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This week, the Center on Health Equity & Access featured expert perspectives on sickle cell disease, obesity, psychological safety, LGBTQ+ health, and postpartum depression.

In the clinical practice setting, intensifying treatment for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is associated with a higher Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) cutoff value than recommended, new research found.

Health care spending avoided by increased hepatitis C treatment could more than offset direct spending on increased treatment, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

Adult patients who have KRAS G12C-mutated locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) can use adagrasib as a supplemental treatment.

Both preoperative pan-immune inflammation value (PIV) and monocyte to high-density lipoprotein ratio (MHR) were found to be independent risk factors when it came to the prognosis for colorectal cancer (CRC).

This investigation sought to expand knowledge of the impact of comorbid pulmonary hypertension (PH) on diagnosed non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), using data from adult patients treated at military hospital facilities within the US.

Researchers have identified a link between psoriasis and the autoimmune diseases hypothyroidism and alopecia areata.

Change Healthcare will begin notifying individuals whose data may have been exposed when hackers disrupted the claims processing system; experts advocate for early diagnosis of gestational diabetes to mitigate risks for both mother and child; researchers worry that the slow rollout of bird flu tests may hinder outbreak detection and response.

Legislation that could change the 340B program should be done so with caution, as the federal program acts as a boon to care for patients with HIV, experts argue.

As health care leaders, it’s our responsibility to know the importance of psychological safety and actively promote an environment that supports emotional and mental well-being, no matter one’s position or background, notes Carolyn Tandy of Humana.

Suzanne Lentzsch, MD, PhD, of Columbia University, presented promising results of linvoseltamab for treating relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) at the European Hematology Association 2024 Congress.

Enthusiasm abounded at the recent European Hematology Association 2024 Congress about whether European regulators will begin to consider minimal residual disease (MRD) as an end point.

Accelerated approval was originally granted in June 2023 for patients aged 4 to 5 years, indicating there was an unmet clinical need for a potentially life-saving treatment for the rare genetic muscle disorder.

Sickle cell trait (SCT) and pregnancy each exacerbate the symptoms of COVID-19. As a result, pregnant individuals with SCT may have a higher risk of COVID-19 infection.

Atopic dermatitis significantly impairs female patients' sexual function, reproductive desires, and overall quality of life.

This study highlights the lack of clear guidelines for breast cancer management in transgender men after chest contouring surgery. While data is limited, the authors suggest adapting existing recommendations for cisgender women and implementing risk management strategies like pre-surgery evaluation and education.

Taking falsified semaglutide (Ozempic; Novo Nordisk) can lead to ineffective treatment due to incorrect dosing, contamination, and the use of unknown ingredients, the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning.

The phase 3 GENEr8-1 study demonstrated that valoctocogene roxaparvovec, an AAV5-vectored gene therapy, effectively enabled endogenous FVIII production in adults with severe hemophilia A without developing clinically meaningful FVIII inhibitors.

The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that kids 6 years and older with a high body mass index receive intensive behavioral interventions; Amazon’s pharmacy unit is expanding eligibility for RxPass to patients enrolled in Medicare insurance plans; Sen Bernie Sanders (I, Vermont) is trying to lower the prices of popular antiobesity drugs.

A poster presented at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting argued the benefits that Medicaid expansion can bring to patients with melanoma.

Patients with stage IV epithelial ovarian cancer (OC) treated with surgery and chemotherapy exhibit the best prognosis.

People receiving hypomethylating agent (HMA) therapy spent 33 more days at home than people receiving anthracycline-based therapy in the first year after diagnosis.

Pfizer’s investigational mini-dystrophin gene therapy, fordadistrogene movaparvovec, did not meet its primary end point of improvement in motor function in ambulatory patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

A prospective cohort study, using data from the UK Biobank, suggested that the Mediterranean diet could provide benefits to patients with multiple sclerosis.

Older adults who had colorectal surgery were found to have reduced postoperative complications if they started the Geriatric Oncology Service.

The rate of uninsured Americans will rise to 8.9% over the next decade; Senator Bernie Sanders (I, Vermont) wants a government watchdog to investigate why women are still being charged for contraception considered free under federal law, and proposed Medicare Advantage Star Ratings target top performers.

A new prevalence study shows more people are living beyond age 65 with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Determining the roles that various inflammatory markers and pathways play in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) could lead to therapies that keep disease progression at bay.