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The occurrence of treatment-related myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) after autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for multiple myeloma was associated with aggressive disease characteristics and poor outcomes.

According to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis, 22% of Medicare Part D drug spending in 2021 went towards the 10 top-selling prescription drugs alone.

Poor sleep quality might cause cognitive difficulties, while REM sleep might be protective against these difficulties, highlighting the usefulness of a simple neurocognitive screening tool for patients with persistent insomnia disorder (pID).

Researchers examine the complexity of sleep problems in children with epilepsy and the possible connection between neurodevelopmental characteristics that impact quality of life.

The Center on Health Equity and Access spotlights the latest health equity news, research, and initiatives to reduce health care disparities and improve access to care.

Sydney Townsend, executive director of digital health at Texas Oncology, explains how cancer diagnosis and treatment can impact a patient’s mental well-being and how she assesses a patient’s overall cancer care experience.

This retrospective study shows that among nearly 160,000 patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH), those who also had gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) had lower rates of morbidity and mortality.

CMS releases its 2024 Physician Fee Schedule, including a conversion factor cut, and proposes behavioral health efforts; a World Health Organization (WHO) agency says that aspartame may cause cancer, but another one maintains that it remains generally safe; HHS calls for COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers to ensure reasonable pricing for their upcoming fall shots.

Enhanced antitumor activity was seen with the addition of the PARP inhibitor olaparib to the radioligand lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Microbiome traits are likely regulated by trichostatin A, nuclear factor-κB, and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein (CEBP) in asthma exacerbations, a new study suggests

A real-world study of 5 European countries shows frequent misdiagnoses/delays in diagnosis, acute hospitalizations, and quality-of-life impairments.

A study from Western Australia found that the influenza vaccine has a possible protective effect against hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Between 1999 and 2020, rates of liver cancer deaths increased for Hispanic men and women, and pancreas and uterine cancer deaths have increased for Hispanic women.

In these preliminary results from the ongoing POSITIVE study, tildrakizumab was shown to have led to significant improvement for patients who have psoriasis.

Few validated measures exist to quantify sleep disturbance among patients who have the chronic inflammatory skin condition prurigo nodularis.

Researchers summarized the limited available data on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine efficiency and immunogenicity in people living with HIV and gave insight into topics for further research.

In addition to a fear of cancer recurrence, patients said feeling isolated was also a challenge associated with having ovarian cancer.

Panelists reached a consensus on statements about chronic cough diagnosis, helping to solidify opinions that can assist in the future creation of assessment guidelines.

A study suggests that strains of ruminococcus (blautia) gnavus (RG) seen in the gut microbiome of patients in active lupus nephritis might be drivers of disease flares and highlight the possible pathogenic qualities of specific strains.

The FDA has approved the first over the counter (OTC) birth control pill Thursday; the US Chamber of Commerce has filed a motion for preliminary injunction on the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation program; individuals living in historically redlined areas are likely to have worse heart health.

A report from Samsung Bioepis highlighted the positive correlation between biosimilar usage and average sales price discounts, with the oncology space being more price sensitive than other areas.

Research was conducted by multiple laboratories in the Global Diagnostics Network and included more than 460 million lipid test results from 17 countries to determine risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

The Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM) attracted more than 2800 practitioners across 561 sites of care; a group of practices in the American Oncology Network enrolled under a single tax ID number.

More than 4 in 10 participants received a rare disease diagnosis as a result of the analysis.

A search of residency programs in the United States found that women made up about a quarter of all academic vitreoretinal specialists.

Patients with metastatic prostate cancer who face high financial toxicity resulting from treatment may cope in ways that impact overall quality of life, according to a recent study.

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies are already moving into earlier lines of therapy for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), and now people are looking at when to use bispecific antibodies.

A retrospective case series study suggests that standardized guidelines for reporting and managing significant incidental findings (SIFs) in low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening could help optimize the treatment of patients whose LDCT scans show SIFs.