Population Health

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.

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.

A mock jury study suggests AI-assisted double reads may reduce perceived radiologist liability in malpractice cases.

Susan Cantrell, CEO of AMCP, discusses the impact of the CDC's recent changes to the childhood immunization schedule and the role of managed care pharmacy in addressing them.

Intensive lifestyle programs for childhood obesity can prevent long-term chronic disease.

Federal RHTP funding often misses states with the highest rural mortality and greatest projected Medicaid funding losses, researchers found.

The politicization of public health is eroding vaccine confidence, risking lower uptake and potential disease outbreaks, says Noel T. Brewer, PhD.

The Go for Bold initiative, which aims to help individuals in Washington County, Maryland, lose 1 million lb by 2030, serves as a successful, replicable model for community-wide health improvement.

A new science-focused autism committee mobilizes against controversial federal appointments.

Jody L. Green, PhD, explains how regulatory decisions shape medication safety amid uptake of OTC drugs.

National data reveal increasing rates of type 1 and type 2 diabetes among children insured through Medicaid and CHIP.

Socioeconomic adversity in the perinatal period drives widening low birth weight gaps, fueling adverse pregnancy outcomes and deepening maternal and infant health inequities.

In a cohort of veterans with steatotic liver disease, patients with metabolic- and alcohol-associated liver disease had the lowest incidence of cirrhosis.

Patients with both a low estimated glomerular filtration rate and a high protein-to-creatinine ratio were at particularly high risk of cognitive impairment, a new study has found.

Patients with oHCM experience significant variation in cardiovascular events, health care resource use, and costs across age, sex, race, and US region.

Noel T. Brewer, PhD, former ACIP member, warns that the CDC's reduction from 17 to 11 recommended immunizations lacks transparency, which may lower uptake.