COA to Celebrate 20 Years of Advocacy at Annual Conference
Topics to be addressed at the annual conference, which will bring more than 1900 attendees to Kissimmee, Florida, include the Enhancing Oncology Model, efforts to regulate pharmacy benefit managers, and 340B reform.
Dangerous Drug-Resistant Yeast Infection Rising Across the US, CDC Says
March 20th 2023Candida auris was first reported in the United States in 2016; the highly contagious fungal infection has been labeled an “urgent threat” by the CDC, and its spread may have aided by underresourced public health systems.
Investigators Highlight Disparities Evident in Skin Disease Care, Data Collection
March 19th 2023Posters presented at the American Academy of Dermatology 2023 Annual Meeting provided a snapshot of disparities in dermatology care, both in terms of geographic differences in access to care and collection of race/ethnicity data in clinical trials.
Chatbot Systems Using AI May Feasibly Provide Access to Information on Infectious Diseases
March 19th 2023A recent study found that chatbot systems that used artificial intelligence (AI) could be valuable in providing access to current, accurate, and complete information about infectious diseases and vaccines against them.
Drs Dellavalle and Rodriguez Discuss Disparities in Prescription Patterns for Atopic Dermatitis
March 19th 2023Using the DataDerm database has uncovered disparities in prescription patterns, but it’s still early in the process of understanding why those disparities might exist, said Robert Dellavalle, MD, PhD, MSPH, and Ramiro Rodriguez, MD, both of University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Study Underscores Need for Optimal RV Function Measures in PH
March 18th 2023Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction has previously been linked to symptoms and mortality in pulmonary hypertension (PH), as well as in other conditions, and RV function plays an important role in disease risk and potentially in intensification of pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment.