Jessica Men

Identifying simple practices that hospices can implement to contribute to fewer future patient hospitalizations can not only save on hospitalization costs, but also benefit patient quality of life.

Vitamin D may help reduce the risk of diabetes side effects associated with atypical antipsychotics, according to a recent study published in Scientific Reports.

Interim results from the ongoing CANVAS (Canagliflozin Cardiovascular Assessment Study) clinical trial have found an increased risk of leg and foot amputations associated with the popular diabetes medication.

Even in a society where an increasing number of men are taking on caregiver roles for family members in hospice, vast gender differences between female and male caregivers still persist today.

Recent analysis supports the potential importance of using biosimiliars of granulocyte colony stimulating factor to manage neutropenia affecting post-chemotherapy and post-op patients.

An analysis of hospital participation in plans on the Affordable Care Act exchanges found that despite increasingly narrow networks, almost all highly ranked hospitals can be found in at least 1 plan.

Study finds no statistically significant duration in the use of mechanical ventilation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who took acetazolamide, but there was a clinically significant difference.

A large Hollywood hospital was hit with a catastrophe straight out of its own Hollywood movie last month, when a malware attack on its internal network led to a system-wide shutdown. The attack is part of a growing pandemic hitting health systems.

For independent primary practices considering transitioning into a medical home, substantial costs to make the transition may outweigh the benefits, according to a recent RAND study.

While primary care physicians are incorporating more nurse practitioners and physicians' assistants into patient care teams, there is a lack of incorporation of other healthcare professionals, such as behavioral specialists, psychiatrists, and pharmacists.

The novel molecule lipegfilgrastim has been shown to be relatively equivalent to pegfilgrastim in the management of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia among patients with breast cancer.

Many major pharmaceutical and biotech stocks are highly affected by political pressure, which can hold stocks back from reaching their full market potential and increasing unpredictability in the market.

A new study analyzes how much the difference in readmission rates between safety net and non-safety net hospitals can be explained by measurable factors, such as patient characteristics.

Affordable Care Act marketplace assisters played a vital role in helping millions of people gain access to healthcare coverage during the first 2 open enrollment periods, a study in Health Affairs finds.

A recent safety trial has found a promising new therapy for type 1 diabetes that uses patients’ own regulatory T-cells instead of the usual immunosuppressive drugs to protect beta cells.

Opioid prescribing patterns are far less skewed than initially thought. New research has found that most opioid prescriptions are actually distributed by the broad population of US general practitioners.

Most physicians consider telehealth a promising tool in improving patient access to primary care services, but only 15% use it in their practice.

Consumer demand for engagement in health information technology is a vital aspect of achieving national health goals, but multiple barriers prevent this demand from being filled.

Study looks at how cost-effective 2 drugs that prevent stroke are from a patient's viewpoint.

A new study finds that the use of proton pump inhibitors, used for many patients admitted to the hospital, may actually cause more harm to hospitalized patients than good.

The Nationwide Inpatient Sample has been critically underreporting certain health information for its database, according to a recent study by Johns Hopkins researchers.

Preventing hospital readmissions has long been an important general focus in the healthcare field-and this importance increases tenfold when it comes to children's health.

A recent study published by JAMA Surgery intended to pinpoint risk factors for hospital readmission in patients who underwent an emergency general surgery procedure, in hopes of finding out what decreases readmissions in the long run.

Although, data on predictive risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has been limited until now, researchers from the United Kingdom recently developed a model for predicting exacerbation risk using data obtainable from primary care.

Until now, the impact of evidence-based practice centers (EPCs) on hospital decision making has been relatively unclear-but new data from Penn Medicine researchers suggest that hospital EPCs can accurately distribute clinical evidence and are useful in influencing the stakeholder decision-making process.

The use of generic drugs is saving the United States healthcare system billions of dollars in spending every year for a total savings of $1.68 trillion over the last decade.

Evaluating adverse events of medications plays a vital role in post-marketing surveillance of clinical research, but how effective are these results when it comes to influencing public response? A recent study indicates a concerning public response.