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The review aimed to characterize the impacts of clinical response, delayed disease progression, and lines of therapy on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for patients with multiple myeloma.

A post-hoc analysis of the EMPOWER-Lung 1 and 3 studies demonstrates long-term survival and responses for patients with locally advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with cemiplimab.

Although new guidelines from the CDC say that masks need not be worn in counties where transmission level for COVID-19 isn’t high, many health systems still plan to mask.

Investigators compared outcomes for severe mental illness between patients with both chronic skin conditions and healthy controls, using data from the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink GOLD.

A study from the United Kingdom observed that the processes that contribute to obstructive sleep apnea might contribute to early cognitive decline in otherwise healthy individuals.

Physicians may be able to better identify patients with chronic cough using the combination of 2 coughing tests.

According to interim results from the REPRIEVE study, individuals with HIV who took the daily statin experienced a 35% reduced risk of major adverse cardiovascular (CVD) events, compared with those who received a placebo.

The study also found lasting benefits of the supplement for bone density up to age 4.

Estimated rates of lung cancer screening with low-dose CT were extremely low among eligible patients across insurance types in 2017, with rates varying between patient demographics.

Governor Ron DeSantis signs 6-week abortion ban in Florida; Juul will pay Washington, DC, over $15 million as part of a settlement alleging the company marketed its products to teens; death counts attributed to malnutrition more than doubled from 2018 through 2022, with most deaths occurring to Californians 85 and older in 2022.

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Because biologics are used to treat both conditions, researchers hypothesized they may be helpful to prevent psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

Recommendations are lacking on strength exercise intensity, tolerability, and adverse effects for patients with severe forms of hemophilia.

At present, there are no approved therapies for pre–heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (pre-HFpEF); instead, cardiovascular risk factor management is often utilized in this patient population.

Judges reverted steps to make abortion pill mifepristone more accessible, but it is still available; Cigna Group will be offering an option for members that allows more visibility into manufacturer drug pricing and discounts; new research on Parkinson disease could lead to new diagnostics and treatments.

James F. Howard, Jr, MD, professor of neurology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, explains the antibody subtypes associated with this rare neuromuscular disease.

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies have shown efficacy and safety for relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), but barriers to referral may obstruct patient access to them.

Long-term temporal and spatial trends, as well as changes, can be estimated using hospital admission data when the burden on health care systems is increased.

A test using a single spot of dried blood successfully detected HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in all 60 samples with known amounts of each virus.

This analysis pooled data from the reSURFACE 1 and reSURFACE 2 trials of tildrakizumab use among patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

A secondary analysis of the phase 3 TOURMALINE-MM4 trial found that ixazomib as postinduction maintenance therapy for multiple myeloma produced a progression-free survival (PFS) benefit vs a placebo across age and frailty subgroups.

People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased risk of long-term hearing loss, researchers find.

Perfluorohexyloctane (NOV03) was able to reduce the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease (DED) when compared with hypotonic saline control and was well tolerated.

Reducing health care disparities may require shifting from providing equal care to providing equitable care.

The weight loss surgery may help reverse peripheral neuropathy and improve the stability of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy and retinopathy in individuals with class II/III obesity.

Animal tranquilizer xylazine has been designated an “emerging drug threat”; the White House is planning ways to implement safeguards to protect patient privacy; in 2021, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) reached a record high, the CDC finds.

Patients who had limited proficiency with English or preferred the use of another language had increased hospitalization and death rates if they delayed time to their first dose of the vaccine.

The cost savings for health plans would increase if the therapy were used after the first recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).