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This 4-day event drew thousands of health care leaders to Nashville, Tennessee; in this column, Ron Southwick, editor of Chief Healthcare Executive, shares his thoughts from conversations and panels in Music City.

Sashi Naidu, MD, is director of research at Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates, where the No One Left Alone (NOLA) initiative is working to break down cancer health disparities among its patients and prevent care fragmentation.

With the global market for biologics estimated at $382 billion just last year, and a projected global drug spend of close to $1.5 trillion by 2027, the landscape is ripe for biosimilars to help decrease the health care system’s cost burden.

Using gene enrichment analysis, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) identified a strong association with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and multiple ancestry groups.

The FDA has granted a fast track designation to CB-011, a CRISPR-edited allogeneic CAR T-cell therapy developed by Caribou Biosciences, for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

A study of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in first remission found that the presence of certain variants indicative of measurable residual disease ahead of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) was associated with relapse and worse survival.

The patient’s thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)–like symptoms were caused by deficiencies of vitamins B1 and B12.

Researchers developed a reliable prediction model for kidney function decline in adults with type 2 diabetes and early to moderately progressed chronic kidney disease, which was externally validated and made publicly available via a web-based application.

A white paper published by the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) established a series of recommendations and guidelines for health technology assessment that aim to address health care disparities.

Colocating cancer diagnostic services in in community health centers serving historically marginalized populations resulted in reduced time to a diagnosis.

Participants with HIV who inject drugs were more likely to initiate antiretroviral therapy and utilize substance use care after participating in group stigma-coping sessions, compared with those who received usual services.

Equity has to be made front and center in conversations about value assessment, otherwise all stakeholders will continue waiting for someone else to make the first move, said one panelist at the Value-Based Insurance Design Summit.

Affordable health care and drug use are the top 2 concerns of Americans; a new electronic records system set to be rolled out to multiple hospitals within the Department of Veterans Affairs has been suspended; the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to measure certain hazardous chemicals extending beyond plant property lines.

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A recent analysis suggests that cardiovascular and socioeconomic factors explain one‐quarter of the racial and ethnic differences in arterial stiffness of youth with type 1 diabetes.

The patient sought care for a mass in her right buttock, but had no tonsillar symptoms.

David R. Penberthy, MD, MBA, 2022-2023 Association of Community Cancer Centers president, addresses technological advancements made during his presidency and how community oncology is working to ensure gains in health equity continue moving forward.

Regional Cancer Care Associates (RCCA) has entered into a strategic relationship with The US Oncology Network, effective April 1, 2023.

The Assessment of Burden Chronic Conditions (ABCC) tool adds validity when measuring burden of disease among people with chronic conditions, according to one study.

In part 2 of this 2-part series on health equity in the treatment of psoriasis, Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, and Bryan Buckley, DrPH, discuss how providers can address disparities in psoriasis care, specifically with race, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds in mind.

Data from the Finnish Pediatric Diabetes Register revealed a 16% increase in type 1 diabetes (T1D) incidence among Finnish children during the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A research letter highlighted recent findings that iREACH educational intervention training may be helpful in preventing peanut allergies.

CMS finalizes plans to decrease overpayments to Medicare Advantage insurers; an experimental respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine is highly effective in infants when given to pregnant women; obesity may be influenced by different brain factors between men and women.

The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) 2023 Annual Meeting took place last month in New Orleans, Louisiana, and The American Journal of Managed Care® was there to cover the latest news—catch up on what you may have missed.

A study including data from more than 2 million patients highlights gender, health insurance, and income disparities in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) while hospitalized for severe respiratory illness.

Symptoms of sleep disturbance are associated with an increased risk of stroke and might indicate higher individual risk or be representative of independent risk factors.

This study investigated potential benefits of a virtual education intervention for atopic dermatitis that targeted Hispanic Americans and Spanish-speaking populations.

Research showed that HIV incidence and mortality rates were highest among transgender women who were Black or Latinx or lived in the southern United States.