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About one-third of families with a child undergoing treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia experienced catastrophic income loss during therapy, with many developing new material hardships over the two-year course, underscoring the need for ongoing financial screening and support.

IV iron infusions were found to be safe for anemic patients hospitalized with acute bacterial infections and were associated with improved survival and higher hemoglobin levels, challenging long-held concerns that iron worsens infections.

The patient died from vent-occlusive liver disease, a well-characterized side effect of the busulfan, the myeloablative chemotherapy used to prepare the bone marrow for engraftment with the Casgevy-modified blood stem cells.

Adults with sickle cell disease face longer emergency department wait times for pain treatment than children, with women experiencing more delays than men.

The AI-powered imaging technology quantifies the extent of fibrosis on CT scans and also measures other features, such as ground-glass opacification.

Multiple sclerosis patients who completed hydrotherapy courses had better symptom outcomes than patients who participated in physical therapy sessions on land.

Early-stage research suggests a strategy for suppressing bladder cancer growth at the RNA level.

In this episode of his “Conversations With Perry and Friends” podcast, Perry Cohen, Pharm.D., a member of the Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board, spoke with Rita Shane, vice president and chief pharmacy officer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Self-administered clinical hypnosis cut hot flash frequency and severity by more than 50% in postmenopausal women, showing effectiveness comparable to therapist-led treatment in a recent randomized trial.

By identifying the isoforms of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA), the new test may distinguish between prostate cancer and other causes of elevated PSA levels.

ACIP reviews hepatitis B vaccine guidelines, focusing on infant immunization schedules and new recommendations during its December 2025 meeting.

The new approach prevented diabetes onset in a mouse model and also reversed longstanding diabetes.

The Melanoma Research Alliance launched a national biorepository at the University of Colorado to collect melanoma samples, focusing on rare subtypes for diagnostic and treatment research.

New technology generates “nanotube highways” between cancer cells, enabling better drug penetration and tumor-killing effectiveness while minimizing harm to surrounding healthy tissue in animal studies of bladder cancer.

A Korean study revealed that stress, not atopic dermatitis itself, significantly impacts sleep quality in adults with the skin condition.

In this interview, Susan Kellogg-Spadt, Ph.D., the director of female sexual medicine at the Center for Pelvic Medicine at Academic Urology of PA, discusses common menopausal sexual issues and how the culture around ageism and taboo is changing.

A budget model analysis finds that biosimilars for Prolia and Xgeva could provide cost savings for health plans.

A national survey of 157 patients with non-small cell lung cancer found that all groups prioritized extending life, but treatment preferences, including concerns about side effects and quality-of-life tradeoffs, differed across racial and ethnic groups.

AI’s very design encourages a small number of users to go down delusional rabbit holes, researchers argue in a preprint article.

In lupus patients, latent Epstein-Barr virus can reprogram B cells and send the body’s immune response into overdrive, resulting in widespread inflammation.

Drug and hospital prices are top employer healthcare concerns as costs rise, but some employers are unable to access their data, finds a survey by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions.

World AIDS Day highlights ongoing challenges in HIV prevention and treatment, urging renewed commitment to end the epidemic and support affected communities.

Drug approvals this year have reflected the trend in clinical development of biologics shifting from intravenous to subcutaneous administration, offering shorter injection times, home use, and cost savings for cancer, Alzheimer’s, and inflammatory diseases.

A recent study revealed that patients with hidradenitis suppurativa experience quicker treatment failure when switching to biosimilar adalimumab compared to the original.

A new report reveals the heavy personal and economic toll of MS and recommends more complete, patient focused approaches to measuring and managing the disease.

Kamuvudines are a new class of drugs that are derived from the anti-HIV nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. They are designed to inhibit the inflammasome, part of the innate immune system that is triggered in geographic atrophy.