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Insurer-pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) firms control most of the Medicare Part D market, steering patients to their pharmacies through network exclusions and targeted marketing.

Generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) is an autoantibody-driven chronic disease for which there is no cure.

Mutations in one of the first human-isolated strains of H5N1 bird flu in the US were identified by the Texas Biomedical Research Institute.

The approval is based on findings from the phase 3, multicenter, open-label, randomized TROPION-Breast01 trial.

Experts stress that persons wanting to donate blood should not stop any medications they are on, with some deferrals being permanent and others temporary.

Cemiplimab significantly reduced the risk of recurrence or death in patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) post-surgery.

Women who are using heroin and were recently incarcerated had increased stimulant use, which is associated with adverse outcomes in HIV.

With emergency evacuation orders requiring swift action, less mobile individuals, such as those with disabilities or the elderly, are often left behind.

The Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor was approved in combination with bendamustine and rituximab in previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) ineligible for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and as monotherapy in previously treated MCL.

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Semaglutide (Ozempic) is 1 of 15 medications that will be included in yearly price negotiations between Medicare and manufacturers.

The combination treatment specifically targets KRAS-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) to improve progression-free survival.

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is strongly linked to smoking, with about 80% of lung cancer deaths attributed to tobacco use.

Despite the availability of several noninvasive tests for colorectal cancer, prioritizing blood-based tests may result in higher costs and worse population-level outcomes.

High heat shock protein 60 (HSP60) expression in patients with ovarian cancer is associated with larger tumors, advanced stages, and worse survival outcomes, highlighting its potential as a prognostic biomarker.

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the widespread adoption of telemental health care, and new research indicates significant racial and ethnic disparities in access to this technology among Medicaid beneficiaries with schizophrenia.

An increased public interest and support for medication abortion following the federal Supreme Court ruling, particularly among marginalized groups, suggests a shift towards more accessible and autonomous models of abortion care.

This systematic review of real-world observational studies demonstrated the effectiveness of Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors in improving treatment adherence, persistence, clinical outcomes, and patient-reported outcomes among US patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

However, metformin did not protect Black patients against squamous cell carcinoma specifically.

Bimekizumab (Bimzelx; UCB Pharma) was approved by the FDA to treat psoriatic arthritis (PsA) on September 23, 2024, based on data from 2 phase 3 trials: BE OPTIMAL and BE COMPLETE.

In part 2 of our interview with Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, she speaks to the importance of ensuring health care accessibility and of knowing that the health care system is not a one-size-fits-all arrangement.

Patients with a foveal bulge had significantly enhanced visual acuity if they also had resolved diabetic macular edema (DME) or retinal vein occlusion (RVO).

The study found significant disparities in the exposure to contaminants. Communities with higher percentages of Hispanic and Black residents were not only more likely to have unregulated chemicals in their drinking water, but they were also more frequently located near pollution sources.

Although the association between HIV and long COVID was inconclusive, the prevalence of long COVID in patients with HIV was high.

The FDA cites cancer risk and the Delaney Clause in its decision to revoke food and drug uses of the dye.

The findings challenge the effectiveness of these widely used transitional care interventions and suggest a need for more targeted, multifaceted approaches to address the needs of higher-risk patients.

One study found most—but not all—patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia disease progression while taking a Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi) had a key mutation linked to resistance.