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During an Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event held in New York City, Samyukta Mullangi, MD, MBA, fellow in medical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discussed how disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic are ushering in health care delivery reform.

People with a gastrointestinal biopsy of normal mucosa or nonspecific inflammation were shown to be at increased risk of Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease.

Global health policy should consider the impact of breathlessness symptoms in adults when addressing increasing rates of obesity, according to a recent study.

Ferring’s Rebyota, a novel first-in-class microbiota-based live biotherapeutic, has been approved by the FDA for the prevention of recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in individuals 18 years and older, following antibiotic treatment for recurrent CDI.

Treatment with an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor combination demonstrated better outcomes in kidney failure.

The risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) could be linked to structural variations in the APOE gene that were previously found to be associated with protection against Alzheimer disease.

The Biden administration plans to end the national emergency that was called for the monkeypox virus outbreak as cases appear to be under control; bisexual and gay men will more easily be able to donate blood under new guidelines set to be released by the FDA; the FDA has paused the emergency use authorization for the monoclonal antibody treatment bebtelovimab.

Thirteen years of population-based data highlight substantial rates of aggressive end-of-life care and disparities in care within a publicly funded health care system in Ontario, Canada.

Early life exposure to antibiotics, particularly during weeks 2, 3, and 4 of life, was associated with a decreased risk of atopic dermatitis development.

The investigators of this study compared outcomes between patients who had eosinophilic or noneosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) by comparing the influence of body mass index (BMI) on each disease subtype.

A more-developed version of the assay used in this study may help manage patients with acute decompensation of liver cirrhosis or acute-on-chronic liver failure before liver transplantation.

New research shows people with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) have higher rates of childhood trauma of all types compared with people with epilepsy.

As of November 23, Twitter is no longer enforcing its COVID-19 misinformation policy; CDC awards more than $3 billion to strengthen the public health infrastructure and workforce; lecanemab appears to slow the spread of Alzheimer disease but is linked to multiple adverse events, symptoms, and deaths.

Only 2% of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) received a cholangiocarcinoma diagnosis, and the diagnosis was not early enough for there to be a survival benefit.

The groups who told researchers they would be more likely to skip additional testing had lower levels of income or education and were more likely to be on Medicaid or be uninsured, among other factors.

Jana K. Dickter, MD, associate clinical professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, City of Hope, addresses what health systems need to do to improve HIV therapy accessibility and affordability.

Infertility and mental health are intertwined, and individuals and couples trying to conceive should have support, according to a recent review.

According to new research, treating depression in older adults could decrease risk of dementia by 51%.

The study offers guidance to clinicians treating the roughly 10% of patients with rare EGFR mutations.

Malignant cutaneous melanoma outcomes were investigated as they relate to diagnosis delay and potential influence from socioeconomic and demographic factors in Brazil, where skin cancer diagnoses represent 30% of all cancer diagnoses.

US flu hospitalizations increased nearly 30% in the week before Thanksgiving; HHS proposed a rule to align 42 CFR Part 2 privacy protections with existing law to protect patients with substance abuse disorder; New York State saw a decline in opioid prescriptions during the first month of COVID-19 lockdowns.

Investigators also confirmed that FGFR2 fusion–positive tumors have a higher expression of FGFR2 but were not associated with higher expression of FGFR1, FGFR3, or FGFR4.

A new study has found that food insecurity is associated with poor sleep quality and quantity in adults.

Their findings, say the researchers, offer useful insights into the outcomes and risks of severe disease and mortality in patients who have multiple myeloma (MM) or amyloidosis (AL) with underlying monoclonal gammopathy who contract COVID-19.

A new review has found that increased incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be seen among patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Researchers pulled data from the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System to analyze cardiac arrhythmia–related outcomes among patients on a mono or combination regimen for cancer treatment that included immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs).

Researchers underscore a need for prospective data, noting that women with chronic kidney disease (CKD) tended to have higher rates of preterm delivery and lower birthweight.

Risk factors for type 2 diabetes and features associated with pancreatic severity were associated with the risk of diabetes in patients with chronic pancreatitis.