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Tracking tool Meta Pixel was found on 33 of the top 100 US hospitals’ websites; the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new guidance in response to dangerous PFAS levels in drinking water; the US abortion rate rose by 7% between 2017 and 2020.

As part of the Biosimilars Initiative, British Columbia, Canada, implemented a mandatory switch to biosimilar insulin glargine for patients covered by the province’s drug plan.

Increased diversity in clinical trials remains an unmet need, and in the new SEQUOIA trial, the majority of patients being White males meant researchers could not do a subgroup analysis looking at outcomes for specific races, age groups or genders, said Mazyar Shadman, MD, MPH, of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

The study, based on a case series in Japan, found the risk of grade 2 or above chemoradiation increased when durvalumab was started within 14 days of the final thoracic radiotherapy treatment.

Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO, is professor of medicine and the director of the Breast Oncology and Clinical Trials Education program at the University of California San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. She discusses her experience with palbociclib and letrozole in advanced breast cancer.

Omid A. Hamid, MD, chief of Translational Research and Immunotherapy, director, Melanoma Therapeutics, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, spoke with The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®) about evaluating therapy options for patients with advanced melanoma.

A literature review revealed that supplementation with vitamin D could provide therapeutic benefits for patients with multiple myeloma (MM) who are undergoing chemotherapy. However, more research is needed to confirm findings.

The new trial was the first to investigate outcomes among a patient population living with HIV (PLWH) who were treated for anal precancerous growths, or high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions.

A rare genetic variation of 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase (HMGCR) is significantly association with an increased risk of cataracts.

Investigators said the benefits appeared relatively early in treatment for many patients and persisted throughout the study period.

Sex and age were associated with clinical characteristics of geriatric psoriasis, including type and location of disease, therapeutic considerations, and risk of comorbid nail involvement and psoriatic arthritis.

The Supreme Court has ruled that HHS' decision to lower reimbursement rates to hospitals so that those in the 340B program received reduced rates because they received discounted drugs was unlawful.

FDA advisers unanimously recommend approval for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 to 17 years; new guidelines lower the recommended minimum age for starting gender transitioning treatments; the World Health Organization (WHO) will decide next week whether monkeypox is a global public health emergency.

A single-center analysis of more than 30 years of data shows rates of preterm births and preeclampsia remained stable

A recent study found that the Service Apothecary Respiratory Advice eHealth intervention could help patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with exacerbation rates and medication adherence.

Prior miscarriage and antinuclear antibody positivity are independent risk factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we’re highlighting a hobby from a biosimilar expert who says he can make whisky more accessible and affordable through—you guessed it—his own biosimilar whisky.

Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) who are surgery-naive or whose symptoms recur after endoscopic sinus surgery exhibited similarly significant benefits in quality of life (QOL) and symptom burden when given an exhalation system with fluticasone.

A retrospective cohort study found that sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors were associated with a reduced risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults with type 2 diabetes.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers found a new form of macular dystrophy, which is a cause of central vision loss.

Roxana Siles, MD, FAAAAI, staff in the Department of Allergy and Immunology at Cleveland Clinic and codirector of the Asthma Center at Cleveland Clinic, address the impact of effective treatments of chronic cough on patient quality of life (QOL).

The FDA approved Eli Lilly’s baricitinib drug to regrow hair in patients with alopecia; the American Medical Association (AMA) adopts resolutions that go against criminalization of abortion; an experimental amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) therapy under review with the FDA has been approved in Canada.

A recent meta-analysis aimed to clarify the relationship between parental age and solid tumor pediatric cancers, but more studies are necessary to overcome the limitations of available research.

The FDA is faster to approve new oncology therapies compared with the European Medicines Agency (EMA); but that speed may have consequences.

A retrospective, observational study evaluated the burden of comorbidities on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that provided information on occurrence of sleep apnea and insights into multimorbidity.

Oxidative stress, including DNA damage and malondialdehyde, was associated with dementia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The FDA determined that the 3-dose Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine worked in children aged 6 months through 4 years; the bipartisan Senate gun deal will focuses on mental health; the pandemic has other viruses acting mysteriously, with children diagnosed with respiratory viruses in May and June.

While no agents are approved just yet, a variety of promising drugs targeting CLDN18.2 are undergoing early research and clinical trials for several cancer types.