Heart Failure Cases Split Evenly Between Reduced, Preserved Ejection Fraction

JAMA Internal Medicine editor and a UCSF colleague wrote in a New England Journ of Medicine opinion piece that the decision highlights the need to establish a new requirement that would make coverage decisions contingent on evidence of benefit for Medicare population.

Interviews with 32 patients shows a wide range of experiences but authors say one takeaway is a need for better coordination between HCM specialist and community cardiologists.

Black HCM patients were more likely than White HCM patients to have mid-ventricular obstruction, according to recently reported findings.

Tecentriq loses indication, Xarelto is approved for reduce risks of cardiovascular events, Tibsovo is approved for rare cancer, Skytrofa is a new, once-weekly growth hormone, and supplemental application is filed Orencia graft-versus-host disease.

ICER calculations using real-world data would result in major price cuts of three therapies — Takhzyro, Haegarda, and Cinryze — if they were to meet commonly used cost-effective thresholds.

FDA approves Opdivo, Jardiance for new indication, Jemperli gets accelerated approval for solid tumors, and Lilly’s rapid-acting insulin, Lyumjev is approved for administration via an insulin pump.