Brooke is an assistant editor for The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®). She joined AJMC in 2023, where she produces written content covering multiple disease states.
She has a BA in journalism from Seton Hall University. You can connect with Brooke on LinkedIn.
Cost Burden of Hospital-Onset CDI Higher Than Community-Associated CDI
August 11th 2023Researchers found that costs were highest for those with hospital-onset clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), lower for those with community onset-health care facility association CDI, and lowest for those with community-associated CDI.
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Active AD Prevalent in 2.4% of the UK Adult Population
August 10th 2023Researchers found that 2.4% of the adult UK population had active atopic dermatitis (AD) between 2015 and 2019, the majority of which were mild cases of AD, as only 7.5% to 8.3% of the population had moderate to severe AD.
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Dr Sara Horst Defines Digital Health and Its Benefits for Clinicians, Patients
August 7th 2023Sara Horst MD, MPH, FACG, discussed how she helps make the electronic medical record more accessible and easier for clinicians to use within her roles as ambulatory director of VUMC Telehealth and Specialty Pharmacy and associate vice chair of Digital Health Operations of the Department of Medicine.
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COPD Exacerbations More Common in Unmedicated Patients, but Many Remain Untreated
August 4th 2023Most chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations were observed in those not treated with controller medications, but less than half of patients in the study received controller medications, even after exacerbations.
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Cigarette-Dominant Users More Tobacco Dependent Than Smokeless Product, Poly Users
July 31st 2023The researchers used a study approach that accounted for the current variety of tobacco products available to better capture the current tobacco use profiles and their respective tobacco dependence.
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Patients Have Low Risk of Sexually Transmitting HIV With Viral Loads Less Than 1000 Copies/mL
July 28th 2023Evidence shows almost zero risk of sexual transmission when HIV viral loads are less than 1000 copies/mL, which could allow providers to destigmatize HIV and promote antiretroviral therapy adherence.
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Limited Data Available on HPV Vaccine Immunogenicity, Efficacy in People Living With HIV
July 13th 2023Researchers summarized the limited available data on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine efficiency and immunogenicity in people living with HIV and gave insight into topics for further research.
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Age, Race, and Ethnicity Representation Disparities Found in Patients Participating in aRCC Research
July 3rd 2023Researchers discovered age, race, and ethnicity representation disparities in patients taking part in research on advanced renal cell carcinoma (aRCC), further exemplifying how certain groups are underrepresented in clinical studies.
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Sedentary Behavior in Patients With COPD Detected Using Novel Questionnaire
July 1st 2023This new questionnaire could help physicians more easily detect sedentary behaviors among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which standard questionnaires have had difficulty identifying.
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Health Care Professionals’ Implicit Bias May Affect Treatment Referrals for Smokers With COPD
June 30th 2023Researchers found that health care professionals who refer patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to pulmonary rehabilitation have a negative bias toward smoking and a positive bias toward exercising, which could affect how they present rehabilitation options.
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