On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Ari D. Panzer, BS, lead author and researcher, then at Tufts Medical Center—now at Duke University—discusses the findings from his team’s investigation into coverage decisions by health plan insurers of the 66 drugs approved by the FDA in 2018.
Scott Gottlieb, MD, and Adam Fein, PhD, discussed potential fallout of the FDA Aduhelm approval and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) who initiated treatment with dupilumab as an add-on asthma or chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps therapy reported rapid clinical improvement that was sustained after 3 months.
Of the 5800 patients included in study, 20% were Black, which the researchers say adequately represents disease incidence among the population.
These investigators wanted to better understand the reasons for the increased risk for acute myocardial infarctions among young women, who have the largest increase in hospitalization for heart attacks.
The Supreme Court may vote to overturn abortion rights; Washington state reaches a $518 million settlement with 3 opioid distributors; a new study finds 7 hours of sleep is the optimal total for people of middle and old ages.
Nicoleta Dascalu, founding member and advocacy manager of Asociaţia Română Anti-SIDA (ARAS; Romanian Association Against AIDS), discusses the status of care for persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) in Romania, including health care coverage and lack of adequate medication access.
In his talk, "340B at 30 and the Impending Cliff on the Road to 40," Tim Paine outlines how the program came to be and what needs to happen to improve future implementation.
Although classic methods of risk stratification still hold value, the authors said genetic analysis holds significant promise.
The study showed that introducing the TLR7 variant in an animal model led to the development of autoimmune symptoms and potential development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Application of quality improvement methodology by a multidisciplinary team could improve the efficiency of outpatient ophthalmology appointment scheduling.
The FDA sets a tentative date for a decision on authorizing a COVID-19 vaccine in children under 5 years of age; the American Academy of Pediatrics will review all of its guidance for unproven race-based recommendations contributing to health disparities; the FDA rejects 2 China-tested cancer treatments.
Peer support can be a helpful facet of chronic kidney disease (CKD) self-management, but inconsistent provider awareness and referral practices are barriers to uptake at Canadian clinics.
A new review article summarizes current approaches to precision medicine in lung cancer.
A study of the Austrian general population found that most chronic cough cases could be assigned a phenotype through a simple survey-based assessment that could help target treatment to individual cases.
Among a group of patients with lung cancer who were not suitable for anticancer treatment, the researchers found that 40% underwent additional investigations after their initial CT scan before eventually receiving best supportive care.
Investigators from Malaysia utilized data from real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) among study participants who were considered overweight or obese to evaluate their risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) associated with a rice-based meal and its impact on postprandial hyperglycemia.
Stephen Rozzo, PhD, associate vice president and head, Biologics Medical Affairs, Sun Pharma, North America, discussed next steps in the evaluation of tildrakizumab for the treatment of psoriasis.
A small retrospective study examined outcomes in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) who did respond to solo therapies.
A recent study found chronic kidney disease (CKD) to be an independent risk factor for incident heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Patricia Deverka, MD, MS, senior researcher, deputy director at the Center for Translational and Policy Research and Precision Medicine, University of California San Francisco, explains what multicancer early detection tests currently exist and the research needed to understand their clinical utility.
Researchers in Pennsylvania conducted a randomized controlled trial to understand the effect of patient outreach on lung cancer screening rates.
Use of dupilumab was associated with significant improvement in clinical symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps among real-world patients in Canada, with benefits shown to be similar to that observed in randomized clinical trials.
Robert Sidbury, MD, MPH, chief, Division of Dermatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, spoke on the mental health comorbidity risk linked with atopic dermatitis and how dermatologists can play a role in managing behavioral care needs of at-risk patients.
This systematic review and meta-analysis used a literature search to gather data from long-term randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness of closed-loop insulin systems (CLS) among nonpregnant patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
