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Researchers found patients reporting greater disease burden and lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are more likely to switch to biologic therapies, regardless of clinician-rated disease severity.

New insights underscore the value of considering sleep variability when addressing inequities in pediatric sleep health.

Research presented at the 66th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting revealed that a genetic variant enriched in Andean populations, associated with reduced inflammation and improved response to ropeginterferon-α, could guide more precise treatments for polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia.

The inMIND trial was the first to examine dual targeting of CD19 and CD20 in follicular lymphoma.

Sophia Humphreys, PharmD, MHA, BCBBS, a practicing pharmacist and health system director at Sutter Health, discussed the decision-making process for selecting between fixed-duration options and continuous Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi) therapy for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

Long-term data support the safety and efficacy of venetoclax (Venclexta) and obinutuzumab (Gazyva) in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), though questions remain about which patients would benefit most from the regimen.

Oussama Wazni, MD, Cleveland Clinic, discusses insights from the OPTION trial and their potential implication on guidelines for post-ablation management in atrial fibrillation.

These data from the Environmental Protection Agency were presented at the Society for Risk Analysis annual meeting.

Implementing an individualized starting dose (ISD) of niraparib (Zejula; GSK) reduced severe hematologic adverse event (AE) management costs by 48% compared with a fixed starting dose (FSD) in US patients with ovarian cancer.

This pair of posters presented at the 66th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting & Exposition provides updates on epcoritamab, currently being investigated in the Epcore NHL-1 trial.

The phase 3 AQUILA study showed a 63.1% progression-free rate at 5 years with daratumumab versus 40.8% with active monitoring.

Leaders of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) say the time is now to prepare for providing innovative gene and cell therapies.

Recent surges in FDA and US Department of Agriculture food recalls due to salmonella, Escherichia coli, and listeria outbreaks highlight ongoing food safety challenges and advancements in pathogen detection technology.

The top 5 most-viewed content from this year's American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC) Congress on Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Prevention included interviews with Robert Kushner, MD, MS, and Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, FESC, as well as coverage on multiple areas of cardiovascular medicine.

Aerosolized vascular endothelial growth factor/stromal cell-derived factor-1α (VEGFNP/SDFNP) led to a lower pulmonary arterial pressure and prevented right ventricular hypertrophy after monocrotaline (MCT) injection in rats.

Study finds no benefit of fluvoxamine in shortening COVID-19 symptom duration among mild to moderate cases.

The meta-analysis found indications that autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is associated with higher rates of disease-free survival and relapse-free survival, as well as lower rates of relapse compared with chemotherapy after patients achieved their first complete response (CR).

Resistance training plus aerobic exercise had the greatest impact on patients' obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Center on Health Equity & Access provides news and expert insights on research, health policy, and the impact of social determinants on health.

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) class correlates with activities of daily living and other clinical characteristics on a group level, but individual variability is significant between patients of the same MGFA class.

New York City data highlight the benefits of early administration of nirsevimab to safeguard infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Promising topline results from a phase 3B study show the efficacy and quality of life (QOL) improvements of iptacopan (Fabhalta) as a twice-daily oral monotherapy for adult patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) who transitioned from anti-C5 therapies.

Data presented at the 2024 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions showed that continuous treatment with acoramidis (Attruby; BridgeBio Pharma) significantly reduced the risk of all-cause mortality (ACM) and cardiovascular-related hospitalizations (CVH) in patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM).

Meghan Gutierrez, CEO of the Lymphoma Research Foundation, highlights key topics and takeaways that attendees can expect from this year's meeting.

Laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection had worse short-term outcomes when compared with robotic resection, according to a review.

Top coverage from the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress 2024 spanned various topics, including artificial intelligence–powered robots transforming respiratory care and late-breaking findings on an epilepsy drug showing promise for treating obstructive sleep apnea.

Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.

National Recovery Month is recognized each year in September, and for 2024, we marked the month with a special podcast and exclusive video series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan.