Julia Bonavitacola

Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.

Obesity related to metabolic syndrome was found to have a causal relationship with colorectal cancer (CRC), although this causal relationship did not exist in the opposite direction.

Incidence of colorectal cancer is expected to rise in both male and female patients aged 50 years and younger.

Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation had better effect at early stages and ultrasound cycloplasty had higher safety and tolerance when treating intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with secondary glaucoma.

Patients living with HIV had a lower uptake of hepatitis A virus vaccination despite it being recommended for this population.

Mortality and morbidity in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) cannot be accurately predicted using the Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity (POSSUM) in the present day.

The prognosis and disease severity of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was found to be associated with changes in trimethylamine N-oxide.

The deterioration of bones could contribute to the loss of teeth in women who are postmenopausal and living with HIV.

Patients with chronic kidney disease are at a higher risk of developing any stage of colorectal cancer.

Congenital heart disease and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with congenital heart disease can be immediately detected using chest radiograph-based artificial intelligence (AI), a study found.

Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) undergoing operations were able to prevent postoperative infections and shorten hospital stays by taking probiotics beforehand.

Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.

Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) had similar efficacy and safety profile when taking either oral Treprostinil or selexipag, indicating that Treprostinil would be an adequate replacement.

A response to a previous article argued that using private capital to address health inequities in the United States only increased costs for payers without addressing health inequities.

Tumor grading via least differentiation analysis was found to be a way to measure the risk of lymph node metastasis (LNM) in patients with submucosal invasive colorectal cancer (CRC).

Patients who had cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, and/or glaucoma were at an increased risk of falling and sustaining fractures.

The topics included clinical staging of colorectal cancer, FDA approvals, and a study published in the print version of the American Journal of Managed Care®.

The top coverage from this year’s Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) 2023 conference includes interviews on managed care policy, ophthalmic drugs, and formulary management, as well as health plan best practices.

The top 5 articles about rare blood featured information on pseudo–thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), immune TTP, and hemophilia.

Our most-read content that featured lung cancer included articles on non–small cell lung cancer, how navigation programs can increase screening rates, and a potential link between antidepressants and lung cancer risk.

The top read ophthalmology articles of 2023 included news on FDA approvals and the link between smoking and ocular symptoms, including age-related macular degeneration.

Patients with immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) were found to have white matter damage in the frontal lobe and cingulate cortex that could affect short-term memory and depressive scores.

Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) had reduced readmissions when treatment focused on preventing prolonged ileus, increasing the use of minimally invasive surgery, and preventing anastomotic leaks.

The top-read topics in HIV for 2023 included dried blood tests for HIV, people with HIV facing stigmas, and vitamin D supplementation in women with HIV.

Areas where fireworks were legal had slightly higher odds of firework-related ocular trauma in their residents.

Patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who tested positive for driver gene alteration had longer overall survival when given targeted therapy.

Patients aged 80 years and older with colorectal cancer (CRC) could have an improved prognosis at the completion of adjuvant chemotherapy.

Patients who had concurrent thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and COVID-19 had elevated risk of mortality and other complications.

The top 5 most-read news content for 2023 featured COVID-19 vaccination uptake and its relation to HIV viral suppression, those more likely to get vitamin D supplements, and recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection.

The treatment developed by Amgen could be the first therapeutic option approved for third-line treatment of advanced small cell lung cancer (SCLC).