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OneOncology and the South Carolina-based Coastal Cancer Center recently announced the acquisition of 2 community-based radiation oncology centers.

Investigators say adolescents had difficulty adhering to the workbook-based program, but the authors said changes—and perhaps a digital format—could improve the program’s performance.

Results show that wastewater surveillance was sufficiently sensitive to detect Monkeypox virus (mpox) cases in these large, pooled samples.

Continuous improvement was observed across the different domains of minimal disease activity criteria with guselkumab.

Amazon and Health Warehouse’s direct-to-consumer pharmacies had the most expensive and commonly used generic drugs available in 2020, whereas Walmart only had a small fraction.

While White individuals are less likely to suffer from severe psychological distress, findings showed White individuals are more likely to experience “deaths of despair” when compared with Black and Hispanic individuals in the US.

Investigators observed an increase in the prevalence of Alzheimer disease in patients with diagnosed myasthenia gravis (MG), which indicates that MG is an independent risk factor for AD.

A Mendelian randomization analysis supported an increasing causal relationship between asthma and lung cancer risk, particularly in smokers and lung squamous cell carcinoma.

No causal association with psychiatric disorders was observed in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) without a smoking history, while ever-smokers with COPD had a greater risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

States channel billions into housing for the homeless using Medicaid funds; AstraZeneca invests $300 million to discover and develop cell therapies; the CDC highlights dangers of menthol cigarette addiction.

A survey revealed the influence of prior stigmatic or discriminatory experiences on sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients’ perceptions of screening for skin cancer, stressing the need for affirming clinical settings.

A total of 16,430,000 Medicaid enrollees have been disenrolled across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as of February 1, 2024.

Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption seemed to provide greater protection against ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality for individuals with higher socioeconomic status (SES) compared with those with lower SES, likely due to gaps in access to necessary care.

Strategies used during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure continuity of care in people living with HIV can be used as a paradigm of adaptability during unexpected crises.

Investigators found patients receiving chemotherapy had a greater risk of a secondary primary malignancy (SPM) compared with those treated with targeted therapies or those whose chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) was left untreated.

Although 30-day mortality rates did not worsen for Medicare beneficiaries at hospitals with high proportions of Black patients compared with other hospitals, gaps in outcomes widened for Black adults with pneumonia under the Medicare Value-Based Purchasing Program.

The gene therapy delandistrogene moxeparvovec-rokl, also known as Elevidys (Sarepta Therapeutics) is indicated to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in ambulatory patients aged 4 to 5 years, and Sarepta recently filed supplemental data with the FDA seeking to expand the labeled indication.

About half of patients receiving the procedure did not need medication to control their blood pressure after 5 years.

Several risk factors put patients with colorectal cancer at increased risk of anastomotic leakage after elective surgery.

Among Medicare beneficiaries, implantation was especially frequent for female patients and those undergoing tricuspid valve replacement with or without concomitant left-sided heart surgeries.

The use of ibudilast in the treatment of progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) has been suggested to reduce lesion volume in patients.

Novo Holdings to acquire Catalent for $11.5 billion; cancer incidence is expected to surge 77% by 2050; Silicon Valley’s county takes a bold step to address the rising loneliness crisis.

Compared with patients with only chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), patients with COPD and anxiety and/or depression had increased clinical and economic burden.

A state-wide analysis draws attention to the fact individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) completed a vaccination against COVID-19 at nearly half the rate of individuals without SCD.

The authors say their 3D model improves on results using traditional 2-dimensional approaches.

Efficacy against chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) was seen when tested as both a single agent and in combination with antitumor antibody.

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The article emphasizes the significance of accreditations in addressing health disparities and promoting health equity, highlighting programs for achieving accreditation and advocating for the integration of social determinants of health (SDOH) and health equity practices within pharmacy and health care.