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All rights reserved.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 22:54:20 +00005en-us14447https://www.ajmc.com/newshttps://www.ajmc.com/logo.webphttps://www.ajmc.com/view/keynote-address-tackles-ai-s-role-in-health-care-eye-carehttps://www.ajmc.com/view/keynote-address-tackles-ai-s-role-in-health-care-eye-care<![CDATA[The opening session of AAO 2026 featured a keynote speech discussing how artificial intelligence (AI) will play a part in health care.]]>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 22:00:25 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/using-ai-to-advance-equity-in-eye-care-grayson-w-armstrong-md-mphhttps://www.ajmc.com/view/using-ai-to-advance-equity-in-eye-care-grayson-w-armstrong-md-mph<![CDATA[Cost, staffing, unbiased training data, and strong referral partnerships will decide whether AI eye screening reaches patients at highest risk of vision loss.]]>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 21:52:44 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/glp-1s-have-protective-benefit-against-dme-glaucoma-surgeryhttps://www.ajmc.com/view/glp-1s-have-protective-benefit-against-dme-glaucoma-surgery<![CDATA[Incidence of diabetic macular edema and the need for glaucoma surgery were reduced after treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists. ]]>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:30:57 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/medicaid-expansion-associated-with-lower-colorectal-cancer-mortalityhttps://www.ajmc.com/view/medicaid-expansion-associated-with-lower-colorectal-cancer-mortality<![CDATA[Medicaid expansion was associated with lower colorectal cancer mortality, with the largest reductions in Hispanic patients and stage IV disease.]]>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:30:00 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/pairing-vyd2311-with-mrna-covid-19-vaccines-michael-mina-md-phdhttps://www.ajmc.com/view/pairing-vyd2311-with-mrna-covid-19-vaccines-michael-mina-md-phd<![CDATA[Michael Mina, MD, PhD, explains LIBERTY trial findings on VYD2311 tolerability alone and given with an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.]]>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:10:00 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/nei-director-highlights-pediatric-advances-ai-s-promise-in-eye-carehttps://www.ajmc.com/view/nei-director-highlights-pediatric-advances-ai-s-promise-in-eye-care<![CDATA[The director of the National Eye Institute discusses recent advances, AI, and evolving standards of care in ophthalmology.]]>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:05:18 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/multi-hit-tp53-linked-to-shorter-survival-in-chronic-phase-mpn-cohortshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/multi-hit-tp53-linked-to-shorter-survival-in-chronic-phase-mpn-cohorts<![CDATA[TP53 mutations occurred in 3% of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) but 10% of myelofibrosis or blast-phase cohorts in a review of 11 cohort studies.]]>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:08:50 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/navigating-glp-1-access-prior-authorizations-amanda-velazquez-mdhttps://www.ajmc.com/view/navigating-glp-1-access-prior-authorizations-amanda-velazquez-md<![CDATA[Amanda Velazquez, MD, discusses GLP-1 formulary strategies, overcoming prior authorization hurdles, and building scalable obesity care infrastructure.]]>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:01:05 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/matching-respiratory-tests-to-patients-connie-savor-md-mbahttps://www.ajmc.com/view/matching-respiratory-tests-to-patients-connie-savor-md-mba<![CDATA[Cepheid's Connie Savor, MD, MBA, explains where its 13-pathogen respiratory panel fits in diagnostic stewardship and antibiotic decisions.]]>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:20:00 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/medicare-leads-10-countries-on-access-to-care-but-lags-on-affordabilityhttps://www.ajmc.com/view/medicare-leads-10-countries-on-access-to-care-but-lags-on-affordability<![CDATA[Older adults on Medicare report the best access to care among 10 countries but more cost-related problems and higher out-of-pocket spending.]]>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:17:08 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/specialty-pharmacists-flag-symptoms-sustain-adherence-in-attr-cmhttps://www.ajmc.com/view/specialty-pharmacists-flag-symptoms-sustain-adherence-in-attr-cm<![CDATA[Two inSPire2026 posters detail how health system specialty pharmacy teams support patients with ATTR-CM.]]>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:55:00 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/diagnostic-delays-linked-to-greater-disease-activity-worse-quality-of-life-in-sj-gren-diseasehttps://www.ajmc.com/view/diagnostic-delays-linked-to-greater-disease-activity-worse-quality-of-life-in-sj-gren-disease<![CDATA[Patients with Sjögren disease diagnosed over a year after symptom onset had 2.3 times the odds of moderate or greater disease activity, a US survey found.]]>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:48:16 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/kerry-rogers-md-weighs-car-t-against-bispecifics-in-cllhttps://www.ajmc.com/view/kerry-rogers-md-weighs-car-t-against-bispecifics-in-cll<![CDATA[Duration of benefit "has to be part of the discussion," emphasizes Rogers of The James/The Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center.]]>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/5-things-to-know-about-eye-injury-prevention-monthhttps://www.ajmc.com/view/5-things-to-know-about-eye-injury-prevention-month<![CDATA[An estimated 44,052 sports eye injuries were treated in 2025 and 1262 pickleball eye injuries in 2024; 99% of lawnmower eye injuries were at home. ]]>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:45:22 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/full-polargo-data-reveal-os-safety-for-pola-r-gemox-in-dlbclhttps://www.ajmc.com/view/full-polargo-data-reveal-os-safety-for-pola-r-gemox-in-dlbcl<![CDATA[Pola-R-GemOx extends median overall survival to 19.5 months in transplant-ineligible R/R DLBCL, per POLARGO.]]