Practice Management News

CHICAGO — A review of more than 1,700 prior authorization requests related to pain medication for people with cancer showed the vast majority ultimately got approved.

CHICAGO — High-deductible health plans appeared associated with shorter survival among cancer survivors, according to results of a nationwide population-based analysis presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

Successful medical conferences are built on a foundation that focuses on what goes on behind the scenes and provide invaluable experiences for conference organizers themselves, according to Christina Brown, MD, and Shikha Jain, MD, FACP.

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Cyclacel CEO, Spiro Rombotis, MPH, about developing techniques and therapies for drug development, how technology has affected these advancements and more.

American Cancer Society has awarded $28 million in new extramural discovery science research and career development grants to fund investigators across several U.S. institutions beginning in July 2024.

Postoperative chemotherapy may be associated with increased risk of periprosthetic joint infection after total joint arthroplasty, according to published results.

Elizabeth A. Comen, MD, majored in the history of science as an undergrad at Harvard University, which ignited her fascination with how the experience of illness and history is influenced by culture, religion, society and family narratives.

As healers, we are most comfortable and confident when we can rely on the long-established armamentarium of countless medications created by the American pharmaceutical industry.

Any doctor seeing patients has had to field questions unrelated to their specialty.

Several women oncologists will be honored during this year’s ASCO Annual Meeting.