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According to the American Medical Association, blame for the ongoing physician shortage may lie with overly burdensome administrative processes, an antiquated Medicare payment system, and lack of education for residents in primary care and psychiatry.

The Society for Pediatric Dermatology’s 50th Annual Meeting will highlight advances in pediatric skin, hair, and nail care, with expert-led sessions on cutting-edge research and therapies.

The research showed that certain females—but not males—were at a higher risk of anxiety and depression.

Social determinants of health significantly increased mortality risks in patients with congestive heart failure, highlighting urgent care needs.

Caroline Vovan, PharmD, CDE, emphasized the expanding role of ambulatory clinical pharmacists in value-based care.

María Díez Campelo, MD, PhD, concludes by highlighting imetelstat’s real-world quality of life benefits for patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and the need for improved patient-reported outcome tools and caregiver-focused research.

Ambulatory clinical pharmacists improve patient outcomes and reduce health care costs by providing hands-on chronic disease management, patient education, and medication cost oversight, according to Caroline Vovan, PharmD, CDE.

Investigators found that Janus kinase inhibitors were effective in a dose-dependent manner.

Being overweight or obese may lower all-cause mortality risks in non–cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis patients, while being underweight increases health complications.

Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists may offer neuroprotective and survival benefits beyond blood sugar control.

The FDA determined the data from STARGLO did not provide sufficient evidence to support approving glofitamab-gxbm (Columvi) in combination with gemcitabine and oxaliplatin to treat relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

These interviews are the top episodes, by listens, from among the 21 podcast episodes The American Journal of Managed Care® produced over the first half of 2025. Give them all another listen, and perhaps learn something new.

Karen Fernandez, MD, discusses the different types of treatment currently being tested for use in dry eye disease, which affects millions in the US.

New biomarkers enhance multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis, enabling earlier detection and improved patient care, transforming MS management across the health care system.

ATLAS trial investigator Guy Young, MD, Children's Hospital Los Angeles and University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, highlights the current treatment options for patients with hemophilia A or B, with or without inhibitors, since the FDA approval of fitusiran (Qfitlia; Sanofi).

States participating in the Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model will be testing outcomes-based payments for sickle cell disease treatments.

The symptoms of dry eye are multifactorial, says Mina Massaro-Giordano, MD, making identifying and treating dry eye important for quality of life.

In part 2, Hans Lee, MD, shares practical tips for using linvoseltamab in heavily pretreated multiple myeloma and outlines trials that may expand its future role.

National Minority Mental Health Month emphasizes the persistent mental health disparities among US racial and ethnic minorities, stemming from lower access to services, lack of culturally competent providers, discrimination, and medical mistrust, underscoring the need for dedicated resources and community action.

Despite recommendations on early referral for lung transplantation in cases of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), there is a lack of in-depth understanding of this current landscape; in this analysis, clinical parameter data were used to compare outcomes between patients who were and were not referred for lung transplantation.

Caroline Vovan, PharmD, CDE, highlights how ambulatory clinical pharmacists contribute to value-based care by managing chronic conditions, improving medication adherence, and reducing costs.

Carpal tunnel syndrome was linked to wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis in new research, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis for better heart failure outcomes.

Apixaban would still cost patients 9 times more through the Eliquis 360 Support program than with commercial insurance.

The new Blueprint for Patient-Centered Value Research offers a roadmap for embedding patient voices throughout every stage of the research journey to foster more equitable, transparent, and responsive health care systems.

Sanjay Doddamani, MD, MBA, a former senior advisor to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and internist and cardiologist by training, explains how the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model hopes to work, and addresses concerns about delays and denials from revamped prior authorization processes.

Tabby Khan, MD, MPH, senior director of Analytics at Komodo Health, calls for increased lung cancer screening measures and criteria to address underreported, at-risk populations like AAPI women.

Imetelstat (Rytelo; Geron) significantly improved and sustained health-related quality of life in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), with benefits linked directly to the drug rather than patient characteristics.

Mantle cell lymphoma treatment offers options if patients relapse after CAR T-cell therapy, from bispecific antibodies, antibody drug conjugates, and other emerging therapies.