Health Care Delivery

This year’s 40th National Oncology Conference from the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) will take place in Austin, Texas, from October 4-6, with content designed to reflect the theme of “Reimagining Innovation.”

In this interview from our recent Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event, Kristine Slam, MD, FACP, Central Ohio Surgical Associates, discusses the positive impact that Choosing Wisely and enhanced recovery after surgery, or EROS, protocols have had on patients receiving treatment for breast cancer.

The October issue of Health Affairs examines the multifaceted aspects of structural racism in health care, exploring historical roots, policy implications, public biases, innovative solutions, and institutional challenges, urging action to confront and dismantle disparities.

Robin Shah, CEO of Thyme Care, which he founded in 2020 with Bobby Green, MD, president and chief medical officer, joins hosts Emeline Aviki, MD, MBA, and Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, to discuss his evolution as an entrepreneur in oncology care innovation and his goal of positively changing how patients experience the cancer system.

A new grant aims to address maternal mortality in predominantly Black rural areas; Eli Lilly's drug to treat atopic dermatitis has not received FDA approval; a preliminary injunction is granted to Planned Parenthood South Atlantic.

These new findings may help shape both the design and the use of an educational intervention on technology-based inhaler techniques for patients with pediatric asthma.

Sarcopenia or myosteatosis combined with low prediagnostic physical exercise was associated with increased mortality from colorectal cancer (CRC).

Although gene therapy is anticipated to bring positive changes for people with hemophilia, choosing to receive gene therapy will require empowerment, participation, and shared decision-making, investigators write.

A study from UCSD highlights how advances in imaging modalities and utilization could aid in the early detection of psoriatic arthritis.

The supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) is supported by the results of the XTEND-Kids study, demonstrating a once-weekly 50 IU/kg dose of antihemophilic factor (recombinant) provides effective bleed protection in children with hemophilia A and can be used across clinical scenarios.

The dual primary end points of overall survival and progression-free survival were encouraging when patients with hormone receptor–positive (HR+), HER2-negative (HER2–) breast cancer were treated with datopotamab deruxtecan.

Patients with generalized myasthenia gravis treated with efgartigimod consistently exceeded treatment compared with placebo regardless of gender in age, disease duration, body mass index, and thymectomy.

Guidelines aim to help the identification of ILD in patients with rheumatic disease and aid in improving the management of patients.

Seun Ross, PhD, describes the goals Independence Blue Cross has for improving maternal health, diabetes, cardiovascular conditions, and behavioral health.

If approved, the treatment would be the first of its kind for young children enduring eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).

In their latest recommendation statement, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends blood pressure screening for all pregnant individuals to detect hypertensive disorders.

Psoriasis increases the risk of cutaneous melanoma, according to the findings of a new study.

A recent study suggests that patients with high-risk prostate cancer (PCa) in need of renal transplantation should receive cancer treatment before their transplants, as surgery and radiation treatment for localized PCa appear to be equally effective in this patient population.

The number one ingredient that an oncology-based alternative payment model needs to succeed is collaboration, explained Nicolas Ferreyros, managing director of policy, advocacy, and communications, Community Oncology Alliance (COA).

Data from fee-for-service Medicare claims that were linked to the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program were used for this retrospective cohort analysis among women 70 years and older.

Employees want to know that their employers have a vested interest in their health, Vikki Walton, MBA, health equity leader at Mercer, explains.

Chemotherapy drug shortages put young patients at risk; restrictions and challenges cause concerns of a rise in teen births; at least 28 companies failed to prove sufficient product testing for cough syrups.

Researchers conducted a cohort study that suggests oral N-acetylglucosamine treatment can hinder neurodegeneration and inflammation associated with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Overactivation of the immune system is a potential serious adverse event (AE) following immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) treatment for any of several cancers in the first and second line; among these AEs is myasthenia gravis.

At the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Oncology Policy Summit, prominent figures in the health care industry from diverse organizations emphasized a commitment to advancing health equity and addressing pressing social and health disparities.