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Jennifer Choe, MD, PhD, a head and neck medical oncologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discussed head and neck cancer relapse post-radiation therapy, new treatment trials, and any promising responses from them.

A recent study found that ultrasonography-based risk models for differentiation between benign and malignant ovarian tumors performed well in a diagnostic study conducted in a US cohort.

Lung sound analysis was able to confirm airway narrowing in patients with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) acute bronchiolitis.

The FDA approved a higher dosage of aflibercept (Eylea) for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, macular edema, and diabetic retinopathy.

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) Foundation has launched an initiative to prioritize mental health care.

Access to HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis could benefit from being tailored to the type of exchange sex.

The demand for mental health staff in schools outweighs the supply; the FDA sends letters to 3 formula manufacturers for federal violations; Narcan is coming to stores around the country.

The Biden administration has released the first 10 drugs subject to price negotiation with Medicare under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and among those chosen were Stelara (ustekinumab) and Enbrel (etanercept), both of which will face biosimilar competition within the next decade.

The authors found shifting patterns in the effects of obesity, alcohol, and smoking on atrial fibrillation.

With this study, investigators hoped to describe personality traits among individuals who have the autoimmune, neuromuscular disease.

Increasing radiation doses to the whole heart appear to correlate with higher risks of valvular disease, coronary artery disease, and heart failure in childhood cancer survivors, a recent study found.

Researchers found that 57% of nursing home residents with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) had depression, 37.2% had anxiety, and 27.5% had both.

Kiana Mehring, MBA, director of strategic partnerships, managed care at Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS), discusses her role working in managed care and some of the new strategic partnership initiatives at FCS.

Artificial intelligence (AI) tool NarxCare influences and limits painkiller prescriptions to help fight the US opioid epidemic; legislators in states with strict abortion bans are directing residents to pregnancy resource centers; air pollution is reportedly more dangerous to the average person’s health than smoking or alcohol.

Investigators conducted this subanalysis among patients aged 20 to 27 years, using data from the National Growth and Health Study to determine potential racial differences in left ventricular mass among female patients with obesity.

Physicians have been facing increasing workloads making it difficult to practice medicine as they were trained, but an accountable care organization might provide an opportunity for real change to deliver high-value, compassionate care.

The researchers’ findings suggest an increased prevalence of mental illness in people with eczema and psoriasis, but they found poor agreement in disease ascertainment settings.

"We won't be content until this is indeed performed in 98% of babies," Stephen Kingsmore, MD, DSc, explains.

A study highlights an unmet need for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) to access and afford genomic testing, especially among an older patient population.

At this year’s American Society for Preventive Cardiology Congress on CVD Prevention, Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, delivered the Honorary Fellow Award Lecture, “The Imperative to Focus on the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation,” as the recipient of this year’s Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology award.

Joseph Aracri, DO, from Allegheny Health Network discussed how parents can help treat their child should they get respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and how severe this season will be.

Poor quality of life and impaired functioning across many symptom domains were shown in participants in the Real World Idiopathic Hypersomnia Outcomes Study (ARISE).

Telemedicine abortions in Iowa have increased in recent months; 2 new laws restrict access to gender-affirming health care and school sports in Missouri; the end of COVID-19 safety nets means many children have lost Medicaid coverage.

Routine screening and prophylaxis should be recommended for all people with epilepsy, a new study suggests.

The 10 drugs, spanning disease states from diabetes to heart failure to rheumatoid arthritis, cost Medicare enrollees a total of $3.4 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2022. As required by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), negotiations between Part D and pharmaceutical companies will take place this year and next, with the negotiated prices taking effect in 2026.

According to new CDC research, 20% of mothers reported mistreatment while receiving maternity care for their youngest child.

Patients and physicians often disagree on the patient’s disease severity, creating a relationship barrier and frustration among both parties.