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President Joe Biden announces plans to improve baby formula shortages; Massachusetts reaches settlement with veterans who contracted COVID-19 in long-term care facility; a quarter of Medicare beneficiaries were harmed from hospital stays in 2018.

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Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) announced a partnership with Strayer University’s Grads to Work program that will help prepare a diverse population of students for job opportunities and support them while they continue their education.

Robert Sidbury, MD, MPH, chief, division of dermatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, discussed the emergence of effective therapies for the management of atopic dermatitis and how dermatologists and other providers involved in patient care can better promote earlier use of these treatments.

Data from this new study suggest melanoma cases rose at a slower rate in lower-income countries, but the authors say that may be due to differences in case documentation.

Veterans residing in rural areas were less likely to complete annual repeat lung cancer screenings compared with those living in a nonrural location, with reduced uptake of initial lung cancer screening also found among eligible veterans in rural vs nonrural locations.

A prospective study found that a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma physiology score (CAPS) of at least 21 points was a risk factor for in-hospital mortality in patients with acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD).

This new research may help investigators prevent skin lesions.

Michael Diaz, MD, president & managing physician of Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, was announced as the recipient of the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology Dorothy Green Phillips Legacy Award 2022.

Negative positron emission tomography/CT examinations 6 months after induction therapy in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) is associated with prolonged time to next treatment and overall survival.

After the Oncology Care Model (OCM) expires at the end of June, Tennessee Oncology will take what it learned from the model and apply it to commercial value-based care arrangements and potentially the next Medicare model, said Leah Owens, DNP, RN, executive director of care transformation at Tennessee Oncology.

Experts evaluated the future of cell and gene therapies in the United States and offered insights on potential value-based payment models for these treatments.

Improved management of sickle cell disease has vastly improved life expectancy and reduced morbidity for affected patients, but the disease itself and its treatments carry fertility risks that many young patients and their caregivers are unaware of.

In an effort to bolster development of treatments for rare diseases, the FDA announced the creation of the new Accelerating Rare disease Cures (ARC) program.

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) was associated with a variety of comorbid conditions, from psoriasis to hypertension.

A cohort study found that patients receiving dialysis had decreased mortality rates over time from myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and pulmonary embolism (PE) compared with the general population.

A Senate vote to protect abortion access nationwide failed; drug overdoses hit a record high in the United States during 2021; the European Union lifted its travel mask recommendation.

Biosimilar adoption can be accelerated or stymied depending on actions taken by the managed care space, explained Sonia Oskouei, PharmD, vice president, biosimilars, Cardinal Health, during a session at Asembia’s Specialty Pharmacy Summit.

Patients with comorbid chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps and severe asthma reported significant improvement in their sense of smell when treated with the biologics omalizumab, mepolizumab, reslizumab, or benralizumab, with no significant differences observed between the treatment groups.

A study conducted in China found that long-term exposure to ambient particulate matter increased the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, executive vice president of Texas Oncology, discusses how community oncology practices have heightened their outreach efforts to entice patients back in for cancer screenings and the importance of thinking outside the box to overcome staffing shortages in the oncology space.

Oral care decreased both the number of intensive care unit (ICU) patients and the length of stay, as well as the amount of time of mechanical ventilation.

David Skomo, and Nick Page, PharmD, of WellDyne offered their perspectives on recent developments in precision medicine at the 2022 Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit.

This new study among a patient population living with type 1 diabetes compared their outcomes according to their type of insulin pump therapy: sensor-augmented pump, predictive low-glucose suspend, and hybrid closed-loop (HCL).

A randomized, double-blind study found that there was no difference in the recording quality of a home sleep apnea test between patients given in-person instruction vs video instruction, which is an important step in telemedicine diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Very elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia have historically been limited to less intensive, less effective treatment regimens. A recent series of cases suggests age alone should not be a limiting factor for effective treatment.

Bimekizumab demonstrated a favorable long-term safety profile for the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis, aside from an increased incidence of mild to moderate oral candidiasis that was also observed with short-term exposure.

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), or bile duct cancer, is classified by its location, with intrahepatic CCA (iCCA) referring to those cancers that form in bile ducts within the liver.