Peter Wehrwein, Managing Editor

Kennedy's vaccines may give some Republican senators pause while Oz has an ally in Medicare Advantage plans.

Mehmet Oz, M.D., is another unconventional pick by Trump and is perhaps another an indication that Trump intends to let his HHS secretary nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., "go wild on health."

Breast cancer treatment settings prove to be a good opportunity to talk about financial toxicity. These conversations can also happen in generalized healthcare, according to Laila Gharzai, M.D., LLM, from the Department of Radiation Oncology at Northwestern University.

His critics say he anti-vaccine ideas are dangerous and not based on science. Kennedy says he just wants' "good science" about vaccines and that he will clean up corruption at federal health agencies.

Their results argue for a change to parity between small-molecule agents and biologics when it comes to Inflation Reduction Act price negotiation timelines, the researchers say.

Current financial screening procedures in the United States may need to change, according to recent research done by Laila Gharzai, M.D., LLM, from the Department of Radiation Oncology at Northwestern University.

Laila Gharzai, M.D., LLM, from the Department of Radiation Oncology at Northwestern University explains the concept of financial toxicity and how it affects breast cancer treatment outcomes.

The future of the Affordable Care Act looks cloudier but the hot topic is the role that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may play in the new administration.

Type 1 diabetes is a relentless disease, according to David Maahs, M.D., M.A., Ph.D., from Stanford University.

The rising popularity of the continuous glucose monitor, which is not the same as an insulin pump, has been a huge advance in type 1 diabetes treatment, according to David Maahs, M.D., M.A., Ph.D., from Stanford University.

David Maahs, M.D., M.A., Ph.D., explains why teamwork is the most important part of the 4T diabetes management program.

David Maahs, M.D., M.A., Ph.D., explains the role that teamwork, targets, technology and tight control plays in type 1 diabetes management and why it’s best to intervene right after diagnosis.

Changing the site of care to less expensive locations. and putting biosimilars are favored strategies, according to a survey conducted by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions

Stephanie Graff, M.D., FACP, FASCO, director of breast oncology at the Lifespan Cancer Institute and author of Investigating the Salience of Clinical Meaningfulness and Clinically Meaningful Outcomes in Metastatic Breast Cancer Care Delivery, shares the reasons why she chose to study metastatic breast cancer patients.

There is a need for strict policies regarding the use of AI in the managed care space, according to Douglas S. Burgoyne, Pharm.D., MBA, FAMCP, adjunct associate professor at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy.

University of Washington’s Peter Rabinowitz, M.D., M.P.H., sees a world awash in emerging diseases and climate change data but says it needs to be delivered to clinicians in a form that they can use at the point of care, possibly via the electronic medical record.

Health plans and PBMs are using AI to aggregate data, summarize information and enhance their formulary decision-making processes, according to Douglas S. Burgoyne, Pharm.D., MBA, FAMCP, adjunct associate professor at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy.

Technology can help address the complexities of specialty medications by automating processes and enabling proactive interventions to ensure patients stay on their critical therapies, according to Kristen Whelchel, Pharm.D., CSP, Research and Patient Care Improvement Pharmacist with Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy's Department of Health Outcomes and Research.

The list includes dengue fever, chikungunya, leptospirosis and Valley fever, says University of Washington professor Peter Rabinowitz, M.D., M.P.H.

Data about higher doses that are injected less often come as the original 2-milligram dose of Eylea is facing an increasing number of biosimilar competitors.

Patients self-identified as members of the minority group that the study was designed to enroll, according to Jeremiah Brown, M.D., of Retina Consultants of Texas, one of the lead ELEVATUM investigators. The study will yield a "treasure trove" of data, Brown said.

Enrollment goals for the U.S. part of the phase 4, open-label study of Vabysmo (faricimab) were 45% Black participants, 45% Hispanic participants and 10% Native American, Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian, said Jeremiah Brown, M.D., a lead ELEVATUM investigator.

Harmony Garges, M.D, senior vice president, chief medical officer and head of global medical at ViiV Healthcare, highlighted results of two real-world evidence studies of Apretude as an HIV prevention medication.

IJ Anosike, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of pediatrics at the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, explains how COVID fatigue can lead to a downward trend in children getting the proper vaccines.

Only 15% of those who start a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) for weight loss are still taking it two years later according to Prime Therapeutics’ real-world evidence, says Ben Urick, Pharm.D., Ph.D., a health outcomes researcher for the pharmacy benefit manager.

Kristen Whelchel, Pharm.D., CSP, Research and Patient Care Improvement Pharmacist with Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy's Department of Health Outcomes and Research, explains how technology identifies at-risk patients, coordinates medication refills and more.

Statins have had an evolving role in the management of cardiovascular risk in people living with HIV, explained Michelle Cespedes, M.D., M.S., professor of medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Health System.

Even people living with HIV who have undetectable viral loads experience elevated inflammation levels, explained Michelle Cespedes, M.D., M.S, of Mount Sinai Health System.

Building relationships with state and local officials and repairing the tattered primary care system in the U.S. were some of the suggestions made at the opening plenary session of ID Week 2024.

Crescent Moore, Ph.D., Pharm.D., Director of Part D/Pharmacy at BluePeak Advisors, highlights the expected shift of Medicare beneficiaries towards Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plans.