>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:59:56 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/fda-approves-once-monthly-subcutaneous-olanzapine-for-schizophreniahttps://www.ajmc.com/view/fda-approves-once-monthly-subcutaneous-olanzapine-for-schizophrenia<![CDATA[Teva's Weltruza, a once-monthly subcutaneous olanzapine injection, requires no loading doses, oral supplementation, or postinjection monitoring.]]>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:55:35 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/community-oncology-delivers-strong-outcomes-nicolas-ferreyroshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/community-oncology-delivers-strong-outcomes-nicolas-ferreyros<![CDATA[COA's Nicolas Ferreyros discusses real-world survival data for community oncology, health system consolidation, and barriers to CAR T-cell access.]]>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:52:42 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/cll-treatment-access-lags-behind-innovation-amid-testing-step-therapy-gapshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/cll-treatment-access-lags-behind-innovation-amid-testing-step-therapy-gaps<![CDATA[Even when physicians prescribe guideline-preferred therapies, step therapy and prior authorization can delay or restrict access to CLL therapies.]]>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:39:11 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/global-heart-failure-cases-more-than-doubled-to-56-million-since-1990https://www.ajmc.com/view/global-heart-failure-cases-more-than-doubled-to-56-million-since-1990<![CDATA[Population growth and aging, not rising age-standardized rates, drives the increase, with underlying causes varying widely by age and region.]]>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:31:00 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/fda-approves-iv-subcutaneous-atezolizumab-for-dmmr-colon-cancerhttps://www.ajmc.com/view/fda-approves-iv-subcutaneous-atezolizumab-for-dmmr-colon-cancer<![CDATA[The FDA approves atezolizumab with a fluoropyrimidine and oxaliplatin as adjuvant therapy for stage III dMMR colon cancer based on the ATOMIC trial.]]>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:36:00 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/order-sets-pharmacist-protocols-target-iron-deficiency-gaps-in-hfhttps://www.ajmc.com/view/order-sets-pharmacist-protocols-target-iron-deficiency-gaps-in-hf<![CDATA[Washington, DC, clinicians shared how order sets, pharmacist-led dosing, and better handoffs can close iron deficiency gaps in heart failure care.]]>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:45:35 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/timing-covid-19-protection-with-vyd2311-michael-mina-md-phdhttps://www.ajmc.com/view/timing-covid-19-protection-with-vyd2311-michael-mina-md-phd<![CDATA[Michael Mina, MD, PhD, explains Invivyd's accelerated approval path for VYD2311 and how it could change the timing of COVID-19 protection.]]>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:13:00 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/cost-top-barrier-to-ckd-drug-accesshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/cost-top-barrier-to-ckd-drug-access<![CDATA[The study authors note there is an urgent need for "innovative value-based and alternative payment models of care."]]>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:11:47 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/ai-eye-care-will-take-center-stage-at-aao-2026https://www.ajmc.com/view/ai-eye-care-will-take-center-stage-at-aao-2026<![CDATA[The conference, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, by the American Academy of Ophthalmology, will offer 3 full days of content spanning from glaucoma to dry eye.]]>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:05:00 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/heat-deaths-highest-among-military-farm-constructionhttps://www.ajmc.com/view/heat-deaths-highest-among-military-farm-construction<![CDATA[A JAMA analysis of 2021-2023 death records found heat-related mortality varied sharply by occupation and industry among working-age US adults.]]>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:59:00 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/ajmc-in-the-press-october-9-2026https://www.ajmc.com/view/ajmc-in-the-press-october-9-2026<![CDATA[Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.]]>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:18:15 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/early-onset-braf-patients-need-faster-treatment-cathy-eng-md-facp-fascohttps://www.ajmc.com/view/early-onset-braf-patients-need-faster-treatment-cathy-eng-md-facp-fasco<![CDATA[Cathy Eng, MD, discusses a BREAKWATER post hoc analysis showing poorer survival in early-onset BRAF V600E colorectal cancer.]]>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/bumetanide-nasal-spray-targets-heart-failure-edema-before-ivhttps://www.ajmc.com/view/bumetanide-nasal-spray-targets-heart-failure-edema-before-iv<![CDATA[Bumetanide nasal spray is bioequivalent to oral bumetanide in 68 healthy adults; Esperion is targeting heart failure care before a 2027 CMS payment model.]]>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:37:41 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/phrma-sues-to-block-cms-most-favored-nation-model-for-part-bhttps://www.ajmc.com/view/phrma-sues-to-block-cms-most-favored-nation-model-for-part-b<![CDATA[The trade group says CMS lacks authority to impose GLOBE, which is set to begin January 1.]]>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:36:03 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articleshttps://www.ajmc.com/view/keeping-patients-on-multiple-myeloma-bispecifics-beth-faiman-phdhttps://www.ajmc.com/view/keeping-patients-on-multiple-myeloma-bispecifics-beth-faiman-phd<![CDATA[Cleveland Clinic's Beth Faiman, PhD, MSN, discusses AP-led clinics, managing talquetamab taste changes, and infection prophylaxis with bispecifics.]]>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:31:00 GMTAJMCusAJMC Articles