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Allegations call out restrictions on medically necessary care; CDC data highlight surge in COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations; failure to include additional Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) aid raises concerns over food access.

Over a 52-week treatment period, the gene therapy demonstrated robust evidence for a clinically meaningful benefit, including across several prespecified functional secondary end points vs placebo.

A meta-analysis highlights the potential of influenza vaccination as an adjunctive strategy in reducing cardiovascular disease.

Based on Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data, about 6.4% of US adults in 2011 (14.3 million people) and about 6.5% (14.2 million) had COPD in 2021, showing that COPD prevalence did not significantly change throughout the decade.

A cohort study found that early changes in patient-reported outcomes (PROs) were associated with treatment response and survival outcomes in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer, supporting the need for more routine implementation of PRO monitoring in cancer care spaces.

More than 10% of fecal immunochemical test (FIT)–based colorectal cancer screening could not be processed due to unsatisfactory samples.

These new atopic dermatitis (AD) treatment guidelines from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) update their 2014 recommendations for the management of AD with phototherapy and systemic therapies.

Researchers gathered data on patient-reported outcomes to support evidence for the continuation of natalizumab, a disease-modifying treatment, in the management of multiple sclerosis (MS) progression.

A new report from IQVIA provides an overview of current US drug shortages, shedding light on major areas of concern, such as medications to address pain, cardiovascular conditions, obesity and diabetes, and multiple forms of cancer.

Additional COVID-19 tests can be ordered amid rising cases and insurance challenges; therapies targeting toxic proteins in Alzheimer disease spark renewed interest; new poll indicates 55% approval for legal abortion on any grounds.

Health plan type highly influences the likelihood of biosimilar uptake, with low-flexibility insurance plans more likely to have patients who either switched to a biosimilar or were initiated on a biosimilar.

An artificial intelligence (AI) app can detect increased fluid in lungs by simply hearing voice changes over time—and the increased fluid in lungs can be a sign of heart failure.

Patients with retinal vein occlusion-related macular edema had a higher likelihood of blindness and low vision if they had low best-corrected visual acuity after 1 month of intravitreal treatment.

In a single-center, retrospective analysis, echocardiography demonstrated low sensitivity but high specificity for diagnosing pulmonary hypertension (PH) in advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Researchers hypothesized that health care personnel (HCP) influenza vaccination coverage decreased during the pandemic because individuals may have believed that it was less important than in previous years.

Health officials said that at least 7 states reported high levels of illness, with cases also rising in other parts of the country; a group of Senate Democrats demanded answers about the shortage of nirsevimab, a new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) drug; Pentagon officials told Congress that eliminating per- and polyfluorinated substances would undermine military readiness.

The FDA has approved capivasertib plus fulvestrant for the treatment of patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer harboring 1 or more PIK3CA, AKT1, or PTEN alteration, following progression on at least 1 endocrine-based regimen in the metastatic setting or recurrence on or within 12 months of completing adjuvant therapy.

A simulation study estimated the impact of biosimilar substitution on total cost of care (TCOC) and provider financial performance in the final performance period of the Oncology Care Model.

The American Medical Association (AMA) is continuing to urge Congress to stop the impending 3.4% cut to physicians, and other organizations also weigh in on the pros and cons of the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

Jeffrey Sippel, MD, MPH, discusses the trend of insurance claim denials related to non-invasive ventilators for patients with ALS.

Household primary language was associated with vision screening, with children from non-English households exhibiting lower rates of pediatric vision screening.

Patients with diverse skin types can experience diagnostic delays, access to care issues, and quality-of-life burdens that a navigator program may be able to help alleviate.

Researchers noted that it remains unclear whether cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a specific cause of worsened cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI), or if it is a biomarker for immune suppression.

In this interview with The American Journal of Managed Care®, Katie Queen, MD, addresses the complexity of obesity as a medical condition, pivoting to virtual care while ensuring that patients who lived in a rural location continued to receive adequate care, and the importance of integrating awareness of obesity and chronic disease prevention into local food culture.

To stress the importance of considering pulmonary complications in sickle cell disease (SCD), researchers compiled an overview on the state of research and available treatment options for patients with SCD associated with pulmonary hypertension.

The study also identified similar 12-month outcomes between torsemide and furosemide regardless of heart failure (HF) type.

Alexander Fay, MD, PhD, joined for a Q&A about the current state of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatment and the unanswered questions in the field.

In these phase 3 findings presented at ACR 2023, the safety and efficacy of this drug was proven in American College of Rheumatology-20 (ACR20), ACR50, and Disease Activity Score in 28 joints with Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate responses.