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.
COVID-19 infections were associated with greater risk of hospitalization, complications, and mortality in patients with peripartum and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Despite promising outcomes for certain conditions, use of psychedelics and MDMA-assisted therapies are associated with risks, especially as treatment use expands beyond controlled clinical settings.
Older adults with HIV provided insights into their preferences and experiences with virtual care to provide areas to target in practice and policy.
A SUMMIT trial analysis showed how tirzepatide improves cardiovascular and kidney health in patients with obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
Metformin and lifestyle changes show no significant impact on atrial fibrillation (AFib) burden or progression compared with standard care.
Many roadblocks exist to detecting and assessing pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), but creative thinking and artificial intelligence (AI) may soon help improve the landscape.
The accelerated approval was based on the results of the eNRGy trial of 64 patients with NRG1-positive non–small cell lung cancer and 30 patients with NRG1-positive pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
Tirzepatide and semaglutide, both medications for obesity treatment, demonstrate similar safety and efficacy but tirzepatide resulted in greater levels of weight loss among patients compared with semaglutide.
A qualitative study spoke to emergency department and HIV clinic staff to evaluate the feasibility of initiating pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in patients visiting the emergency department.
A proposal from the Biden administration to provide coverage of weight loss drugs through Medicaid and Medicare may cost more than it saves.
Presentations at the European Hematology Association (EHA) 2024 Congress were encouraging for their data on innovations within the hematology/oncology space that are reshaping treatment outcomes.
Older adults from Hispanic, Asian, and non-Hispanic Black populations in the US are more likely to reach age 100 compared with their non-Hispanic White peers.
Panelists proposed policy solutions to ensure long-term sustainability of infused biosimilars amid current challenges, including average sales price erosion and reimbursement issues.
Divya Gupta, MD, assistant professor at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, emphasized the transformative role of biomarker-driven therapies in advancing non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment and highlighted the critical importance of multidisciplinary collaboration.
Insurance hurdles worsen delays, force abandoned treatments, and result in hospitalizations and deaths, radiation oncologists report nationwide.
Our top content from the Spring Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) Annual Meeting & Cancer Center Business Summit featured topics on health care worker retention, advancements in precision medicine, and more!
Discover strategies for identifying, treating, and supporting those affected by seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
More than 70% of patients continued treatment with secukinumab after the first year, a study finds.
Older adults in the United States are disproportionately affected by health care costs compared with their counterparts in other wealthy nations.
While race-aware models showed superior statistical calibration across racial and ethnic groups, their benefits in clinical decision-making were less pronounced than expected.
A new study revealed divergent policies on artificial intelligence (AI) use in peer review among leading medical journals, with confidentiality concerns driving prohibitions.
Gene therapy partially restores visual processing in the geniculostriate pathway of patients with Leber congenital amaurosis type 2 while maintaining compensatory activity in the retinotectal pathway.
Women who had children had a higher risk of reaching a visual acuity below 6/24 compared with those who did not have children.
With new CDC data expressing optimism about the epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), take a look at the current novel approaches in STI care and learn about crucial next steps to combat this public health issue.
