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The closures highlight financial challenges that rural hospitals face amid workforce shortages, rising costs, and leveling reimbursement.

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2024 will take place in London, England, August 30 to September 2.

Katherine Coerver, MD, PhD, FAAN, neurologist, Rocky Mountain Neurology, shares insights on advancements and challenges in neurological care.

Measures of systemic inflammation used for the liver, including C-reactive protein-albumin ratio and modified Glasgow prognostic score, demonstrated prognostic value in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

The expanded approval for the Omnipod 5 system now allows automated insulin delivery (AID) for adults with type 2 diabetes, offering a new option for better glucose management without daily injections.

The $2.49 billion cash purchase will give McKesson about 70% ownership of Community Oncology Revitalization Enterprise Ventures, LLC (Core Ventures).

Thyme Care welcomes its new senior vice president to lead initiatives in value-based oncology care.

New findings add to the pile of research on the possible neuroprotective effects of drugs like dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, and dulaglutide for patients with type 2 diabetes.

By analyzing the surface proteome of a wide-ranging sample of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) specimens, researchers identified potential antigens and primitive cell markers representative of AML supgroups.

Aetna has become the first major US insurer to expand access to fertility services by covering intrauterine insemination as a medical benefit for all eligible plans, marking a significant move toward greater equity in family-building options for people of all backgrounds.

Social vulnerability and economic disadvantages exacerbate financial hardship in cancer survivors, according to one study.

Medicare has not clearly defined what constitutes "established cardiovascular disease," leading to variability in potential patient eligibility; therefore, researchers aimed to estimate the number of Medicare beneficiaries who would become newly eligible for semaglutide under different definitions.

Primary care clinics in underserved areas including eye disease detection programs could reduce vision loss in the US.

New research reveals the first documentation of a significant rise in heat-related mortality rates in the US through 2023, contrasting with earlier studies that indicated a declining trend.

Martha Gulati, MD, Cedars-Sinai, discusses the topics expected to be featured at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress, including a debate she's participating in about the role of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in primary cardiovascular disease prevention.

Also known as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, black lung disease (or miner’s lung) is typically the result of inhaling coal dust for many years that causes scarring in the lungs and makes breathing increasingly difficult. The prevalence of black lung has been on the rise in the US.

Strategies to help Medicare Advantage plans boost Star Ratings by improving medication adherence among seemingly “unengageable” members

Improvements in multiplex immunofluorescence and spatial analysis have enabled a better understanding of the ways classical Hodgkin lymphoma evades the immune system.

The authors said their findings also suggest AXL inhibition might be an important therapeutic strategy.

Celltrion's adalimumab-aaty biosimilar is now accessible for all Costco members, while Amgen sues Samsung Bioepis over the latter’s denosumab biosimilar candidate, and GlycoNex progresses its denosumab biosimilar SPD8 to phase 3 trials.

Patients with myelodysplastic syndromes report high satisfaction with oral decitabine/cedazuridine (DEC-C) vs traditional intravenous or subcutaneous hypomethylating agents.

New research indicates that the heart benefits of semaglutide can extend to those with heart failure.

Leland Metheny, MD, is lead investigator for the Phase 1 BAFF CAR T clinical trial, which is evaluating the safety and effectiveness of a novel approach to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in multiple myeloma (MM) that targets 3 receptors on cancer cells and uses electroporation vs the typical lentiviral vector delivery.

A single-center cohort study found no differences between males and females in the odds of starting or time to treatment in generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), but investigators want to continue to probe more deeply into why women are more severely affected by the disease.

When women with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) carrying high-risk pregnancies collaborate with their health care providers to find the best individualized continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment, their risks of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia may drop appreciably

Learn more about the negotiated Medicare drug prices and what the FDA's rejection of therapeutic MDMA means for mental health care through expert reactions. Other highlights include pharmacy-based HIV care, gaps in care for gastrointestinal stromal tumors, and the obesity epidemic.

Disparities in hypertension brought on by neighborhood deprivation were most prominently found in Black patients.

The researchers found inferior outcomes and higher accrued costs associated with alloimmunization in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a disease that relies on transfusion of red blood cells.