Balancing Evidence With Action: Dr Patricia Salber Interviews Dr Denise Basow

The diagnosis and treatment of a rare disease like spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) would benefit greatly from using implementation science to reduce the variation that exists in screening and therapy, according to researchers.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Reverend Paul Abernathy, CEO of the Neighborhood Resilience Project and board member of UPMC for You, who discusses his experiences in promoting health and resiliency in trauma-affected communities, as well as challenges related to access and accessibility of care and medical mistrust.

Results for talquetamab presented at the 64th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition showed that about 70% of patients with multiple myeloma had responses.

To mark the publication of The American Journal of Managed Care®’s 12th annual health IT issue, on this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Christopher M. Whaley, PhD, health care economist at the RAND Corporation, who focuses on health economics issues, including the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care delivery.

The 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting & Exposition will run Saturday through Tuesday in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

Investigators from Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center hoped to gain insights into what factors can predict success with axi-cel in patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).