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Targeted treatment interventions for populations with low levels of viral suppression, paired with tailored prevention packages, will be essential to ending the HIV epidemic in the United States, say researchers.

A look at the experiences of 2 leaders in cross-sector collaboration show how cross-sector data can guide the development of innovative initiatives to improve people’s lives.

A substantial number of prescribers did not regard nonselective beta blockers as contraindicated, suggesting the need for improvement programs that target the prescribers’ awareness and knowledge.

A study has shed new light into the role of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in multiple sclerosis (MS) and how fingolimod, an immunomodulator drug, affects EVs.

The expansion of Medicaid may mitigate health disparities in cancer diagnosis, according to a recent study that found state variation in reductions in the percentage of uninsured patients aged 18 to 64 years diagnosed with cancer. The researchers said that the results have implications for future disparities in state mortality rates, because health insurance coverage is linked to the ability to have better treatment and survival after diagnosis.

Illinois has passed a law allowing doctors in the state to prescribe marijuana as pain medication in a fight against the opioid epidemic; the FDA has told California that a cancer warning label for coffee is misleading; and the FDA is continuing its push against the illegal sale of opioids.

Hospital participants shared how they have utilized technology to enhance care for heart failure patients. Below are some highlights of these resources and initiatives.

The Senate has passed a spending bill with a bipartisan amendment, sponsored by Senators Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, that will provide HHS with $1 million in funds to issue regulations on direct-to-consumer advertising. The regulations will require drug makers to include the prices of their products in direct-to-consumer advertisements.

Building on prior research drawing a link between migraine and fibromyalgia comorbidity, a new study has found that fibromyalgia exacerbates depressive symptoms, migraine intensity, and migraine-related disability.

The SARIL-RA-MONARCH trial has shown that sarilumab has greater impact on many patient-reported outcomes (PROs) than adalimumab does.

The analysis of patient records found no elevated risk of retinopathy among those using glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists to treat type 2 diabetes.

New York and Minnesota will receive lost federal funding for programs they created under the Affordable Care Act; the government has officially increased the death toll in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria to 2975 people; after years of controlling the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, the United States has seen the number increase 4 years in a row to a new record high in 2017.

Extramedullary hematopoiesis—the presence of hematopoietic activity in sites outside of the bone marrow—can occur in malignant and non-malignant hematologic diseases, and they may be a complication of primary myelofibrosis.

Over 200 patient and provider groups have written to CMS, saying that proposed consolidation of evaluation and management billing codes will adversely affect the sickest Medicare patients and the physicians that treat them.

In 2016, the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model generated a net savings of $62 million to Medicare, representing a 1.1% net reduction in Medicare spending. In a webcast with the Accountable Care Learning Collaborative, CMS Administrator Seema Verma called the results a strong start and offered a look at what's in the future for the model.

Only 1 day after the European Commission approved CAR T-cell therapies, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence deemed the treatment too expensive to justify on Britain's state-funded health service.

Patients with HIV indicated a strong preference for “nice” over “rude” providers and a willingness to wait 19 hours more or travel 28 miles farther to see nice rather than rude providers.

Nebraska voters will decide on Medicaid expansion in November; a medical watchdog has called for a stop to a clinical trial for sepsis treatment; Medicare Advantage insurer Clover Health is expanding its health plans to 6 new markets.

As cure rates for young patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) improve, the historically negative impact of treatments has to be considered. However, a new study has found that over time, childbearing rates for female survivors of HL have improved to the point of approaching the rates of the general population.

Serious vascular events in patients with diabetes can be prevented with aspirin use, according to results of the ASCEND (A Study of Cardiovascular Events iN Diabetes) trial, which were presented at the ongoing ESC Congress in Munich, Germany.

Is limiting or discontinuing opioid use in clinical care the answer to addressing the opioid epidemic?

GOP senators have introduced legislation they say would protect provisions for preexisting conditions under the Affordable Care Act; Cigna shareholders have voted in favor of the acquisition of pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts; and study results show that aspirin does not lower cardiovascular (CV) risk in the long-term.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) still rely on their healthcare providers as the source of primary information about their disease but about a third will bring information from the internet to appointments to discuss, and prioritize information about symptom control, a recent online survey reported.

In a new commentary in JAMA Internal Medicine, authors highlighted the results of the hospital-at-home (HaH) program at Mount Sinai Health System that resulted in the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee recommending full implementation of the bundled HaH program, as well as clinical and policy issues raised by the program.

A new study aimed to assess the prevalence of allergic sensitization, asthma, eczema, and hay fever from infancy to adulthood, finding that patterns of atopic disorders vary throughout childhood.

Viruses, when engineered, may have the potential to alter the course of cancer by driving tumor cells to express novel viral antigens or enhance the production of existing tumor antigens.

CMS recently approved Medicare coverage for a portable, pocket-sized diagnostic device for osteoporosis when used in ambulatory surgical centers (ASC) and outpatient hospital settings.