Sabrina McCrear

Medical school application and matriculation rates decreased for underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities in medicine after the 2023 Supreme Court affirmative action repeal.

Male and female fat deposit distribution was associated with an increased cardiovascular age-delta; however, some adiposity phenotypes seen as beneficial in one sex were a risk in the other.

A clinical trial assessing a remote weight loss intervention in women with breast cancer saw a reduction in body weight.

Artificial intelligence (AI) can reduce radiologist workload for breast cancer screenings and mammograms, but their review of the results is still crucial, explained Sarah Verboom of Radboud University Medical Center.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists show promise in reducing cancer risk among patients with obesity, particularly for endometrial, ovarian, and meningioma cancers.

Artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance breast cancer screenings by prioritizing cases, allowing radiologists to focus on complex diagnoses and improve detection rates, explained Sarah Verboom of Radboud University Medical Center.

New research reveals how triple-negative breast tumors use fatty tissue to fuel growth, highlighting the role of gap junctions in tumorigenesis.

AI enhances mammography by reducing radiologists' workload by 40% while maintaining accuracy in breast cancer detection, according to recent research.

Lauren Wisk, PhD, discusses the implications of an all-inclusive long COVID definition and its application in clinical practices.

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in the US. In light of Breast Cancer Research Awareness Day, The American Journal of Managed Care® breaks down the most recent advancements in breast cancer prevention, screening, and therapies.

AI-enhanced mammograms have potential to improve breast cancer screenings, facilitating early detection and empowering women's health decisions.

The American Journal of Managed Care spoke with Lauren Wisk, PhD, about her recent study aimed at assessing various definitions of long COVID and how a standard definition might aid physicians in clinical practices.

A recent study aimed to assess evidence on the safety and complications of preoperative glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist use.

Physicians were more likely to include terms that undermine the competence and sincerity of Black patients' claims when compared with White patients in a recent study.

Women who experienced stalking or intimate partner violence were 40% more likely to self-diagnose an adverse cardiovascular event compared with women who did not.

Clinical trial results establish the safety and efficacy of finerenone to help preserve potassium levels and reduce sodium in patients on diuretics with heart failure and mildly reduced ejection fraction or preserved ejection fraction.

The cause of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) can be associated with the presence of the TTN gene combined with preexisting comorbidities like atrial fibrillation, which increase the odds of developing DCM.

Patient satisfaction was higher amongst patients who underwent a chest wall perforator flap reconstruction surgery as part of their breast cancer treatment when compared with other surgical techniques.

There is a need to consolidate various long COVID definitions to establish a standardized definition that ensures consistent recognition, documentation, diagnosis, and treatment, according to new research.

Sedentary behaviors are associated with increased CVD risk and, when combined with social drivers of health, increase the risk of adverse CVD events like coronary heart disease, stroke, and heart failure.

Left bundle branch block may serve as an important indicator for asymptomatic individuals predisposed to heart failure.

Social drivers of health are determined primarily by an individual’s economic stability, access to quality education, and health care. These factors also play a key role in the proportion of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) in an individual’s lifetime, which can also impact their cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.

A new model was linked to decreased BMI, caloric intake, and loss of control eating in veterans with binge eating disorders or subjective binge eating episodes.

The Pennsylvania Act 1 of 2023 eligibility criteria for supplemental screenings based on breast density and lifetime risk of breast cancer disproportionately disqualify Black women from supplemental screenings despite their high risk of aggressive cancer and persistent history of false-negative mammograms.

Residents in historically redlined grade D areas were 1.67 times more likely to have no rapid access to EMS than in grade A areas, increasing their hazard risk of injury-related morbidity and mortality.

An inverse association between Alzheimer disease special care units in nursing homes and the percentage of Black residents within a facility was seen in a new study, but states with higher Medicaid payment-to-cost ratios did not show the same association.

Black women had lower moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity scores when compared with Black and White men and their White female counterparts, highlighting the need for support across patient subgroups.

Individuals with mental illness in America continue to face socioeconomic barriers when it comes to accessing necessary care and treatment.

Michael McGuire, PharmD, reviewed Mental Health America’s recent publication on the current state of mental health in America and addressed socioeconomic barriers in access to care.