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A prospective observational study found that retinal nerve fiber layer thinning in the papillomacular bundle was associated with poorer 9-month visual acuity in preterm infants.

Abstracts presented at EULAR 2022 focused on sex-related differences in inflammatory arthritis (IA) management, including adherence to electronically reporting outcomes and disparities in health care utilization.

Study data are mixed, but some evidence suggests the administration of vitamin D may work as a low-risk prophylactic against graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).

Hepatobiliary-phase enhanced imaging outperformed diffusion-weighted imaging in distinguishing intrahepatic mass-forming cholangiocarcinoma, but the accuracy is greater when these methods are used in tandem.

Real-world studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of switching to adalimumab biosimilars from the originator product confirmed the safety and efficacy of the biosimilars ABP 501 and SB5.

Sravanthi Parasa, MD, gastroenterologist at Swedish Gastroenterology, talks about innovations in gastroenterology technology.

A new study found that patients with e-cigarette or vaping–associated lung injury had a higher risk of developing respiratory disability, cognitive impairment, symptoms of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress within 1 year of their injury.

The analysis of adults with low income enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) or traditional Medicare (TM) indicates that increasing enrollment in MA may not advance health equity in the Medicare program.

Many socioeconomic factors, such as neighborhood factors, access to care, and education can influence sleep, explained Cinthya Pena Orbea, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Cleveland Clinic.

An experimental cancer drug made 100% of patients’ rectal tumors disappear in a small study; US military members with HIV with an undetectable viral load and no symptoms will no longer face restrictions in deployment or commission; President Biden may sign an executive order on abortion rights depending on the Supreme Court’s ruling.

The FDA this week expanded the use of dupilumab for children aged 6 months to 5 years with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) whose disease is not controlled with topical prescription therapies or when those treatments can't be used.

This new study, which the authors claim is the first to do so, investigated the relationship between COVID-19 vaccination status and survival outcomes among individuals with heart failure.

The study, based on 33 years of data, also explored auto-antibody production in the rare patient group.

Findings presented at the 82nd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association support the safety and efficacy of open-source automated insulin delivery (AID) systems among children and adults living with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

As part of its inquiry, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will demand that the 6 largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) submit records and answer questions regarding their business practices.

Ashok Subramanian, MBA, founder and chief executive officer, Centivo, speaks on the limitations of traditional employer-based health benefit plans in the pursuit of value-based care and what employers should consider in designing these incentives on a community level.

Dupilumab-induced increases in mean eosinophil counts were shown to wane over time in patients with asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), and atopic dermatitis (AD), with incidence of eosinophilia not shown to reduce efficacy of the biologic.

Once-nightly sodium oxybate was associated with a statistically significant reduction in cataplexy episodes among patients with narcolepsy, explained Michael Thorpy, MD, director of the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at Montefiore Medical Center and professor of neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

A panel of providers and patients with narcolepsy who are parents shared the struggles and possible support tools that neurologists and other providers should be aware of when caring for patients with narcolepsy who are pregnant or postpartum.

During her presentation at SLEEP 2022, Isabelle Arnulf, MD, PhD, a neurologist and professor, detailed the long list of challenges for understanding different aspects of idiopathic hypersomnia and called for more attention to be devoted to future research.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched an inquiry into the practices of pharmacy benefit managers; FDA advisers overwhelmingly support approval of Novavax, a new COVID-19 vaccine; drug prices soar to 20% annual inflation.

The 2022 European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress will be the group’s first hybrid meeting, in which investigators will convene both virtually and in Vienna, Austria, from June 9-12, 2022, to present cutting-edge findings in the realm of oncology and hematology.

While consumer wearables for sleep are popular, evidence-based guidelines need to be established to interpret data coming from these technologies, said Sean Drummond, PhD, professor of clinical neuroscience, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health at Monash University.

Identifying patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) early and before the onset of symptoms can yield financial savings and improve quality of life (QOL) for these individuals and their families.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the lead author of a paper that discovered that counties that voted majority Republican in the 2020 presidential election had 73 excess deaths per 100,000 people compared with counties that had Democratic majorities.

Presenters from SLEEP 2022 contextualized some of the recent research showing the impact of sleep disorders on aspects of mental health, including depressive symptoms and suicide.

Michael Johnson, CEO of Rhinomed, expands on the findings of the 2022 Annual Global Sleep and Snoring Report conducted in February 2022, which found that people are not getting nearly as much sleep as they should.