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Insomnia, along with other sleep disorders, were found to negatively impact workplace productivity.

There are multiple treatment options becoming available for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, but more work needs to be done to understand their efficacy and in what lines of therapy they should be used.

Boys who smoke in their early teens increase risk of their future children developing asthma, obesity, and low lung function, a study suggests.

New research suggests an association between gestational diabetes history and mortality over 30 years, regardless of whether it manifests into type 2 diabetes.

Carmen Solórzano, MD, FACS, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), discusss how VUMC uses technology to advance cancer treatments and her current research.

Higher-cost therapies for age-related macular edema (ARMD) were significantly more likely to be prescribed by ophthalmologists accepting manufacturer payments.

Navigating mask mandates and vaccine recommendations; Biden administration wants employers to have naloxone on hand; NIH nominee to receive a confirmation hearing.

Specialty pharmacy is a big area of growth, with opportunity for patients, and specialty pharmacists can help payers and insurers ensure that patients get the full value of oncology medications, noted Andre Harvin, PharmD, MS, MBA, chief pharmacy officer, Oncology Services, Cone Health Cancer Centers.

The phase 3 ENGOT-ov50/GOG-3029/INNOVATE-3 trial found the addition of tumor treating fields (TTFields) to paclitaxel did not provide a statistically significant improvement in overall survival (OS) vs paclitaxel alone for patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, failing to meet its primary end point.

Ponatinib also produces an improvement in progression-free survival compared with imatinib among those with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the phase 3 PhALLCON trial.

Cordavis is a new subsidiary from CVS Health Corporation that will work with manufacturers to commercialize and coproduce biosimilars, beginning with an adalimumab product.

The highest proportions of patients with severe ocular impairment at baseline showed greater improvements in symptom severity on ravulizumab in comparison with placebo after 26 weeks.

A study found that negative experiences and concern for future children's health drive hemophilia carriers to choose prenatal tests, with cognitive factors playing a role.

New research suggests conventional fractionated and hypofractionated proton postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) yield similar tolerability and complication rates for patients following mastectomy.

A study found acute myeloid leukemia (AML) salvage therapy was independently associated with early mortality compared with frontline therapy, suggesting that algorithms measuring quality of care should incorporate risk mortality indices that factor in disease characteristics and treatment status.

Women living with HIV reported their experiences living with the disease, highlighting discrimination in their social lives.

Two abstracts presented at the 2023 International Epilepsy Congress evaluated early electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring in children with seizures and encephalopathy.

Patients who have with sickle cell disease (SCD) could have a slower processing speed and higher cerebral blood flow compared with controls.

A year of research emphasizes the significance of collaboration, standardized approaches, and targeted therapies in rare pulmonary diseases.

Workers and employees are expected to see a growth of 6.5% or higher in health plan costs in 2024; a federal report accuses New Jersey facilities of failing to protect veterans during COVID-19; decreasing numbers of primary care physicians (PCPs) are causing alarming reductions in access.

Important factors associated with hospital readmission of children with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) included an index hospitalization of 14 days or longer and having chronic medical conditions during the index admission.

Drug spending for products facing generic or biosimilar competition decreased during the same time period.

Fecal microbiota profiles were observed to be significantly different among patients with melanoma and controls, as well as those with early-stage and late-stage melanoma.

Nathan Walcker, CEO at Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS), highlights some of the recent partnerships and initiatives at FCS to improve community-based oncology care from a value-based perspective.

Across 65 cardiovascular guidelines with nearly 7500 specific recommendations published 2012-2022, only 170 recommendations directly incorporated shared decision-making.

Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.

CEOs of 3 kidney care organizations explain flaws in CMS' recent reimbursement proposal.

The consortium involved in the newborn genomic sequencing initiative consists of a diverse and growing selection of stakeholders.