Population Health

Results of 2 programs show what it takes to move social determinants of health from research into clinical practice—and what’s still missing.

Food insecurity remains among children above SNAP limits, highlighting broad-based categorical eligibility gaps that exclude at-risk families just over eligibility thresholds.

LaShawn McIver, MD, MPH, discusses a new report from a task force aiming to cut chronic disease prevalence 10% by 2035 through prevention and coordinated care.

Quality metrics for screening tests must evolve to mandate diagnostic resolution, ensuring financial and clinical incentives prioritize the complete screening continuum over initial test uptake.

The 2026 Regional Diabetes Summit is taking place from April 28 to 29, 2026, in Wilmington, Delaware.

The FDA is encouraging drug sponsors to pursue a new indication for testosterone replacement therapy.

High co-payments for potentially curative cell and gene therapies create avoidable access barriers; value-based insurance design should eliminate patient cost sharing for these therapies.

John Barkett, MBA, discusses recent regulatory proposals to make massive health plan price files more usable.

The global prevalence of MASLD was 16.1% as recently as 2023, with many individuals being asymptomatic and carrying a major risk of future complications.

Despite a 24% drop since 2015, over 4 million Americans remain on long-term opioids, and they’re older, on Medicare, and increasingly coprescribed risky drugs.

Outpatient electronic health records at an academic medical center showed that only 1% of visits by tobacco users were associated with a bill for cessation counseling.

Insulin icodec-abae (Awiqli; Novo Nordisk) is now approved for use in the US, Canada, European Union, Switzerland, and 12 other countries.

The standards under this rule will save providers time on paperwork, letting them focus more on patients, says CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA.

Predictive risk scores created using administrative claims and publicly available social determinants of health data strongly predicted severe diabetes complications for Maryland Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries.

Pediatric health coaching offers a workforce-driven solution to provide support that traditional care models often lack, with the potential to improve outcomes and reduce long-term costs.

Rapid genetic test for IVF identifies FSHR variant in 60 minutes, guiding IVF hormone selection and improving in vitro fertilization success.

Factual tone, credible sources, and clinician representation increase trust and engagement, while humor may undermine vaccine messaging effectiveness.

A federal court blocked RFK Jr's vaccine agenda, freezing the ACIP shakeup and safeguarding child vaccine access as the legal fight over vaccines intensifies.

Study links PFAS and forever chemicals in children and teens to lower bone density in adolescents—especially girls—highlighting critical exposure windows.

Researchers find that epigenetic changes from the famine caused CV and mental health effects for 3 to 4 generations on both sides of the Atlantic.

Rising global temperatures are silently driving a sedentary crisis, and the world’s most vulnerable populations are paying the steepest price.

Reproductive health conditions raise child desire but lower pregnancy intentions, spotlighting infertility gaps in women’s health and urging proactive counseling and coverage reform.

New research links post-Dobbs total abortion bans to higher births and WIC demand, raising safety-net costs and access concerns.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in North Carolina, and effective management of the condition is essential to improving residents’ quality of life.