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Patients with symptoms of asthma, regardless of physiological confirmation, experienced worse vascular outcomes and greater cardiovascular risk, which may be due to short-acting beta agonist (SABA) use, according to the results of a recent study.

The findings add to previous research on similar outcomes between psoriasis and cardiovascular disease, using a Mendelian randomization study.

Sarah Wells Kocsis, MBA, is co-author of the Milken Institute report, “Chronic Kidney Disease: Finding a Path to Prevention, Earlier Detection, and Management.” She spoke to The American Journal of Managed Care® about the findings of the report and how they can be incorporated into care for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Despite advances made against the disease, researchers note that breast cancer still remains a top cause of cancer-related mortality in women around the world.

A cross-sectional association was found between plasma prostasin level and risk of diabetes and cancer mortality in patients with high blood glucose levels.

Brindley Brooks, who founded HS Connect (HSconnect.org), a patient advocacy group for those affected with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), discussed step edits and other barriers to treatment caused by insurance requirements in the management of HS.

Not all barriers to HIV-related care and services have been eliminated, and these gaps in care were exacerbated by treatment disruptions brought on by the COVIDC-19 pandemic.

This study investigated how an initial diagnosis influences delivery of second opinions concerning skin cancers, including the possibility of an incorrect diagnosis.

This ratio could be used to better predict disease activity and poor prognosis.

Patrick Burnett, MD, PhD, FAAD, chief medical officer of Arcutis Biotherapeutics, discusses the need for increased research and awareness on intertriginous disease in psoriasis.

Three approaches—prophylactic immunoglobin, antibiotics, and vaccinations—were investigated for their effectiveness at infection prevention in 3 hematological malignancies.

After 2 years of follow-up, more than a quarter of patients who used a digital therapeutic delivering cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia achieved insomnia remission.

More efforts need to be made to remove unconscious bias when implementing approved diabetes technologies into clinical practice for all patients, said Viral Shah, MD, an endocrinologist and scientist.

Investigators found significant shifts in diagnosis of and prescriptions for pulmonary hypertension (PH) when exercise right heart catheterization was used.

A tool used to identify primary concerns of patients was helpful in identifying main worries about time, as it related to quality of life (QOL), and held value for patients and clinicians.

When the pandemic public health emergency eventually ends, so will the various waivers and regulatory flexibilities enacted by HHS during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the ability to provide acute hospital care at home, unless Congress acts.

The therapies to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) include devices with instructions for use, which are far more complicated than simply smoking a cigarette.

The CDC announced it would be loosening recommendations to battle COVID-19 to put more responsibilities on individuals; Mount Sinai Health System has started building a database of patient genetic information; parts of the country see racial disparities in individuals contracting monkeypox.

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A study of adult patients with eosinophilic esophagitis in remission showed that those who were followed more closely in the maintenance phase of treatment had fewer strictures and had their disease activity found earlier.

Patients were more likely to accept intervention from a psychologist if they received regular questionnaires.

The summary includes expanded indications for certain vaccines, approaches for live-attenuated vaccines, and medication management around the time of vaccination for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs).

The therapy for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) led to responses in about a quarter of patients and disease control in 85%.

The case of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) highlights the potential for life-threatening acute hemolysis if patients do not receive timely treatment.

Frequent productive cough was experienced by patients with asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with symptom prevalence increasing with higher disease severity, according to the results of a recent study.

Compared with sensor-augmented pump therapy, closed-loop insulin delivery increased glucose time in range and reduced hypoglycemia episodes but detracted from sleep quality.

Despite decreasing trends observed in the global burden of alopecia areata, low-income countries and ​​Western Sub-Saharan Africa regions continue to exhibit rising incidence and disability-adjusted life-years rates.

Policy observers and industry stakeholders debate the possible spillover effects of Medicare drug pricing reform in the employer-based insurance market; a California federal judge rules Walgreens could be held liable for not investigating suspicious orders of opioids in San Francisco; a blood test performed the day of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can predict which patients may die and who may survive with a disability.