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This retrospective cohort study evaluated baseline demographics, clinical characteristics, and treatment patterns of US patients with asthma who newly initiated single- or multiple-inhaler triple therapy.

Leading payer and health system stakeholders reviewed literature and shared insights on the value of real-time continuous glucose monitoring (rtCGM) in type 2 diabetes (T2D) population health.

Patient comorbidities should be considered when prescribing antiretroviral therapy (ART) to treat HIV to avoid comedication drug toxicities.

"The take-home finding is that herpes zoster incidence is high among people with MS overall."

Investigators probed use of standard-of-care first-line metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) treatment intensification.

Investigators probed use of standard-of-care first-line metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) treatment intensification.

First-line pembrolizumab-axitinib leads to lower health care resource utilization than ipilimumab-nivolumab in metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

The researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study using claims data from the Optum Research Database for 538 patients at least 6 years of age who initiated mepolizumab treatment for asthma between January 2016 and December 2019.

Mepolizumab use reduced exacerbations and the use of oral corticosteroids in patients with both allergic and non-allergic asthma.

First-line pembrolizumab-axitinib leads to lower health care resource utilization than ipilimumab-nivolumab in metastatic renal cell carcinoma.