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Merck’s pembrolizumab (Keytruda) gains expanded approval for advanced cervical cancer; delay of final rules banning menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars; high rates of diagnostic errors lead to harm and deaths, study finds.

Exposure to tobacco smoke in utero has the potential to make offspring more vulnerable to developing multiple sclerosis (MS).

Biosimilars offer substantial promise for a new era of accessibility and affordability for patients and the broader health care industry, but better understanding of these products from payers and providers is necessary for biosimilars to reach their full potential in the US.

The study's findings suggest that high baseline white blood cell count, particularly high neutrophil count, was associated with a higher incidence of long-term acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Patients with multiple myeloma are living longer; therefore, their lifelong treatment expenses can become burdensome.

The Center on Health Equity and Access provides up-to-date news, showcases research advancements, and ongoing initiatives dedicated to tackling healthcare disparities and enhancing overall accessibility to outstanding care.

A real-world study found that patients treated with Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors had lower rates of treatment discontinuation and health care resource utilization compared with other first- and second-line treatment regimens.

A study of adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) found that real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) with a predictive hypoglycemia alarm reduced the time spent below range.

These findings support the safe use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) regarding the risk of pneumonia among children with asthma, according to one study.

Popular weight loss drugs are not linked to suicidal actions, says the FDA; the White House is calling for urgent support amid economic challenges; rising hospitalizations and deaths prompt calls to increase vaccination coverage.

A retrospective cohort study found no significant associations between phototherapy without psoralens and the risk of skin cancer.

Sidney (Beau) Raymond, MD, MMM, FACP, chief medical officer of Ochsner Health Network, believes that the health care system should focus on preventing illness and disease, rather than just treating them after they occur.

People with alopecia areata who experience hair regrowth may also see improvements in their quality of life and mental health, according to a new study.

An early-phase, dose-escalation study of a hypofractionated approach to concurrent chemoradiation using an an adaptive stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) boost showed promising results in patients with locally advanced, unresectable non­­–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

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Results revealed current cut points may lead to a high false-positive rate, prompting a call for lower thresholds in both language versions to enhance diagnostic accuracy.

This study suggests that adolescents with atopic dermatitis (AD) sleep less, have greater sleep dissatisfaction, and longer weekend catch-up sleep (WCUS) than those without AD.

More research is necessary to understand cerebral oxygen consumption as a predictive biomarker for brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis (MS); however, this study found that mitochondrial dysfunction could have a role in the underlying pathophysiology of MS.

Health insurance coverage is a strong determinant of cancer care access and survival, and the observed variations are despite a significant increase in coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

A single-institutional cohort study found that in patients with melanoma, regressive status could be used as a valuable predictive marker of prognosis and response to systemic therapy.

The deterioration of bones could contribute to the loss of teeth in women who are postmenopausal and living with HIV.

Health insurance enrollment through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance marketplace has broken a record for the third consecutive year; attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment prescriptions for adults surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to lingering shortages; paying high rent can shorten your lifespan.

Findings from the phase 3 SEQUOIA trial favored zanubrutinib over bendamustine plus rituximab in most biomarker-based subgroups of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) without deletion of the 17p chromosome.

Response rates were greater with deucravacitinib vs placebo or apremilast at 16 weeks in patients with moderate to severe scalp psoriasis, according to one study.

While individual interventions have become popular among employers to enhance workplace well-being, a new study shows interventions may have to take place on an organizational level to be effective.

Congress is being urged to reverse a cut to physicians’ Medicare payments; Bayer announced encouraging results on Monday of 2 phase 3 trials for its nonhormonal drug candidate meant to treat hot flashes; more students are turning to online mental health support rather than school counselors.

These study results suggest that cigars, when used in combination with cigarettes, may be associated with poorer chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) health outcomes.

Four years after the publication of data showing that the Camden Coalition’s “hotspotting” care management program did not reduce hospital readmissions, the investigators have published new work delving into the mechanisms behind the null findings.