.

The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) generated its second highest annual savings since the program began more than a decade ago.

Removal of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) might exacerbate disparities for African American patients with lung cancer.

Compared with other industries, in the health care space, challenges connected to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) include processing reimbursements and clinical operations.

While the challenges in affordability and accessibility emphasize the importance of early awareness and interventions, equitable access to the screening itself poses a crucial hindrance.

Adverse effects associated with glucocorticoid use among patients with rheumatoid arthritis may not be as burdensome as previously indicated.

CMS announces assistance for Hurricane Idalia emergency; deaths from drug overdoses due to counterfeit drugs reach historic high; customers are paying thousands of dollars out-of-pocket for off-label weight loss drugs.

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Jennifer Choe, MD, PhD, a head and neck medical oncologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discussed head and neck cancer relapse post-radiation therapy, new treatment trials, and any promising responses from them.

A recent study found that ultrasonography-based risk models for differentiation between benign and malignant ovarian tumors performed well in a diagnostic study conducted in a US cohort.

Lung sound analysis was able to confirm airway narrowing in patients with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) acute bronchiolitis.

The FDA approved a higher dosage of aflibercept (Eylea) for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, macular edema, and diabetic retinopathy.