After years of uncertainty, a recent policy change is sparking new optimism in rare disease drug development. A change in federal policy now keeps certain multi-indication rare therapies exempt from Medicare price negotiations—a rule that had discouraged some...
In this edition of Truveta experts, Esther Kim, PhD, MPH, Senior Director of Research Services at Truveta, shares findings from her recent exploration of the burden of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) or sudden cardiac death (SCD), as well as cardiac arrhythmias, among...
Why do patients stop taking a medication? Was it due to side effects, access barriers, or lack of efficacy? These are not just clinical questions; they’re strategic ones. Understanding treatment discontinuation is essential for improving therapy design, informing...
62.7% of Lyme cases occurred between May and August, underscoring the heightened risk during late spring and summer. June consistently showed the highest activity, accounting for nearly 1 in 5 cases (19.4%) across observed years. Risk of Lyme remains elevated in...
Can catheter design impact patient safety? That’s the question of a new peer-reviewed study from Medical Components, Inc. (Medcomp), based on a retrospective analysis of 3,546 catheter insertions captured in Truveta Data. Used to deliver life-sustaining dialysis...
Overall GLP-1 prescribing rates (GLP-1 RA prescriptions per total prescriptions) in June 2025 increased slightly relative to March 2025 (+7.7%). Tirzepatide is now the most prescribed anti-diabetic (ADM) and anti-obesity (AOM) medication (sold as Mounjaro and...
