Study links inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis to increased gout risk, with Crohns disease and ulcerative colitis linked to 68% and 38% increases in likelihood of developing gout, respectively, relative to counterparts without IBD.

In addition, a supplemental new drug application has been filed for roflumilast cream .15% to treat mild-to-moderate atopic dermatitis in adults and children aged 6 years and older.

The new NIH-funded study has shed light on the challenges faced by pregnant individuals living with HIV as hypertensive disorders in pregnancy pose a crucial health risk to expectant mothers.

Ryzumi is expected to be available in the first half of 2024. Pricing will be available around the time of launch.

In a clinical trial, researchers found that the risk of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) was reduced by 50% in infants who received fatty acid supplementation.

Two posters presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress found use of Dupixent improved lung function by 12 weeks with sustained responses.

Iyuzeh is a preservative-free latanoprost product that can be stored at room temperature. It has a list price of $299 for a month’s supply.

Cognitive behavioral therapy with exposure treatment might help but few people with AD receive any form of behavioral intervention, say Dorian Kern and colleagues from Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.

An HHS Office of Inspector General report found that 23% were missing viral load tests, 11% were missing antiretrovials prescriptions, and 10% were missing medical visits

The reduced relapse rate among postmenopausal women could be due to diminished immune system activity, according to the authors.

ICER adds a more formal process to evaluate the diversity of clinical trials and an assessment of a product’s impact on patient and caregiver productivity. ICER also plans to evaluate how newer methods — which would consider the change of a drug’s price over time and disease severity — can be applied to its value assessment.

Goldsack discussed applying AI and full-stack virtual care-first solutions in oncology and the Digital Medicine Society’s role in CancerX, one of the Biden administration’s Cancer Moonshot initiatives in a recent interview with Managed Healthcare Executive.

Goldsack also explained the Digital Medicine Society’s role as a convener and developer of evidentiary frameworks in a recent interview with Managed Healthcare Executive.

Two possibly curative gene therapies for the disease, which disproportionately affects Black people, are under consideration by the FDA.

Audits and AI might help deal with the problem of woefully inaccurate provider directories supplied by insurers to their members.

The FDA has approved GSK’s myelofibrosis drug, as well as a new indication for Jardiance and a new dosing regimen for Talicia. The agency has also issued a complete response letter for epinephrine nasal spray and assigned a review date for the gene therapy atidarsagene autotemcel.

By offering pre-conception, pregnancy, postpartum, and newborn interventions, as well as primary, wellness, and preventive care, this mobile health center is set to close the access gaps that have long affected the well-being of women and children in Texas.

This systematic review and meta-analysis looked the impact of myopia (nearsightedness) and strabismus (misalignment of the eyes) on children.

Swoop, a New York-based company, has launched an algorithm that may help people with multiple sclerosis take medications as prescribed.

There are nine grant awards of $1 million each for up to 5 years — totaling to overall $45 million in grants — that would mainly support underserved, rural, vulnerable, and minority populations that are disproportionately impacted by the effects of Long COVID

Early results are expected late next year from the phase 1 trial, which is being funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infecious Diseases, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Vir Biotechnology, a San Franciso biotech company focused on vaccines and infectious disease.

Researchers in Switzlerland reported results from a small, proof-of-concept study in JAMA Ophthalmology that suggest an iPhone 11 and an app may be superior to traditional measurement with an Hertel exophthalmometer.

Lindsay Zimmerman, Ph.D., M.P.H., vice president of Bartosch Patient Activation Institute at Upfront Healthcare, is one of the 12 up-and-coming leaders in healthcare included in the annual Managed Healthcare Executive feature.